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A Chelsea pensioner views the Parkinson's UK - A Garden for Every Parkinson's Journey
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, widely regarded as the most prestigious of Britain's flower shows, is now under way in London.
Held in the grounds of Royal Hospital Chelsea, this year's event features cutting-edge garden design, large-scale floral displays and innovative planting schemes inspired by sustainability, wellbeing and climate resilience.
Among the highlights are royal-themed gardens, rare plant displays and new rose varieties unveiled especially for the show, which attracts leading horticultural experts, celebrities and thousands of visitors each year.
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Penny Plane, Bobby Brazier, Tamara Beckwith Veroni, Alex Kingston, Joanna Lumley, Clare van Dam and Lauren Jolly gathered at the Lady Garden Foundation 'Silent No More' Garden - designed to spark conversations on gynaecological health
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Soprano and avid gardener Natalie Rushdie performed for the early visitors
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Dame Mary Berry was among the celebrity guests attending press day
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Artist Grayson Perry made a playful appearance in floral dungarees, bringing a bold splash of colour and personality
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Writer, television presenter and journalist Dawn O'Porter also embraced the floral theme in her choice of outfit
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Actress Joanna Lumley drew attention in a striking outfit featuring vivid botanical motifs
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Dianne Buswell, a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing, and Joe Sugg, former YouTuber and TV star, attended with their baby son, Bowden
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Food journalist Mark Diacono and TV personality Myleene Klass joined garden designer Catherine MacDonald at The Boodles Garden
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Television presenter Angela Rippon posed with Morecambe and Wise homage act, Eric and Little Ern, at The Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine Garden, designed by Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis as a celebration of renewal, resilience and optimism
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Ruth Langsford and Alexandra Burke
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Vanessa Feltz and Cherie Blair
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Singer Will Young was spotted in The Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden
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British designer Kelly Hoppen posed for photographs with two residents of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Designers from around the world are showcasing everything from minimalist spaces to gardens celebrating British wildlife and mental health awareness.
The Killik & Co 'A Seed in Time' Garden, designed by Baz Grainger, offers a calm and restorative space for families while drawing on Britain's wetland heritage and the realities of climate change.
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Baz Grainger sits in the centre of his garden design
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Alan Titchmarsh holds the gnome he painted to raise money for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening
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Baroness Floella Benjamin and Sir Brian May also painted gnomes to be auctioned
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A visitor looks at some of the entries to the floristry category
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A Chelsea pensioner sits among the flowers of the "The Campaign to Protect Rural England Garden: On The Edge
