Funding can also come in the form of products-in-kind from suppliers, who can in turn be credited at the show for their donation to your garden. External funding can either be gained through working with a sponsor, or sometimes designers self-fund smaller gardens as part of their marketing and PR activity for the year.
There is no set route to finding sponsorship for a garden at an RHS Show, but we recommend following these steps:
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Create an example of a design as a 3D image that can be sent to sponsors to help them envision the opportunity.
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Put together a presentation to include this image, and also a description of the design that is tailored to the company you are approaching.
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The presentation should also include: a page on the benefits of sponsoring a garden at an RHS Show (see the Why Exhibit documents under the show headings).
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); a page about you including a photo and career highlights; and a page or two showing examples of your previous work.
Once you have put this presentation together, please get in touch with the RHS Shows team to discuss next steps and the ways in which we can support you to find a sponsor – exhibitorapplication@rhs.org.uk
