Members of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), including its specialist group of landscapers and designers, the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL), have triumphed at Chelsea with an impressive medal haul as well as prestigious awards for Best in Show, Best Construction, and the RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year.
Over 50 member businesses have been recognised for their excellence at this year's show, for garden construction, exhibits, or by providing a range of services and products to bring the displays to life.
HTA members are behind three-quarters of this year’s show gardens, and of the 17 plants shortlisted for the RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2026, 13 were either supplied or exhibited by HTA members.
Top Plant Awards
- RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2026: Fairweather’s Nursery with Hosta RED NINJA
- Third place: Blue Diamond Garden Centres with Hydrangea VELVET NIGHT RED LACE
Gold Garden Medals for members
- GOLD and BEST IN SHOW: The Campaign to Protect Rural England Garden – Assisting with the build: Nadine Charlton from Home Spring Gardens and plants supplied by Kelways Plants and Crocus
- GOLD and BEST CONSTRUCTION: Lady Garden Foundation ‘Silent No More’ Garden – Built by: Landscape Associates and plants supplied by Kelways Plants and New Wood Trees
- The Children’s Society Garden - Plants supplied by Hortus Loci and Mr Fothergills’ Seeds
- The Killik & Co ‘A Seed in Time’ Garden - Built by Landform Consultants Ltd and plants supplied by Creepers Nursery
- The Tate Britain Garden - Built by Crocus and assisted by Hide Landscapes and Radial Landscapes, with plants supplied by Kelways Plants
- Addleshaw Goddard: Flourish in the City – Plants supplied by Creepers Nursery
- Trussell’s Together Garden – Plants supplied by Provender Nurseries
- Woodland Trust: Forgotten Forest Garden – Built by CJ Landscapes and plants supplied by Hortus Loci and Hillier
- The Whittard of Chelsea Garden - Plants supplied by Bernhard’s Nurseries
- Flood Re: Contain the Rain Garden - Built by Acacia Gardens
- A Little Garden of Shared Knowledge, sponsored by Viking – Designed by Katerina Kantalis and plants supplied by Otter Nursery
- Hedgerow in the Sky, Tech Mahindra - Built by Cobham Court Landscaping
- Tales from the Riverbank Garden sponsored by Kennedys’ Independent Property Agents - Built by Big Fish Landscapes
Floral Pavilion Golds for members
- Blue Diamond Garden Centres
- Peter Beales Roses
- Raymond Evison Clematis
- Frank P Matthews
- Taylors Bulbs
GreenSTEM Exhibit
Gold for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) ‘Scents and Sensors’ exhibit, with plant support from Provender Nurseries.
5-star trade awards for members
- Crocus
- Garden House Design
