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David Beckham to co-design King’s Chelsea Flower Show garden

The garden aims to inspire curiosity about gardening and promote plant benefits for health and climate, with apprentices involved and a final urban site planned, organizers said.

  • Sir David Beckham, ambassador for The King's Foundation, will co-design Frances Tophill's Chelsea garden at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which runs May 19 to May 23, 2026.
  • The Curious Garden aims to encourage visitors to discover the joy of gardening and plants' contribution to the health of people, places and the planet.
  • Garden apprentices and trainees from The King's Foundation and the RHS will be invited to help build the project, which will also celebrate traditional skills like woodwork.
  • The full garden design will be unveiled early next year, and Frances Tophill said, `I’m thrilled to be working with everyone involved to bring my first Chelsea garden to life and really explore my own curiosity about plants and their vital role in bringing health to people and to planet.`
  • The King's Foundation, established by King Charles III in 1990, promotes sustainable communities and hands-on education through nature-based programmes at Dumfries House, while Sir David Beckham, who has shared his interest in gardening, said he is looking forward to working on the 2026 Chelsea Flower Show project.
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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
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