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Chelsea Flower Show 2025 Showcases Climate-Resilient Innovations

King Charles III and Queen Camilla preview gardens featuring AI-powered tree monitors, drought-tolerant crops, and a rainforest restoration exhibit.

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Overview

  • The 2025 Chelsea Flower Show focuses on climate adaptation, with gardens designed to withstand drought, heatwaves, and floods.
  • AI 'Treetalk' sensors in the Intelligent Garden allow visitors to monitor urban tree health and understand their environmental needs.
  • The Garden of the Future highlights drought-resistant crops like sweet potatoes, sorghum, and chickpeas, now viable in the UK due to climate change.
  • The Wildlife Trusts' rainforest garden showcases efforts to restore Britain's Atlantic temperate rainforest, now reduced to just 1% of its original area.
  • Monty Don debuts the first-ever Dog Garden, designed for canine-friendly spaces, which will later be relocated to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.