Frances Tophill will collaborate with Sir David Beckham and Alan Titchmarsh on the King’s Foundation Garden at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026.
Designed to spark joy and curiosity, The RHS and The King’s Foundation Curious Garden will be packed with take-home ideas, practical growing advice, and inspiration on how plants can boost the planet and support biodiversity.
This will be Frances’ first garden at the world’s famous flower show. The horticulturist, author and TV presenter 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 the planet.’
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Frances Tophill at Damson Farm near Bath for an episode of Gardeners’ World
Sir David, who has most recently worked with David Austin Roses on a new rose variety, will help inspire other new gardeners. The former footballer regularly shares his gardening updates on Instagram, including updates on his chickens, bee-keeping, and raised beds with green veggies.
‘My love for the countryside started when I was a child visiting my grandparents,’ says Sir David about his involvement in the feature garden at RHS Chelsea.
‘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 at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. I hope we inspire people to get outside into nature and to try something new.’
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Sir David Beckham at the King’s Foundation Furniture School
Meanwhile, the garden will also invite apprentices and trainees from both The King’s Foundation and the RHS to be involved in the process.
Alan Titchmarsh, CBE, who is also an RHS and The King’s Foundation Ambassador, will encourage people to plant and propagate new varieties.
‘Aside from celebrating the real joy that gardening brings to our lives, we will be highlighting how simply growing more plants helps mitigate both the biodiversity and climate crises and, therefore, why gardeners, from enthusiastic new gardeners to incredibly skilled horticulturists, are more important today than ever,’ says Alan.
The full garden design will be revealed early next year. We can’t wait to see what’s in store.
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Our favourite celebrity gardeners
David Beckham
David Beckham is a dedicated gardener at his Cotswolds home, where he tends to a large vegetable patch and enjoys harvesting produce like carrots, courgettes and onions himself.
You can follow all of his green-fingered projects over on his Instagram, and his wife Victoria Beckham frequently shares updates on her Stories, too.
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Jo Whiley
Jo Whiley is not only a celebrated broadcaster but also a passionate gardener. She has spoken about the joy she finds in her garden, particularly in creating naturalistic planting schemes and encouraging wildlife – and she has even collaborated on several RHS garden over the years.
Follow her on Instagram for the occasional tour of her garden.
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Kate Moss
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Will Young
Pop Idol’s first-ever winner, Will Young, is not just passionate about singing. His garden makes a frequent appearance on his Instagram feed and he has spoken about how spending time surrounded by greenery helps him ‘deal with his PTSD’.
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Stacey Solomon
When Stacey Solomon doesn’t look glamorous on TV, she is an avid hobby gardener, who says growing her own vegetables and keeping chickens ‘feed her soul’. On her Instagram, you’ll find countless photos shared from her garden, whether it’s Stacey beaming next to her homegrown brassicas or cuddling her toddlers among daffodils.
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Jim Carter
The Downton Abbey actor discovered his love of gardening during the pandemic, when he and his wife Imelda Staunton spent all of their time outside. In 2023, Jim campaigned for gardening and horticulture to be added to the national curriculum, saying ‘Children need to put their phones away and get out into the garden.’
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Lisa Joyner is the Deputy Daily Editor at House Beautiful UK and Country Living UK, where she’s busy writing about home and interiors, gardening, dog breeds, pets, health and wellbeing, countryside news, small space inspiration, and the hottest properties on the market. Previously, she has written for Conde Nast Traveller, House & Garden and Marie Claire magazine. Lisa studied at University For The Creative Arts, where she completed a BA in Fashion Journalism.
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