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Chelsea Flower Show

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  • Friday, 7 June, 2019
    Robin Lane Fox
    Chelsea Flower Show: unearthing the hidden gems

    The FT’s gardening columnist on his discoveries at this year’s event

  • Thursday, 23 May, 2019
    City InsiderPatrick Jenkins
    Sowing the seeds of a brand new job?

    Chancellor was blooming at Chelsea Flower Show as a guest of investment bank Lazard

  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
    Robin Lane Fox
    Chelsea Flower Show: ‘So much to enjoy’

    The FT’s gardening columnist on the horticultural event of the year

  • Monday, 20 May, 2019
    Fund management
    Cartoon, May 20

    An asset-management slant on the opening of the Chelsea Flower Show

  • Friday, 17 May, 2019
    FT Series
    Chelsea Flower Show 2019

    A round-up of the bold and the beautiful at this year’s show

  • Friday, 17 May, 2019
    FT SeriesChelsea Flower Show 2019
    Meet the new designers at the Chelsea Flower Show

    Making a debut at one of the world’s greatest horticultural events is hard work

  • Friday, 17 May, 2019
    FT SeriesChelsea Flower Show 2019
    Ten plants from the Chelsea Flower Show to grow at home

    Climate change is pushing designers towards plants that can cope with weather extremes

  • Friday, 17 May, 2019
    FT SeriesChelsea Flower Show 2019
    Six properties with spectacular gardens

    From a yew maze and wisteria walk in the UK to an automatic irrigation system in Belgium

  • Friday, 17 May, 2019
    FT SeriesChelsea Flower Show 2019
    Garden design: how to furnish an outdoor room

    From pizza ovens to cushions, you can enjoy home comforts outside the house

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 1 June, 2018
    FT SeriesChelsea Flower Show 2018
    Crûg Farm’s tribute puts Boccanegra in the shade

    The nursery’s Chelsea display was a tribute to the Italian Riviera garden of Ellen Willmott

  • Friday, 25 May, 2018
    FT SeriesChelsea Flower Show 2018
    Welcome to Chelsea’s side show

    The Chelsea Fringe Festival offers an alternative array of horticultural events

  • Thursday, 24 May, 2018
    Robin Lane Fox
    Chelsea Flower Show review: visitors are spoilt for choice

    Skillful and stylish — but spare us the weedy-washy Wellbeing Garden

  • Saturday, 19 May, 2018
    FT SeriesChelsea Flower Show 2018
    Chelsea Flower Show feels anti-corruption squeeze

    Regulators increasingly frown upon corporate entertaining over conflicts of interest

  • Friday, 18 May, 2018
    FT SeriesChelsea Flower Show 2018
    Shop the show: what to buy at Chelsea

    As well as the plants for sale, there are items to satisfy every gardener’s whim

  • Thursday, 17 May, 2018
    Life & Arts3 min
    Chelsea Flower Show's sponsors left wilting

    Behind all the razzmatazz, is the show struggling to remain relevant?

  • Monday, 23 April, 2018
    House & Home
    Little black book: Jamie Butterworth, plantsman

    Meet the British horticultural expert who believes in relaxing the rules

  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2017
    Robin Lane Fox
    Chelsea Flower Show review: a springtime treat

    True inspiration is to be found in the smaller displays away from gimmicky set pieces

  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2017
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Severn Trent’s dividend is not to be sniffed at

    Some analysts suggest this regulated income could revive interest in a takeover

  • Friday, 19 May, 2017
    Special Report
    Chelsea Flower Show

    It is one of the highlights of the horticultural calendar, but what is the show’s cultural significance? Top designers look ahead to this year’s event. Plus a sneak preview of London’s newly expanded Garden Museum and Robin Lane Fox explores La Mortola, once described as the greatest private garden in the world

  • Friday, 19 May, 2017
    Special ReportArtisans
    How sundials are emerging from the shadows

    Sculptor David Harber creates bespoke pieces engraved with names, dates, quotes or even words written by clients’ children

  • Friday, 19 May, 2017
    Special ReportHouse & Home
    Welcome to the Chelsea power show

    Sponsors may be feeling the squeeze but the annual horticultural event is one in which Britain still leads the world

  • Friday, 19 May, 2017
    Provincial lifeJane Owen
    Out of one’s depth at Chelsea Flower Show

    Water features are a familiar sight in show gardens, but they can prove problematic for designers — and tipsy gala guests

  • Friday, 19 May, 2017
    Special ReportHouse & Home
    Pick of the products at Chelsea Flower Show

    Landscape and garden designer Jinny Blom selects her favourite gizmos and plants from this year’s event

  • Friday, 19 May, 2017
    Special ReportHouse & Home
    Sculpture in your garden: a video guide

    Sculpture often features at Chelsea Flower Show but can you do it yourself?

  • Tuesday, 16 May, 2017
    Special ReportGardens
    How UK gardeners can prepare for climate change

    One couple’s garden at Chelsea Flower Show demonstrates plants and cultivation methods to deal with extreme weather

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