News · 20 May 2026
Sarah Eberle wins top Chelsea garden prize
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A garden representing overlooked countryside has won the top award at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Designer Sarah Eberle secured the best in show prize, distinguishing herself as merely the third woman to ever achieve this award as an independent designer. The event also temporarily lifted its gnome ban for charity, and King Charles visited a garden with painted gnomes.
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