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Creating a garden at an RHS Show is a fantastic way to showcase your skills whilst engaging with an enthusiastic audience. We are looking for original, bold ideas and designs; our open brief allows for maximum flexibility, enabling the creation of unique spaces that captivate and inspire, supporting innovation and the celebration of plants.

Our supportive team is on hand to guide you through the process, and grants are available in all categories.

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If you would like to apply for a 2026 Show Garden or a have any questions about designing a garden in the future, please contact Charlie Gwynne.

NEW to RHS Malvern: Blooming Borders is a planting design category offers opportunities for garden designers, plants people, horticulturalists and landscapers to kick-start, or further their careers in the horticultural industry whilst gaining exposure and experience exhibiting at an RHS Show.

Located at the entrance to the Show Garden area, the borders create a stunning, expansive planted walkway, becoming a captivating feature in the Festival’s highest footfall area. This collaborative space promises to leave a lasting impression on all who visit.

Entries for the 2025 Festival are now open!

Floral Marquee

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Click here for the RHS Shows Biosecurity Policy and Regulations Guidelines

Plant Village and Pavilions

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Click here for the Plant Pavilion fact sheet 2025

Click here for the Plant Village fact sheet 2025

For more information contact Melinda Goodhew.

Click here the Grow to Show Schedule

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For more information or to discuss your application please contact Melinda Goodhew

Click here for the Floral Art Schedule

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For more information or to discuss your application please contact Melinda Goodhew

The theme for 2025 is  ‘Around the World in the School Garden Challenge way!’ Bring your garden to life using your favourite country or city as inspiration. By participating, children and young people are gaining invaluable hands-on experience with plants and horticulture, while developing an understanding of different growing practices and environmentally friendly gardening whilst being fully supported every step of the way.

You can be as creative as you like when designing your garden. You may decide to incorporate a tree, plant a living hedge, build a bug hotel…the possibilities are endless!

2025 School Garden Challenge applications have closed.

For more information or to discuss your application please contact Jayne Unwin.

Best Trade Stand 2024: Worcester Timber Products Ltd

For more information, please contact Richard Austin.

In 2024, the RHS Malvern Spring Festival proudly introduced the ‘Festival of Houseplants’ in collaboration with Green Rooms Market. This new feature, located in Kildare Hall at the Three Counties Showground, showcased some of the nation’s premier botanical businesses and industry experts. Attendees enjoyed a variety of engaging workshops and talks, creating a truly immersive experience.

The ‘Indoor Show Gardens’ will debut in 2025 as part of the Festival of Houseplants, celebrating the diversity, joy, and adaptability of indoor gardening, showcasing indoor plants thriving in various settings. This brand-new category invites applicants to create an imaginative, immersive Indoor Show Garden that breaks the mould.

We welcome applications from designers, stylists, and indoor garden specialists.

Apply here

Factsheet here

Click here for the RHS Shows Biosecurity Policy and Regulations Guidelines

For more information, please contact Charlie Gwynne.