RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018: In Pictures

The Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious horticultural events that captivates the 157,000 annual visitors as well as the millions of people who watch the televised show.

We've arranged a bouquet of our very own - shots from the day showcasing garden designs, nurseries, floristry, and London's blooming doorways... not forgetting a few celebrities, of course. 

A floral installation created by Capco Covent Garden in Covent Garden’s East Piazza is raising awareness of Perennial, the only charity dedicated to helping everyone in the horticulture industry when they are facing tough times.

A mural of Frida Kahlo at Eccleston Yards for Belgravia in Bloom.

Annabel's in Berkeley Square is sprayed with pink and red hydrangeas.

BBC presenters Sophie Raworth and Jo Swift in LG Eco-City Garden, Designer- Hay Hwang and Contractor- Randle Siddeley Limited. LG Eco-City Garden represents the green space allocated to one housing unit in a ‘vertical forest''.

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Chelsea pensioners enjoy a floral display. XINHUA/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK

THE MYELOMA UK GARDEN

The Myeloma UK Garden, Sponsor: Myeloma UK, Designer: John Everiss & Francesca Murrell and Contractor: Peter Gregory. The Myeloma UK Garden was inspired by Peter King, a Myeloma UK supporter whose wife Gill and brother Graham passed away in 2016 after a short battle with myeloma. It is designed to raise awareness of myeloma, an incurable form of blood cancer originating in the bone marrow.

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Chelsea Pensioner Ron Wilkins enjoying the show CREDIT: PAUL GROVER

O-Mo-Te-Na-Shi No Niwa -The Hospitality Garden. Sponsor: G-Lion & Cat's Co Ltd; Designer: Kazuyuki Ishihara Msgd; Built by Ishihara Kazuyuki Design Laboratory Co Ltd.

This garden is inspired by The Japanese Culture Of ‘Omotenashi’, the concept of wholehearted hospitality. The key feature of the garden is an octagonal Azumaya, or garden house.

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Prime Minister, Theresa May, visits The RHS Chelsea Flower Show with her husband Philip MARK THOMAS/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK

Queen Elizabeth II looks at the Peter Beale roses display - REX/SHUTTERSTOCK

THE DAVID HARBER AND SAVILLS GARDEN

The David Harber and Savills Garden portrays a man's interaction and involvement with his environment over time.The main focal point - Aeon, is a nucleus of energy, symbolising the attempt to keep the planet in a state of equilibrium.The garden is designed by Nic Howard.

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The Lemon Tree Trust Garden

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The Rag & Bone display by Harper & Tom's on Sloane Street

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The Silent Pool Gin Garden designed by David Neale.

Urban Flow Garden by Tony Woods

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THE PEARLFISHER GARDEN

The Pearlfisher Garden, which aims to publicise the issue of plastic waste. Sponsor: Pearlfisher, Designer: John Warland, Contractor: The Garden Builders

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The highly-anticipated event isn't only a celebration of all things horticultural but, since it's inception in 1913, it has also become synonymous with the start of the “London season”. There were 26 gardens at this year's show, all of which aimed to inspire visitors to transform their outdoor spaces.

The show was supported by 'Chelsea in Bloom', a competition that saw local businesses around London decorate their shops with eye-catching floral displays. Everyone joined in from the exclusive private members club, Annabel's, in Mayfair, to high-end fashion label Rag & Bone in Sloane Square.

Also accompanying the show each year are a number of thought-provoking themes that run throughout, two of which were the standouts this year: the environment and mental health. The designs put a spotlight on the detrimental effect plastic has on our environment, highlighting how plants, flowers, and green spaces uplift us and have an influence on our lives.

When the RHS Chelsea Flower Show opened in 1913 there were just 244 exhibitors. Now with over 500 stalls showcased in 2018, the Chelsea Flower Show shows no signs of slowing down.