I loved the old RHS shows at Vincent Square, where there was a chance to talk to nursery owners and buy plants. This was the enormous plot — the largest RHS show garden ever made — designed by Tom Stuart-Smith for Sir Hans Rausing, to celebrate his late wife, Julia. Buglife: Blue Halo Garden, designed by Natalya Scott and Lucie Dannemann-Scott, at the RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026. Apparently, there were traffic jams getting to RHS Badminton on a few days, but perhaps I was lucky going on Saturday. If RHS Badminton is anything to go by, however, the signs seem to be that the future is stately, spacious and much more enjoyable than grand old Chelsea.