Footballing legend Sir David Beckham has revealed his involvement in a Show Garden at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The garden, called the ‘Curious Garden’ will be designed to reflect the experience of someone who is new to gardening and is curious to try new things and learn more about gardening.
Sir David said: “I’ve experienced how rewarding gardening can be and that’s why I’m looking forward to working with The RHS and The King’s Foundation on their Curious Garden. I hope we inspire people to get outside into nature and to try something new.” David is a keen gardener, with a large kitchen garden, greenhouse and chickens. He often shares his experiences of gardening on his Instagram.
The RHS and The King’s Foundation Curious Garden will be designed to show a range of ideas that viewers can replicate in their own homes and gardens, however small their growing space. It will include ideas for plants to grow on windowsills, in pots and in small domestic gardens.
David is also a patron of The King’s Foundation, a charity that leads placemaking and regeneration projects in the UK and overseas to revitalise communities and historic buildings. David says his own love of the countryside and nature started as a child on visits to his grandparents, and he hopes that this garden may inspire more children to consider a career in horticulture when they grow up.
Who is designing the garden?
The garden is being designed by Gardeners’ World presenter Frances Tophill, making her debut as a designer at the Chelsea Flower Show. She said: “The garden is about experimentation, when you’re new to gardening, you just want to try loads of different things. And the hope is that this garden will show that and encourage more people to try gardening.” Frances added: “I’m thrilled to… explore my own curiosity about plants and their vital role in bringing health to people and to planet.” The ‘Curious’ Show Garden is being created for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show as a showcase garden, and will not be judged. Frances has previously created the headline garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live.
Also supporting the garden is fellow patron of The King’s Foundation Alan Titchmarsh, who said that the garden aims to show “why gardeners, from enthusiastic new gardeners to incredible skilled horticulturists, are more important today than ever.” He went on to add: “We will be highlighting how simply growing more plants helps mitigate both the biodiversity and climate crises.”
What will happen to the garden after the show?
After the Flower Show, the show garden will be relocated to a space where it will bring nature into an urban setting, focused on supporting young adults. The precise location will be announced in 2026.
The 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show showcase garden was designed by Monty Don, to celebrate our love of dogs.
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What is the King’s Foundation?
The King’s Foundation is a charity founded by King Charles III in 1990. It acts as custodian for His Majesty’s garden at Highgrove in Gloucestershire. You can watch Alan Titchmarsh’s tour of the gardens at Highgrove here:
