Those interested in designing a garden for RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025, rejoice, for applications are now open.

Designers have two categories in which to choose from at present, including Gardens of Curiosity, an entirely new category to 2025.

The new category looks to challenge designers in creating a stimulating and curious by nature space that encourages visitors to engage with it across a multitude of levels, in both the conceptual and traditional sense.

Successful applicants for Gardens of Curiosity will receive a £10k grant from the RHS to go towards helping them fund the project.

Those looking to apply for the new category have until 9 September 2024, while the deadline for Wave one of Show Garden applications is 9 September, and wave two is 18 November 2024.

For more information and to apply, click here.

Applications for the Pocket Planting Category at RHS Hampton Court 2025 will open later in the year.

The RHS will also be hosting a webinar event surrounding its new show in South Yorkshow, RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse, on 19 September 2024 from 3 – 4pm.

Those interested in joining the webinar should email Graeme Maynard in the RHS Shows team at graememaynard@rhs.org.uk.