RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 Medal Winners and Awards

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 showcased a spectacular variety of gardens, each reflecting innovative design, social impact, and horticultural excellence. From immersive show gardens to intimate balcony spaces, designers explored themes ranging from sustainability and climate change to mental wellbeing and artistic expression. Here is a complete list of medal winners across all garden categories.

Main Avenue Show Garden Medal Results

Best in Show The Cha no Niwa – Japanese Tea Garden Designer: Kazuyuki Ishihara Medal: Gold Theme: Harmony and communication through ikebana and traditional Japanese landscape.

RHS and Radio 2 Dog Garden Designer: Monty Don Not Judged Theme: A celebration of dogs and gardens, including dog-safe planting and paths.

The Avanade ‘Intelligent’ Garden Designers: Tom Massey with Je Ahn Medal: Gold Theme: AI-powered urban forest garden addressing climate change.

The Glasshouse Garden Designer: Jo Thompson Medal: Gold Theme: Second chances through horticulture, linked to a women's prison program.

Hospitalfield Arts Garden Designer: Nigel Dunnett Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Sculptural homage to Scotland’s sand dunes with Mediterranean planting.

The Hospice UK: Garden of Compassion Designer: Tom Hoblyn Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Mediterranean-inspired sanctuary for end-of-life care.

The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success Designer: Joe Perkins Medal: Gold Theme: Resilience and youth empowerment through pioneer planting.

Small Show Garden Medal Results

The Addleshaw Goddard: Freedom to Flourish Garden Designers: Joe and Laura Carey Medal: Gold Theme: Salt marsh-inspired mental wellbeing garden.

Boodles Raindance Garden Designer: Catherine MacDonald Medal: Gold Theme: Inspired by jewellery and the motion of water.

Children with Cancer UK ‘A Place to Be…’ Garden Designers: Ros Coutts-Harwood and Tom Clarke Medal: Silver Theme: A joyful healing space for children affected by cancer.

The Down’s Syndrome Scotland Garden Designers: Duncan Hall and Nick Burton Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Celebrating playfulness and diversity through vibrant design.

Garden of the Future Designers: Matthew Butler and Josh Parker Medal: Gold Theme: Climate-adaptive garden inspired by scientists and farmers.

Killik & Co Futureproof Garden Designer: Baz Grainger Medal: Gold Theme: Climate-resilient family garden with water harvesting.

London Square Chelsea Pensioners Garden Designer: Dave Green Medal: Gold Theme: Woodland sanctuary for Chelsea Pensioners.

Tackle HIV Challenging Stigma Garden Designer: Manoj Malde Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Artistic tribute to HIV awareness and stigma reduction.

The British Red Cross Here for Humanity Garden Designers: John Warland and Tom Bannister Medal: Gold Theme: Alpine garden honouring humanitarian efforts.

The Pathway Garden Designers: Robert Beaudin and Allon Hoskin Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Urban refuge created from recycled materials for homelessness support.

Balcony and Container Garden Medal Results

Balcony Gardens Navium Marine: Blue Mind Garden Designer: Ashleigh Aylett Medal: Gold Theme: Coastal calm through blue-green planting.

A Space to Read Balcony Garden Designers: Freddie Strickland and Ben Gifford Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Tranquil reading space surrounded by serene planting.

Fettercairn Wilderness Retreat Designers: Sonia Kamel, Sally Giles, Helier Bowling Medal: Silver Theme: Cairngorms-inspired balcony retreat.

Making Life Better with Bees Designers: Jenny Rafferty, Frantisek Zika, Jim Goodman Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Pollinator-friendly balcony garden.

The ME+EM City Garden Designers: Caroline and Peter Clayton Medal: Bronze Theme: Calm, nature-filled urban oasis.

Container Gardens C6 Designer: Joshua Fenton Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Container garden supporting carbon capture and biodiversity.

Komorebi Garden Designer: Masa Taniguchi Medal: Gold Theme: Japanese forest-inspired garden with dappled light.

MS Amlin Peace of Mind Garden Designer: Hamzah-Adam Desai Medal: Silver Theme: Colour-focused design for mental wellbeing.

Room to Breathe Hospital Garden for the TSA Designers: Jen Donnelly and Catherine Gibbon Medal: Gold Theme: Calm sanctuary for hospital visitors.

Secret Base – The Another Green Room Designer: Jun Ishihara Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Sensory escape into nature.

All About Plants Garden Medal Results (Supported by Project Giving Back and designed by first-time designers.)

The SongBird Survival Garden Designer: Nicola Oakey Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Bird-friendly children’s garden.

The Seawilding Garden Designer: Ryan McMahon Medal: Gold Theme: Marine conservation garden with seagrass.

The ADHD Foundation Garden Designer: Katy Terry Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Celebrating neurodiversity through structured planting.

The Wildlife Trusts British Rainforest Garden Designer: Zoe Claymore Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Evoking the British temperate rainforest.

Houseplant Studios Medal Results

Babylon Beats Designer: James Whiting Medal: Gold Theme: Immersive houseplant-filled studio flat.

Laura B’s Paper Plant Studio Designer: Laura Burns Not Judged Theme: Artistic display of paper plants.

The Roots of Wellbeing Designer: Botanic York Medal: Silver Gilt Theme: Calming indoor space with houseplants.

The Sensory Retreat Designer: Pippa Jameson Medal: Silver Theme: Neurodivergent-friendly houseplant retreat.

The TerrariROOM Designer: Hugo & Green Medal: Silver Theme: Walk-in terrarium showcasing a living ecosystem.

The Victorian Arid House Designer: The Plant Rescuer X RHS Not Judged Theme: Display of cacti and succulents in a Victorian-style greenhouse.