RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

About RHS Awards and Medals

Find out more about RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival categories and learn about the RHS judging process

Juliet Sergeant and Clare Matteson
The Lion King Garden won Best in Show and the Environmental Innovation Award in 2024

  • Best in Show awards are given to one Garden in each judged category
  • There are also Best Construction awards for the larger Garden categories
  • The Environmental Innovation Award was introduced in 2024 to recognise Show Gardens which have created low-carbon footprint designs through the use of reclaimed materials and sustainable practices

 

RHS Medals

With the exception of Feature Gardens, all Gardens at the Show are judged, as are the exhibits in the Floral Marquee.  The Garden Categories for 2025 are, Show, Gardens of Curiosity and Planting Pockets. The available awards are:
 

  • Gold
  • Silver-gilt
  • Silver
  • Bronze

Natalie Gearing and Katerina Kantalis
Katerina Kantalis’ Mediterraneo Garden won Best Get Started Garden in 2024

Floral Marquee Awards

Jurassic Plants won the Tudor Rose Award for Best Exhibit in the Floral Marquee in 2024
Jurassic Plants won the Tudor Rose Award for Best Exhibit in the Floral Marquee in 2024

Awards in the Floral Marquee, Plant Village and Festival of Roses include:

  • The Tudor Rose Award for Best Exhibit in the Floral Marquee
  • Best Plant Heritage Exhibit
  • Best Rose Exhibit
  • New Design Award
  • Best Tradestand
  • Best Lifestyle Stand
  • Assessors Award for Retail Innovation
  • Best Plant Village Exhibit
  • Master Grower

RHS People’s Choice Award

After the official judging has taken place, Show visitors have the opportunity to vote for their favourite Gardens. Each garden has a QR code visitors can use to vote, or they can do so online, via the RHS Website. The eligible categories are:
 

  • RHS People’s Choice Award for the Best Show Garden
  • People’s Choice Best Garden of Curiosity
  • People’s Choice Best Planting Pocket

The Moonshadow Moth Garden
The Moonshadow Moth Garden won People’s Choice Best Planting Pocket in 2024

Judging at RHS Shows

Ever wondered how the judges choose the medal-winning gardens at RHS Shows?

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