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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Gay wedding and schoolchildren to feature at ‘inclusive’ Chelsea flower show

Manoj Malde RHS David Levene Chelsea Chelsea Flower Show RHS Chelsea
Gardener Manoj Malde
The first ever wedding at Chelsea Flower Show will take place on Monday. Gardener Manoj Malde (pictured) has designed the garden where he will marry his partner Clive Gillmor.
 Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Chelsea flower show has long been a staple of the society calendar, with celebrities and royals making an appearance among the peonies and roses.

However, this year, the Royal Horticultural Society is trying to make the show – and horticulture – more inclusive, by putting on special events for children, and encouraging the creation of gardens with an accessibility theme.

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