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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Helena Horton

Sarah Eberle’s ‘mesmerising’ garden wins top prize at Chelsea flower show

King Charles talks with designer Sarah Eberle at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
King Charles talks with designer Sarah Eberle at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/Reuters

Featuring a giant, sleeping woman carved out of a fallen tree, Sarah Eberle’s hauntingly beautiful garden has won the top prize at the Chelsea flower show.

Eberle, now the Royal Horticultural Society’s most decorated gardener, is a rarity; she is one of only three women to have won best in show at Chelsea as solo designers in its 100-year history.

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