No Adults Allowed Gardening Competition

In a historic first, children took over the RHS Feature Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. The garden was designed by children, for children.

What's it all about?

Pupils from Sulivan Primary School in London worked with garden designer Harry Holding to create the brief and design for their very own show garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. The pupils chose to design a No Adults Allowed Garden, a safe space for children to learn, play and explore.

To celebrate the garden, we asked children and young people across the UK to design their own No Adults Allowed Garden. Winning schools have been awarded £1,000 which will help to bring their ideas to life within their school grounds.

Winning schools

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the No Adults Allowed Competition. We were overwhelmed by the quality of all the entries submitted, thank you to everyone who took part. 

You can still use our downloadable resources to make your own miniature garden. 

St Brigid's Catholic Primary School  

Knowsley

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 

Brighton

St Andrews CE Primary School

Dronfield Woodhouse

Arlies Primary School 

Stalybridge 

Norbury C of E Primary School 

Ashbourne

St Nicolas C of E Primary 

Torpoint

Kingslea Primary School 

Horsham

Emersons Green Primary School 

Bristol

St Laurence C of E Primary School 

Nottingham

Dartington Primary Academy 

Totnes

Dacre Braithwaite 

Harrogate 

St. Andrew's CofE Primary School 

Hove

Nields Academy 

Huddersfield

Chalgrove Primary School 

London Borough of Barnet

Prince Of Wales Primary School 

London Borough of Enfield

Martlesham Primary Academy 

Suffolk

Brushwood Junior School 

Chesham

St John & St James Primary School 

London Borough of Hackney

Sharmans Cross Junior School 

Solihull 

Willaston C of E Primary School 

Willaston

Risley Avenue Primary School  

London Borough of Haingey

Lightwater Village School 

Lightwater 

Springfield House Community Special School  

Solihull

Holy Trinity C of E Primary School  

Burton upon Trent 

Ryders Hayes School 

Walsall

 

Resources

Why take part? 

Gardening and connecting with nature has a wide range of benefits for young people.

As well as offering an entry point into growing, this project is youth-led and gives young people the chance to develop their life skills and to voice their ideas, opinions and thoughts.

This is an exercise in creative thinking - pupils can think freely, explore their imagination and problem-solve using the power of plants.

Find out more about the garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024:


Terms and conditions

Before entering the competition, please read and review our terms and conditions.