Chelsea Flower Show 2021
The Chelsea Flower Show opens for the first time in the autumn
Last updated 23rd Sep 2021
For the first time ever, the world's most prestigious gardening event, The Chelsea Flower Show has welcomed visitors in the autumn, rather than in summer.
The show, which was delayed due to the pandemic, and taken online last year during the UK's first COVID-19 lockdown, is now being held in Autumn, which means it looks different this year.
Because of the later season, this year's event will feature pumpkins, dahlias, and asters, along with trees full of fruit and berries and autumn bulbs, giving the event a unique look and feel when compared to the show’s illustrious history.
There have been some royal visitors as well this year, including the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and Princess Alexandra.
They will visit the RHS Queen's Green Canopy Garden, the show's largest plot, an initiative that encourages people to ‘Plant a Tree for the Jubilee’, and will see every county in the UK being invited to create a network of trees, tree-lined avenues, copses and woodlands in honour of Her Majesty’s 70 years of service to the nation.
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Our very own Angellica Bell joins Nicki Chapman, Joe Swift, Monty Dons, and Sophie Raworth as the presenting team for this year's show.
Gardening advice with Penny Smith and the Black Gardener
Over the next fortnight, garden designer and presenter, Danny Clarke, also known as The Black Gardener, is joining penny to share his tricks and tips on how you can bring colour to your own gardens.
Listen back to his most recent visit where he spoke about autumnal window boxes here: