London within the spring is elite. It’s formally time for pints in beer gardens, lounging within the park and nearly getting knocked into the canal by wayward cyclists.

Spring is additionally when all town’s beautiful flowers come into bloom, which might solely imply one factor: The Chelsea Flower Present. The gardening occasion of the 12 months is again and blooming higher than ever in 2024 – right here’s the whole lot you could know. 

When is the RHS Chelsea Flower Present?

RHS Chelsea Flower Present kicks off on Tuesday Might 21 and wraps up on Saturday Might 25. 

What’s 2024’s theme?

Chelsea Flower Present doesn’t have a selected theme, however this 12 months the surroundings is anticipated to take entrance and centre within the horticulture extravaganza, which is ready to be essentially the most sustainable one thus far. 

The place is the Chelsea Flower Present held?

You’ve guessed it, Chelsea Flower Present takes place in west London’s Chelsea. Particularly, the present is held on the Royal Hospital Grounds. 

How a lot are tickets for the Flower Present?

Ticket costs for RHS members begin at £47.85 and rise to £100.85. For non-members, tickets vary from £55.85 to £120.85. You may nonetheless purchase tickets on-line right here. 

And if that’s out of your worth vary, try Chelsea in Bloom, a free flower show alongside the King’s Street. 

2024 Chelsea Flower Present highlights

Yearly the flower present collaborates with charities to create gardens that concentrate on well being, water conservation or architectural magnificence. A few of this 12 months’s must-see installations embody the Nationwide Backyard Scheme Backyard by Tom Stuart-Smith, the WaterAid Backyard by Tom Massey and Je Ahn and the Nationwide Autistic Society Backyard by Sophie Parmenter and Dido Milne. 

What are this 12 months’s opening hours?

The gardening present opens from 8am-8pm on Tuesday-Friday, then 8am-5.30pm on Saturday. 

Easy methods to get to the Chelsea Flower Present

The closest tube station to the present is Sloane Sq., which is on the District and Circle line. By bus, numbers 11, 137, 211, 360, 170, 44 and 452 cease closest to the showground, whereas bus numbers 19, 22, 319 and C1 cease at Sloane Sq..

Easy methods to watch on TV

The flower present will likely be broadcast on BBC One and Two and streamed on BBC iPlayer. 

Right here’s the complete programme:

• Monday Might 20 – Friday Might 24, 3.45pm on BBC One and iPlayer – 60 minutes a day offered by Nicki Chapman and Angellica Bell.
• Monday Might 20 – Friday Might 24, 8pm on BBC Two and iPlayer – 60 minutes a day offered by Monty Don and Joe Swift,
• Wednesday Might 22 from 7pm and Friday Might 24 from 7.30pm on BBC One and iPlayer – Two 30 minute programmes that includes the BBC RHS Individuals’s Alternative Award.
• Saturday Might 25, 8pm on BBC Two and iPlayer – A 60 minute highlights present offered by Monty Don and Joe Swift
• Sunday Might 26, 6pm on BBC One and iPlayer – Sophie Raworth and Joe Swift look again on the highlights of the week in a 60 minute programme.

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