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Pro Landscaper 30 Under 30 alumni shine at Chelsea

by | 02 Jun 26 | 30 Under 30 Updates, Garden Design, Long Reads, RHS Chelsea Flower Show

As Pro Landscaper searches for this year’s winners of its 30 Under 30: The Next Generation initiative, existing alumni have been displaying their skills at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026.

Over the years, 30 under 30 alumni, from garden designers, landscapers and suppliers, have had award-winning gardens at Chelsea. This year is no different.

Here is a list of Pro Landscaper 30 Under 30 award winners at Chelsea 2026:

Harry Holding

Owner and founder of Harry Holding Studio, Holding co-designed The Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine Garden with Alex Michaelis. Built by Landscape Associates, the Silver-gilt medal winning garden was also given the Environmental Innovation Award.

Chloë Webster

Webster, designer at Harry Holding Studio, also worked on The Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine Garden.

Jake Catling

Catling, director of The Landscaping Consultants, built Frances Tophill’s RHS and The King’s Foundation Curious Garden. The feature garden celebrates rich diversity of plants and their impact on people’s lives, helped brought to life by King’s Trust ambassador Sir David Beckham.

Jamie Butterworth

Butterworth of Form Plants based in Surrey supplied to a selection of gardens this year, such as the RHS x CITI Season of Abundance garden, as well as hosting presentations on Tophill’s feature garden.

Olly Gregson

Gregson, director of Hardwood Landscapes, which built Max Parker-Smith’s Journey Beyond the Tracks: From Adelaide to Perth garden, returned to Chelsea with the garden designer after working on the RHS x UBS Moments of Reflection feature garden together within the Great Pavilion last year.

Christina Cobb

Within the All About Plants category, Cobb made her Chelsea debut with the Cleary Gottlieb: Time for Creativity garden, built by Shovel and Spade Landscaping. Awarded a Gold medal, the garden’s centres a bespoke glasshouse created by local business, Signature Oak Buildings.

Ashleigh Aylett

Aylett picked up Best All About Plants Garden with the Woodland Trust: Forgotten Forests Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. Built by CJ Landscapes, the garden has been sponsored by both Project Giving Back and the Woodland Trust as a means of shining a light of the UK’s ancient woodland.

Ollie Pike

Founder of Pike Studio, landscape architect Pike designed The Whittard of Chelsea Garden within the container garden category, built by Peak Landscapes. After showing success across other RHS shows including RHS Tatton Flower Show 2024, his garden was given a Gold medal.

Fraser Sheridan

Designed by Joe and Laura Carey, the Addleshaw Goddard: Flourish in the City garden celebrates the hidden gemstones of London that quietly stitch together to offer sanctuary, freedom and community. Headed up by Sheridan for the second time, the Addleshaw Goddard garden picked up RHS Small Show Garden of the Year and a Gold medal.

Enter the Pro Landscaper 30 Under 30: The Next Generation awards 2026

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