The 2026 festival will showcase the country’s best-known expert horticulturalists and TV gardening personalities, the crowning of the very first RHS award-winning show gardens of the year, the latest in horticultural trends, plus plenty of food, drink and shopping opportunities as well as fun family activities.

Theme for 2026: Roots of the Future

Honour the past, grow the future.
This year’s theme celebrates the rich traditions of gardening while embracing modern innovations such as climate-resilient design, biodiversity, and soil health.

Show Gardens and Indoor Plant Gardens

The 2026 festival will welcome the return of the RHS-judged Indoor Plant Gardens, located in the Festival of Houseplants, which made a pioneering and successful debut at last year’s festival, as well as the first RHS-judged outdoor Show Gardens of 2026. All gardens will be meticulously designed by leading and emerging horticultural talents, and carefully scrutinised by the RHS judges for the very first, coveted gold medal prizes of the year.

Feature Garden

A new feature garden, designed by Cheltenham-based Martyn Wilson, will showcase the (perhaps somewhat unknown or surprising) benefits of clay soil. This new feature garden will include demonstrations on clay materials and soil improvement, as well as planting displays and soil profile windows for practical inspiration.

Blooming Borders

A new Blooming Borders category will debut at RHS Malvern Spring Festival in 2026, offering both emerging and more experienced garden designers the opportunity to showcase their creativity and talent in a new way. Each border will be meticulously designed and convey its own individual theme, and all will be carefully considered by RHS judges, with the very best awarded a sought-after prize.

Floral Marquee

The enormous Floral Marquee packed with over 70 of the UK’s top nurseries (that’s even more than last year), alongside the Plant Village and Pavilions, will all return fully stocked, providing the opportunity to seek advice from expert growers and to buy choice plants and rare gems.

Floral Tablescaping

This year, prepare to be enchanted by a unique showcase of floral artistry. Step inside our charming garden shed and discover how flowers can transform an ordinary space into an extraordinary dining experience.

What to Expect

• Immersive Design: Each shed is styled by talented floral designers to create a stunning tablescape where blooms take centre stage.
• Fresh & Dried Botanicals: Marvel at creative combinations of flowers, foliage, and botanicals that tell a story and evoke a mood.
• Seasonal Inspiration: Explore ideas for sustainable, seasonal styling that you can recreate at home.
• Floristry as Art: See how flowers can elevate dining and inspire unforgettable gatherings.

This captivating feature celebrates the joy of flowers at the table and offers endless inspiration for your own entertaining spaces.