vegetable garden, wooden bench, gravel paths, trees and rammed Earth Building, Garden designer Butler and Parker

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THE GARDEN OF THE FUTURE

PLACE | RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW | 2025.

BUILD | Acacia gardens and Studio Ikram

DESIGN | The Garden of the Future at the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show will spotlight the people and partnerships behind some of the innovative solutions that are supporting communities everywhere to adapt and thrive in the face of climate change. 

Designed by Butler & Parker and supported by The Gates Foundation, the garden is set in the near future in the UK, in a scenario where the climate is continuing to change. Countries all over the world, including the UK, are experiencing higher-than-average temperatures, more extreme weather, periods of drought and sudden, heavy rainfall. Designed to thrive in these conditions, the garden will be bio-diverse and feature a wide array of climate-resilient ornamentals and crops, edible plants with multiple uses and properties, and tools that demonstrate how farmers, scientists, and communities are innovating to grow a healthier future both here in the UK and globally. 

At the garden, visitors will have the opportunity to understand the science and research behind these innovations, plus the challenges and solutions being developed by smallholder farmers themselves, as well as what countries like the UK can learn from countries living on the frontline of climate change.  By showcasing global innovators and their solutions, the Garden of the Future will inspire visitors to believe in the power of innovation and collaboration to transform human potential around the world as well as offering some take-home ideas for growing plants in a more sustainable, climate-resilient way.  

Progress is possible for everyone: the Garden of the Future is thriving.  

Rammed Earth Building, natural planting, green roof, garden designer Butler and Parker at Chelsea flower show

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Polly culture of vegetables, natural planting, Garden designer Butler and Parker

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Willow woven plant support by Jay Davey, Garden Designer Butler and Parker

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Bio Soal Semi intensive green roof, garden Designer Butler and Parker

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Lady bird on garden bench

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Bee on a plant in garden

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Garden of the Future Toilet, Cranfield university toilet, Garden Design Butler and Parker

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plants in front of building, fox gloves

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Willow cloche by Jay Davey, chickpeas in vegetable garden

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Water trough, rain water capturer, sustainable buildings, garden design butler and parker

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Green Roof, Sky light garden of the future, Butler and Parker Garden Design

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Jay Davies plant support with beans climbing up

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reflection of ferns over a water trough

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no dig vegetable beds with chick peas and other veg

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Bio Char and seeds
root scans of pigeon pea root scans under stress
chives, chard, strawberries and other vegetables

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rammed earth walls and plants

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planted green roof with solar panels, rain water capture and planting

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Planted green roof

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