Sarah Eberle wins top prize at Chelsea Flower Show
Sarah Eberle has won the top prize at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show with her garden featuring a giant woman carved from a tree. This achievement makes her one of only three women to win Best in Show as solo designers in the event's 100-year history. Eberle's garden, designed for the Campaign to Protect Rural England, emphasizes the importance of green spaces connecting urban areas to nature.
- ▪Sarah Eberle's garden features a giant statue of Mother Nature and was described as 'mesmerising' by the judges.
- ▪Eberle is now the Royal Horticultural Society's most decorated gardener with 14 gold medals.
- ▪The garden aims to highlight the significance of rural green spaces at the edge of towns and cities.
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King Charles talks with designer Sarah Eberle at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/ReutersView image in fullscreenKing Charles talks with designer Sarah Eberle at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/ReutersChelsea flower showSarah Eberle wins top prize at Chelsea Flower ShowGarden featuring giant woman carved out of tree makes designer one of few female artists to winHelena HortonTue 19 May 2026 10.30 EDTLast modified on Tue 19 May 2026 10.38 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFeaturing a giant, slumbering woman carved out of a fallen tree, Sarah Eberle’s hauntingly beautiful Chelsea Flower Show garden has won the top prize.Eberle, now the Royal Horticultural Society’s most decorated gardener, is a rarity; she’s one…
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