Sir David Beckham has announced he will be supporting horticulturist and TV presenter Frances Tophill as she designs a space for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
The former England star will be involved in the project as an ambassador for the King’s Foundation, which is working with the Royal Horticultural Society to create the garden.
The garden, named The RHS and The King’s Foundation Curious Garden, aims to encourage visitors to discover the joy of getting into gardening and the vital contributions plants make to the health of people, places, and the planet.
Sir David has shared his love for gardening on social media, saying: “My love for the countryside started when I was a child visiting my grandparents.
Sir David Beckham will be helping with the Chelsea Flower Show
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“I’ve experienced how rewarding gardening can be and that’s why I’m looking forward to working with The RHS and The King’s Foundation on their Curious Garden at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
“I hope we inspire people to get outside into nature and to try something new.”
Gardeners’ World presenter Tophill also spoke on the announcement, saying: “I’m thrilled to be working with everyone involved to bring my first Chelsea garden to life and really explore my own curiosity about plants and their vital role in bringing health to people and to planet.”
Alan Titchmarsh will also be involved in the project for the Chelsea Flower Show, which will run from May 19 to 23 next year.
He revealed: “Aside from celebrating the real joy that gardening brings to our lives, we will be highlighting how simply growing more plants helps mitigate both the biodiversity and climate crises, and, therefore, why gardeners, from enthusiastic new gardeners to incredible skilled horticulturists, are more important today than ever.”
The King’s Foundation works to build sustainable communities as well as transform lives with practical education programmes and projects.
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The charity encourages the next generation to learn first-hand in and from nature, with gardening courses offered at The King’s Foundation headquarters at Dumfries House, East Ayrshire.
Garden apprentices and trainees from both The King’s Foundation’s gardens and the RHS will be invited to be involved with the Chelsea garden.
The project will also shine a light on specialist traditional skills from students and graduates, such as woodwork.
A new sustainable portrait of King Charles has been unveiled, with the King said to have “loved” the piece.
The portrait featured a combination of coffee stains and reclaimed timber sourced from around London.
The artwork, created by artist Michael Shellis, incorporates salvaged materials gathered from across various London locations, including discarded wood retrieved from a skip.
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It was shown to the King last month and has been displayed privately within Buckingham Palace.
The artist travelled the city in an eco-friendly way to collect his materials, using a Lime bike to travel around the capital.