RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 will mark Project Giving Back’s final year of funding gardens for good causes, but this year there is a twist.

Applicants for the 2026 instalment of RHS Chelsea can expect a slightly different process this time around.

Since the charity’s inception in 2021, it has received over 400 expressions of interest from designers and charities, with only 10% of them being awarded funding.

Due to this high volume, Project Giving Back (RGB) will first be reviewing show garden applications from previous years – those who have not previously entered will still be eligible to apply.

The charity’s official application timeline for 2026 show gardens is as follows:

August – October 2024: PGB team to review potential gardens for good causes options from applications made in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

September – October 2024: PGB welcomes new expressions of interest for the show garden category

November 2024: PGB to contact selected designers/charities and issue invitations to develop a proposal for 2026.

January – February 2025: Final review of proposals and confirmation of intention for show garden funding.

Project Giving Back will be continuing to accept new applications for the All About Plants Category, but says it will prioritise those from designers with a “keen knowledge and passion for plants – in particular rare or unusual species – that apply alongside a relevant charity.”

The timeline for applying for All About Plants funding is as follows:

September – October 2024: PGB welcomes expressions of interest for the All About Plants category.

November 2024: PGB reviews and invites a shortlist of designers/charities to develop proposals.

February 2025: Funding presentations and final selection made for 2026 All About Plants Gardens.

Project Giving Back trustee, Alex Denman comments on the charity’s final year of funding:

“The impact the gardens have had on the charities they have been inspired by and the communities they will continue to support is profound and humbling.
“We are working hard as a team to honour and reflect this in our final year of funding gardens for good causes at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and look forward to seeing how this incredible chapter of the show’s history will be drawn to a close.”

For more information about Project Giving Back, visit givingback.org.uk or email info@givingback.org.uk.