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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Helena Horton

Chelsea flower show garden designers clash over use of AI

Matt Keightley holding plant
Matt Keightley in his 2015 Chelsea garden, designed for Prince Harry. This year he is launching an AI app that has ‘designed’ three full-size gardens for the show. Photograph: Teri Pengilley/The Guardian

With glasses of champagne sipped among the peonies, Chelsea flower show is generally a friendly and genteel occasion. But this year, the secateurs have been drawn as gardeners clash over the use of AI in designing the exhibits.

Matt Keightley, an award-winning designer who has created gardens for figures including Prince Harry, is using artificial intelligence to design his garden for the prestigious show, held at the Royal Hospital gardens in Chelsea, London, next week.

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