Chelsea Flower Show

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<p>Billy Alexander, Kells Bay Gardens.</p>

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Peter Dowdall: Billy Alexander to go for Kerry gold at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

No stranger to the podium at the London event, Billy Alexander of Kells Bay Gardens returns to the 2025 flower show with his sights set firmly on a third gold medal

<p>Peter Dowdall: 'RHS Chelsea Flower Show is changing things from the ground up'. Picture: John Allen</p>

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Peter Dowdall: No fake grass and an end to peat as sustainability moves front and centre at Chelsea

<p>The idea of durable low-maintenance fake grass is attractive but environmentalists say it is not as fuss-free as we may believe — and it has several drawbacks that ought to be considered if anyone is thinking of installing it</p>

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Plastic grass: Low-maintenance fuss-free greenery — or a menace to the environment?

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Kerry gardener scores gold with ferntastic display at Chelsea Flower Show

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Monday TV Tips: an insta-pond and cutting edge garden designs at Chelsea Flower Show

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The winning gardens with stunning displays at the Chelsea Flower Show

‘Winning at Chelsea is just like playing in the World Cup’, says Kerry gardener

A Kerry gardener has won a silver-gilt medal at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in London.

Wed, 23 May, 2018

Kerry man wins Silver Gilt Medal at prestigious Chelsea Flower Show

Billy Alexander has won a Silver Gilt Medal for his showcase of rare and exotic ferns grown at Kells Bay House and Gardens in Co Kerry.

Tue, 22 May, 2018

All you could wish to see at the Chelsea Flower Show 2017

Peter Dowdall reports from a small scale but gold medal-strewn Chelsea Flower Show ‘17. 

Sat, 27 May, 2017

Malta-inspired garden a winner at Chelsea Flower Show

Greening Grey Britain is an RHS initiative to convert dreary grey and tarmacked spaces into beautiful green and vibrant garden areas.

Wed, 24 May, 2017

Stone balancing is a thing. No, really.

The Chelsea Flower Show is world renowned but did you know this year's festival also featured stone balancing? It's a thing, we swear.

Tue, 23 May, 2017

Brexit hits the Chelsea Flower Show

The world of showbusiness collides in London this week with the world of gardening in the form of the colourful explosion that is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Tue, 23 May, 2017

Things were blooming at Chelsea Flower Show for Prince Harry's visit

Peter Dowdall on the work that goes on behind Chelsea Flower Show, organised by designer, Tom Harfleet.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017

Rubbing shoulders with gardening royalty at the Chelsea Flower Show

Peter Dowdall took in the first few days of the international flower show this week and spent time talking to the some of the best and brightest gardeners and designers in the world of horticulture.

Mon, 30 May, 2016

Diarmuid Gavin backs fellow designer's claims that Chelsea Flower Show is too white and middle-class

Irish designer Diarmuid Gavin has backed a black Chelsea Flower Show designer who complained that gardening is filled with “double-barrelled” people.

Sun, 22 May, 2016

Diarmuid Gavin’s ‘Eccentric Garden’ set to be a highlight at Chelsea show

Sat, 21 May, 2016

Jekka McVicar reveals some secrets about the healing properties of herbs

Herbalist and gardener, Jekka McVicar talks about her Chelsea Flower Show garden to Hannah Stevenson.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2016

Paul Martin could make this year’s Chelsea Flower Show our Italia ’90

The Irish have two hot shots at glory on Main Avenue for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, writes Peter Dowdall.         

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

First amateur bid to bloom at Chelsea

Queen Elizabeth and celebrities will get the first look at the Chelsea Flower Show today, as horticulturalists from all over the world exhibit their immaculately designed gardens.

Mon, 18 May, 2015

Cork link to Chelsea Flower Show gold

A young garden designer has become the youngest gold medal winner ever at the Chelsea Flower Show with the help of an Irish-based sculptor and engineering company.

Wed, 21 May, 2014

Celebs get preview of Chelsea Flower Show

Queen Elizabeth and celebrities got the first look at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, before the world famous gardening show opens its doors to the public.

Tue, 20 May, 2014