RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026 readies for its debut to Badminton estate in July with a line-up of gardens celebrating the restorative impact gardening has on both people and the planet.

Competing within the Young Designer category, which celebrates new and upcoming talent, Sophie Leo explores how gardens can bring peace and refuge to those experiencing grief with her When Grief Grows Quiet garden, built by Ben Gifford.

A Space for Her, designed by Sophie Sturgeon, a Pro Landscaper 30 Under 30: The Next Generation 2025 award winner, will depict a world where young girls face tremendous levels of pressure to meet unrealistic societal expectations. Built by Ground Control, its soft planting, sheltered decking area, curvilinear path and calming palette will encourage young women to pause, reflect, and build self-confidence and self-worth in a calm, supportive environment away from all the digital noise.

Completing the category is Abigail Stoyle’s Silo: All that comes in remains garden, designed to demonstrate how designs can be transformed using reclaimed and repurposed materials which are often labelled as waste, which will be built by Surrounding Counties.

Show Gardens include Elle Arnett’s Macmillan Cancer Support: The Nascent Shade Garden built by Artisan Landscapes and Oregan – The Productive Garden designed and built by Sadie May Stowell.

This year’s Artisan Gardens feature Electuary, designed and built by Joshua Fenton, Honing Heritage designed by Nick Leitch and built by Bespoke Stone Walling, Ruskin Mill Trust – Artisan Woodland Craft Garden designed by Rachael Austin and built by Greener Landscapes and Split Hazel Basketry: Weaving Tradition with Flo Hamer designed by Henry Pope and built by Arlington Landscapes.

First-time exhibitors will showcase their gardening skills within the Pocket Planting category, which visitors can also explore features within the Floral Marquee, Plant Village and The Archers 75th Anniversary Garden designed by Jo Thompson and built by Ryan Alexander Associates.

Taking place from 8-12 July 2026, the show is set to “celebrate the local area as talented designers and the power gardening has to help positively restore both people and the planet,” says Badminton show manager, Clare Greene.