For Peat's Sake: RHS Faces Conservative Backlash Over Chelsea Flower Show The Chelsea flower show, a quintessential English springtime event, celebrates horticulture with its attendant joys.
This year's iteration featured a "nocturnal garden" designed to attract bats and a Viking themed allotment, but scratch beneath the surface and controversy emerges – one of cash flow woes and a battle for the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) soul.
The RHS is struggling to adapt to changing times, with two competing visions at its core: one that wants to be seen as forward thinking and environmentally conscious, and another that prioritizes tradition.