Compete

2025 Show Garden Applications are Now LIVE

Creating a garden at an RHS Show is a fantastic way to showcase your skills whilst engaging with an enthusiastic audience. We are looking for original, bold ideas and designs and our open and themed categories give your imagination free rein, encouraging creativity, innovation and a celebration of plants.

Our supportive team is on hand to guide you through the process, and grants are available in all categories.

2025 Application Form

2025 Factsheet

Why Exhibit?

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If you would like to apply for a 2025 Show Garden or a have any questions about designing a garden in the future, please contact Charlie Gwynne

There is still time to apply for the 2024 show. For more information or to discuss your application please contact Melinda Goodhew

Entries have now closed for 2024 RHS Malvern Spring Festival Floral Marquee but we will soon be accepting applications for Malvern Autumn Show.

Entries have now closed for 2024 RHS Malvern Spring Festival Plant Village and Pavilions but we will soon be accepting applications for Malvern Autumn Show.

Click here for the Plant Pavilions Fact Sheet

Click here for the Plant Village Fact Sheet

Click here to enter classes (Closing date 2 May)

Click here to download a paper entry form

Click here to view the schedule

Competition entries are moving to online only and we request that wherever possible, exhibitors complete the online application form.

For more information or to discuss your application please contact Melinda Goodhew

Entries have now closed for 2024 RHS Malvern Spring Festival.

Click here for the schedule.

For more information or to discuss your application please contact Melinda Goodhew

The theme for 2024 is ‘The Magic of Music: Choose a song or musical to bring to life in a garden to make your heart sing!’

2024 School Garden Challenge Applications are now closed.

To be added to the mailing list for future years or  for more information contact Jayne Unwin or visit our School Garden Challenge page.

RHS Malvern Spring – Show Garden Awards 2023

People’s Choice Award: The Wildlife Trusts: Wilder Spaces, Built by Oxford Garden Design

Click here for Floral Arts Results

RHS Malvern Spring – Floral Marquee Awards List 2023.docx

The Lyn Downes Award for the Best in the Floral Marquee: Dibleys Nurseries. Streptocarpus, foliage begonias, Coleus and other unusual houseplants

Plant Village Awards

Best Exhibit in Plant Village: Harts Nursery for Spring-flowering bulbs

School Garden Awards

Best School Garden: Wye Forest Federation – St Briavels Parochial C of E Primary School and Redbrook C of E Primary School for “How Grimm is our garden?”

Click here to see the Tradestand Awards

Best in Show Tradestand: The Greenhouse People