Talking trees powered by artificial intelligence (AI), drought-resistant crops and sweet potatoes sprouting among flowers — the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show is facing the future with a focus on innovation and climate-change adaptation.
Over five days starting May 13 to May 19, more than 140,000 visitors attended the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) calls "the pinnacle of horticultural excellence". There are stunning gardens, 30 competing for top awards and more than 400 exhibitors showcased their gardening knowledge and carefully-cultivated plants to the public and champagne-sipping VIPs.
King Charles III visited on May 19 with Queen Camilla, with an eye on the show's first-ever dog garden, designed by celebrity gardener Monty Don. The head of state also visited the Wildlife Trusts' British Rainforests garden where the main attraction is a 50-year-old fern that once thrived in the Great Park of Windsor.
The garden was "inspired by the enchanted forests of Arthurian legend" and it "rekindles the wild and wet woodlands that once swathed vast landscapes along the west coast".
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