RHS Malvern Spring Festival returns to Three Counties Showground this week, celebrating ‘Roots of the Future: honour the past, grow the future’, commemorates, which commemorates the traditions of gardening while embracing the latest innovations in horticulture. 

New this year, experienced and emerging garden designers were able to enter into the new Blooming Borders category for a chance to win an RHS medal.

Floral Tablescaping also made its debut at this year’s show too. Floral designers could style five garden sheds, with each featuring a tablescape of fresh and dried flowers, foliage, plants and botanicals.

Two Gold medals were handed out, the first given to ONE Garden designed by Ian McBain, which was also awarded both Best in Show and the RHS Environmental Innovation Award. Built by Pickwell Paving, the garden centred sustainability while creating a restorative sanctuary for a single person.

The second Gold medal was given to Lifted by Birds, a nature-led garden is inspired by movement, rhythm and the quiet beauty of British birdlife, created in a collaboration between Tom Saunders, Jon Pilling and Dr Amie Wheeldon.

The Blessings from the Sea, designed by Eun Kyung Jung, Heehyeok Kang and Jaeheon Kim on behalf of Chollipo Arboretum and built by JG Landscaping, picked up Best Construction and a Silver medal.

Pressed in Time: Nature’s Memory, designed by Lora Peneva and built by EDE Landscapes, was given a Silver-gilt medal.

Bronze medals were given to The Crafted Garden – designed for a changing climate and TÎR: A Welsh landscape.

Back to Grandma’s House, designed by Alina Hibbert and Adam Critien picked up Best Indoor Plant Garden, while After the Rain designed by Tomas Olesen was awarded Best Blooming Border and a Silver-gilt medal.