Putting farewell flowers in a world-class spotlight at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

Breaking new ground: an historic first funeral flower display at RHS Chelsea 2025

  • a woman holds a wreath of colourful spring flowers in a Yorkshire churchyard. Made on a woven base, this funeral flowers arrangement is completely biodegradable and compostable.

    Sponsorship and support opportunities

    Access the benefits of RHS Chelsea hospitality as one of our corporate sponsors. We’re changing the face of funeral floristry, so if you’re a sustainable game-changer, our brands could be a perfect fit. See our sponsorship packages linked below and find the one that suits you. If you’d simply like to support us with a small one-off donation to help fund our Chelsea display we’d love to have you on board too.

  • Featherstone's English Flower Company display a shareable casket spray made of bouquets displayed in meadow with rolling countryside behind. Proving that funeral flowers are beautiful and can have an afterlife beyond the service.

    Showcasing sustainability & British flowers

    Our display in Chelsea’s Grand Pavilion will be feature exclusively British grown blooms and will be entirely free of plastic floral foam and single use plastic. It will prove you don’t have to sacrifice beauty for sustainability. It will show how fresh, seasonal materials are natural, beautiful and can be resonant with meaning. Treading lightly on the planet, they leave no plastic behind.

  • A flower filled basket with fresh spring blooms in oranges and pink creates a wildflower display which is held by florist Susie of Earth Blooms, Somerset.

    Starting conversations

    We want our display to inspire and spark conversations about what sustainable funeral flowers can be. We think the RHS Chelsea Flower show is the perfect stage on which to demonstrate that funeral flowers don’t need to stay hidden in the shadows, but should be celebrated and enjoyed for their beauty beyond their primary purpose. We want show you that funeral flowers can be anything you want them to be.

  • Providing design inspiration for all

    Our churchyard scene will feature a range of compostable designs, from flower-filled boots to shareable casket sprays and naturally woven wreaths. Our flowers are inspired by life stories to fit the personalities of the people they’re reflecting. We’ll show you that there are so many ways to make personalised funeral flowers that don’t need to cost the earth.

  • Farewell Flowers florists Georgie Newbery, Nicola Hill, Gill Hodgson and Carole Patilla are taking funeral flowers to the world stage at RHS Chelsea 2025

    About our Chelsea Team

    Staging the exhibit will be Georgie Newbery, Common Farm Flowers; Nicola Hill, Gentle Blooms; Gill Hodgson, Fieldhouse Flowers and Carole Patilla, Tuckshop Flowers. We’ll be supported by more florists at the show to tell you more about our display and about sustainable funeral flowers. Are you a member and want to get involved? Make sure you’re signed up to our email list to hear about all the opportunties to help out!

  • Women gather round a coffin for a joyful, personal farewell flowers ritutal to create a very personal and unique floral tribute. Periwinkle Barn and Dead Good Legacies, County Durham.

    Help us change the world of funeral flowers

    If you’re a florist and would like to help us change the world of funeral flowers, join The Farewell Flowers Directory today. Being part of our Directory will help you to find like-minded florists with whom to share ideas for promoting and creating more eco-friendly choices for farewell flowers. Be part of a growing movement, help to make our collective voices heard, increase your visibility and get found for the flowers that you love.

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