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UK's leading annual garden show (Royal Horticultural Society)

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show,^[1] is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London.

Held at Chelsea since 1912,^[1] the show is attended by members of the British royal family.^[2]

Highlights to the Chelsea Flower Show include the avant-garde show gardens designed by leading names with Floral Marquee at the centrepiece.

The Show also features smaller gardens such as the Artisan and Urban Gardens.

History

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Great Spring Show

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The first Royal Horticultural Society Great Spring Show was held in 1862, at the RHS garden in Kensington.

Before this date the RHS had held flower shows from 1833 in their garden in Chiswick, which themselves had been preceded by fetes.^[1] The Kensington Garden was chosen as a site because the flower shows in Chiswick were experiencing falling visitor numbers due to problems suc

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