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. 

In 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.  

Photos ©Gates Archive/Emma Jacobs