Advertisement

In pictures: Autumn blooms enjoy time in sun for special Chelsea Flower Show

The colours of autumn will come to the fore for an unusual edition of the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show.

The event will take place outside of its usual springtime slot after the Royal Horticultural Society postponed the event in May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The event had been cancelled in 2020.

The autumn event will have a different look, with blooms such as asters and dahlias as well as trees full of fruit and berries all having some time in the spotlight.

Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Dame Judi Dench sniffs a bloom at the Royal Hospital Chelsea during the event’s press launch (Yui Mok/PA)
Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Helen George in the Florence Nightingale garden (Yui Mok/PA)
Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Visitor Francijn Suemondt on the Pennard Plants stand
Chelsea Flower Show 2021
A performer in the A Garden Between Continents display (Yui Mok/PA)
Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Chelsea Pensioners pose with guests from Tibet wearing traditional costume (Yui Mok/PA)
Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Mel Reynard at the Landform Balcony Garden
Chelsea Flower Show 2021
All smiles as Dame Judi poses with Chelsea Pensioners (Yui Mok/PA)
Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Tara and Valerie Pain in the Parsley box garden (Yui Mok/PA)
Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Sally Phillips in the Psalm 23 garden (Yui Mok/PA)