Floral Marquee
The Floral Marquee will be back bigger and better, with over 60 carefully selected, exemplary exhibitors hoping to be awarded a converted RHS Medal.
Filled with stunning displays of spring bulbs, tactile foliage and all manner of every day and unusual plants and flowers, the Floral Marquee is a true feast for the eyes. The Marquee will hold around 70 exhibitors in 2026.
2025 Results
Along with RHS Gold, Silver-Gilt, Silver, and Bronze Medals, there are two other RHS awards that horticultural exhibitors at RHS Malvern Spring Festival hope to win. These are:
The Lyn Downes Award for Best Exhibit in the Floral Marquee – Plantagogo (exhibit of Heuchera, x Heucherella and Tiarella)
Best National Plant Society Exhibit – West and Midlands Iris Group
Floral Marquee Medal results – Click here
Shop for Plants
There are opportunities to buy choice plants and rare gems directly from these expert nurseries to fill your garden and home. The nursery owners are also on hand throughout the show to answer questions, provide advice and share with visitors their floral passion.
Potting Shed Theatre
The Floral Marquee is also home to the Plant Societies and the Potting Shed Theatre. The sessions in the Theatre provide the perfect opportunity to ask questions and gain specialist gardening knowledge. Find out more here.
Plant Societies and Groups
The National Plant Societies and Groups who joined us in 2025 were:
- The British Fuchsia Society
- National Vegetable Society Midlands Branch
- West and Midlands Iris Group
- The Cottage Garden Society
- Malvern Hills Gardening Club
- National Dahlia Society
Master Grower
Each year, the RHS Master Grower exhibits within the Floral Marquee. Find out more about the 2026 Master Grower, W&S Lockyer here.
RHS Advisory Stand
Speak to the experts about all things gardening, from plant health issues, to planting in shady gardens and advice on propagation at the RHS Advisory Stand in the Floral Marquee. Find out more about this and the other locations you can get gardening help and advice across the Festival here.
Exhibitors
The approximately 70 exhibitors joining us in the Floral Marquee in 2026 will be outlined below in due course.
