The Eden Project Bring Me Sunshine Garden has received a prestigious Silver-Gilt medal and the RHS – Royal Horticultural Society Environmental Innovation Award at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026.
Voting for the BBC/RHS People’s Choice Award has now opened — and the Eden Project team would love people to get behind Morecambe and vote for the Bring Me Sunshine Garden.
The Silver-Gilt award sits between Gold and Silver and is one of the highest accolades awarded by RHS Chelsea Flower Show judges. Judges praised the technical detail of the sustainable design elements, and its social impact in terms of the local community. The RHS Environmental Innovation Award recognises sustainable design and eco-friendly construction.
Created to mark the Eden Project’s 25th anniversary year, the garden offers the first glimpse of Eden Project Morecambe — the landmark £100 million attraction set to open in 2028 and help transform the Lancashire coastline.
Throughout the day, the garden welcomed a host of famous faces including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Joanna Lumley, Myleene Klass, Sir Paul Smith, Bruno Tonioli and Fiona Bruce, alongside members of the Royal Family.
The garden also featured yesterday on BBC Two, as part of the BBC’s Chelsea Flower Show coverage.
Queen Camilla spoke warmly with 23-year-old Ruby from Morecambe about the importance of inspiring more young people into horticulture and green careers.
Ruby said: “A lot of people were surprised because they hadn’t heard about Eden Project Morecambe before. People who knew Morecambe were really excited to hear about the plans for the town, while those who hadn’t said how beautiful it must be.
“There were so many people coming onto the garden it was a bit overwhelming but hopefully that means that Eden Project Morecambe will be really popular and will bring lots of enjoyment to people.”
Designed by Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis and co-created with young adults from Morecambe, the garden combines immersive coastal planting with pioneering sustainable materials including mussel shell panels and terraces created using cockle shell by-products.
At its heart sits a solar-powered outdoor classroom designed to inspire future careers in horticulture, food growing, sustainability and the creative industries.
As we previously reported, following Chelsea, the garden — made possible through funding from Project Giving Back — will relocate permanently to Morecambe, where it will become part of a free public community garden and outdoor learning space 30 times its current size ahead of Eden Project Morecambe opening in 2028.
Harry Holding said: “This garden has always been about people, possibility and hope. To receive a Silver Gilt at RHS Chelsea is incredibly rewarding for everyone involved, especially the young people from Morecambe who helped shape the project from the very beginning.
“The response continues to be unbelievable. People have genuinely connected with the story of Morecambe and the optimism behind the project.”
Andy Jasper, CEO of Eden Project, said: “We are absolutely thrilled with the awards and incredibly proud of what the team has achieved.
“More importantly, people have completely embraced the story behind the garden – the creativity, resilience and potential of Morecambe and its young people.
“Today has shown just how excited people are about Eden Project Morecambe and the future of this special town.”
• Find out more about the Eden Project’s mission at edenproject.com/mission