Lady Garden foundation
‘silent no more’
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RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2026
The Lady Garden Foundation is delighted to announce it will unveil a Show Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 (19th–23rd May 2026).
The Lady Garden Foundation ‘Silent No More’ Garden will be located on the prestigious Main Avenue at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
WE ARE GOING TO the RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2026!
Designed by RHS Gold Medal–winning garden designer Darren Hawkes, the Lady Garden Foundation’s ‘Silent No More’ Show Garden will be raising awareness of, and kick starting conversation around, gynaecological cancers. The charity aims to use this powerful platform to propel these often overlooked cancers into the national spotlight in 2026. With its striking, immersive design - featuring forms and planting that subtly echo the female body - the garden invites curiosity and encourages open conversation about the five gynaecological cancers: ovarian, cervical, vulval, womb, and vaginal. These are cancers that, tragically, claim the lives of 21 women every day in the UK. Enabling these cancers to be talked about openly will lead to early diagnoses that will ultimately save lives. #silentnomore
Our garden designer: Darren Hawkes
Darren Hawkes is a multiple award-winning garden designer known for creating sculptural, emotionally resonant gardens that invite reflection and connection. A father, son and husband, Darren’s passion for the Lady Garden Foundation’s mission is driven by the knowledge that gynaecological cancers could be life-changing for the women he is closest too – as they could any woman. Over the past two years, Darren has immersed himself in the Foundation’s bold and unflinching campaign work, exploring the taboos and silences that often surround gynaecological cancers. He has also spent time with medical professionals, patients, and their families at the Royal Marsden Hospital, gaining a deep understanding of their experiences, and the inhibitions the garden seeks to overcome.
Our Garden DESIGN - an overview
Our garden is designed to stop visitors in their tracks, ignite curiosity and enable uninhibited conversation about gynaecological health.
Darren Hawkes drew inspiration from the work of Eduardo Chillida that echoes the female anatomy. Chillida’s etching Inguru III informs the layout, and his clay sculpture La Casa del Poeta III, with its enclosing and interconnecting forms, are reimagined in striking architectural structures that reference the womb.
A meandering path guides visitors through richly planted borders, where shifting tones of colour envelop five sculptures - each representing one of the five gynaecological cancers. Water flows away from a pool in the centre of the garden through a pair of deep rills.
From here, the journey moves into more intimate spaces with secluded seating and onto a communal area for larger groups. These contrasting settings are designed to encourage conversation for all - shattering the silence that surrounds these cancers and saving lives.
Our journey to Chelsea 2026…
We’re planting more than flowers
Follow our journey as we grow a garden - and a national conversation - that’s set to make women’s health the headline of Chelsea 2026.
Our Garden Supporters
The Lady Garden Foundation 'Silent No More' Garden has been funded by a collaboration of private donors, foundation and companies - a network of supporters determined to help the charity make the step change in awareness that a garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show provides. If you would like to become a supporter please email: natasha@ladygardenfoundation.com
Charlie Pragnell of Pragnell Jewellery, Supporter of the Lady Garden ‘Silent No More’ Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 said:
"We are delighted to support the Lady Garden Foundation at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 and to play a small part in their mission to amplify their important message.”
Dr Samantha Corsellis PhD, Philanthropist and Supporter of the Lady Garden Foundation 'Silent No More' Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 said:
"My husband and I are delighted to be supporting the Lady Garden Foundation in their ambition to shine a spotlight on gynaecological cancers using a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 as a platform. The purpose of the charity, combined with the creative vision of Darren Hawkes, will propel these cancers into mainstream conversation across the UK.”
The Hinze Family Foundation
Mr and Dr Corsellis
Pragnell
Dr Annalisa Jenkins
Juliet de Baubigny OBE
Tamara Mellon OBE
Fiona Finds
Maria Sukkar
Frank Investments
Jenniffer Whitehead
Mrs Raquel Peterson
Katharine Pooley
Become a Lady Gardener
Join our campaign to change the outcomes of gynae cancer for all women across the UK. We need 2,026 people in 2026 in the build up to RHS Chelsea Flower Show to be part of the revolution. Please register here...and we will be in touch.