There will be plenty of royal tributes and weeds will have their time in the spotlight
CELEBRATION OF PLANTS: Visitors have much to look out for at this year's event
The biggest horticultural event in the calendar was once dominated by pristinely manicured gardens but is adopting a wilder format. Alongside a life-size topiary of the late The garden will also be home to the King’s favourites, including clematis ‘Duchess of Cornwall’, lupins and geraniums, while drifts of camassia, as planted in the meadows in front of Highgrove House, along with a bronze statue of the King, will be among the highlights. A life-sized topiary of the late Queen's pony, Emma, will be on display in the Great Pavilion.
The result will be a garden of salvaged concrete and steel transformed into a beautiful space. The Centre for Mental Health’s The Balance Garden also uses crushed site waste as a growing medium for climate-resilient planting - at the heart of the garden is a ‘mushroom den’ made from a reclaimed steel-clad shipping container.
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