How sustainability is transforming RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Eco-conscious floristry is changing the way bouquets are grown, sourced and designed

Britain's Queen Camilla smelling a rose display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Picture: Toby Melville/PA

Cut flowers and sustainability have long been viewed as incompatible. But a new wave of eco-conscious floristry is transforming the way florists are growing, sourcing and designing their bouquets.

Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword, but the foundation of the designs blooming at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. “The RHS have endorsed no foam,” says Colin Gray, managing director of Lavender Green Flowers. “That’s going across RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Chelsea in Bloom.”