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The RNLI’s garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. There are lots of green plants with purple and white flowers and a pavilion at the back.

At the show

Have a look back at what happened in our RNLI garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022

Awards

Our RNLI garden was awarded a gold medal in the Show Garden category and came second in the BBC/RHS People’s Choice Award. It was only made possible by passion, talent and kindness – the same qualities that have been powering our charity to save lives for almost 200 years.

A gold medal certificate awarded to the RNLI from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022.

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In full bloom

Enjoy these videos and images of our garden in full bloom at the show. It was amazing to see all how all the planning and hard work had come together, producing a garden that celebrated our incredible heritage, while also looking to our lifesaving future.

The RNLI’s garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. There are lots of green plants with purple and white flowers on either side of a pathway.

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The RNLI’s garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. There is a pavilion behind some green plants and trees.

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The RNLI’s garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. A large urn is surrounded by purple and pink flowers.

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The RNLI’s garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. A view inside the wooden pavilion, with a large lighting feature.

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Special guests

We had some very special guests visiting and admiring our garden at the show. Have a look through these photos and see whose famous faces you can spot.

Amanda Holden and Lifeboat Crew Member Andy Mayo in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

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Amanda Holden and Chiswick Crew Member Andy Mayo in our garden
Craig Revel Horwood in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Photo: Paul Cullen / RNLI

Craig Revel Horwood stood next to the pavilion in our garden
Lifeboat Crew Member Andy Mayo, Paul O’Grady and Esther Rantzen in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Photo: Paul Cullen / RNLI

Chiswick Crew Member Andy Mayo with Paul O’Grady and Esther Rantzen in our garden
Louise Pentland and Anna Maxwell Martin in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Photo: Paul Cullen / RNLI

Louise Pentland and Anna Maxwell Martin in our garden
Lifeboat Crew Member Andy Mayo and Vicky McClure in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Photo: Paul Cullen / RNLI

Chiswick Crew Member Andy Mayo and Vicky McClure in our garden
Lifeboat Crew Member Andy Mayo, Imelda May and James Purefoy in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

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Chiswick Crew Member Andy Mayo, Imelda May and James Purefoy in our garden, with the Fisherman’s Friends in the background
Clare Balding and Lifeboat Crew Member Andy Mayo in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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Clare Balding and Chiswick Crew Member Andy Mayo in our garden
Shirley Ballas and Lifeboat Crew Member Andy Mayo in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Photo: Paul Cullen / RNLI

Shirley Ballas and Chiswick Crew Member Andy Mayo in our garden
Phillip Schofield in our garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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Phillip Schofield in our garden
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Fisherman's Friends

The Fisherman’s Friends, a singing group from Port Isaac, Cornwall, performed some fantastic sea shanties in our garden. Here’s a short clip of them singing at the show.

Leaving a lasting legacy

Our RNLI garden’s story didn’t end when the show did – it’s leaving a lasting legacy. The plants and flowers were sold in a plant sale, raising lifesaving funds.

The Whichford pottery urns have a new home at the RNLI Support Centre in Poole. The pavilion structure will be added to the collection of beautiful sculptures at ‘Sculpture by the Lakes’, nestled in the Dorset countryside. And, the Purbeck stone that once paved our garden pathways will be reused in a future lifeboat station rebuild.

Plant sale at the RNLI College following the Chelsea Flower Show

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