Step into our Breathing Space Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

Join us at the world’s most celebrated flower show and discover how design, science, and compassion come together in a garden that truly helps people breathe easier.

 RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 
19 – 23 May 2026 
Designed by Angus Thompson for Asthma + Lung UK 

Discover The Breathing Space Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

We're incredibly excited to have a presence at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. This summer, we're inviting you to take a moment to breathe, relax, and reconnect with nature.

Designed by the award-winning garden designer Angus Thompson and built by his partner Dan Flynn – the Breathing Space Garden is a tranquil woodland-edge garden, reflecting the voices of people living with lung conditions. We’re proud and excited to be part of The Breathing Space Garden, presented in partnership with Asthma + Lung UK and Project Giving Back. 

The Breathing Space garden is a sanctuary for everyone seeking a calm, supportive breathing space in which to recover and reconnect with nature. 

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Why is this garden important?

Right now, rediscovering our connection with nature – and finding the space to take a breath – has never been more vital.

One in five people in the UK will develop a lung condition in their lifetime – and when breathing is hard, nothing is easy. Living with a lung condition impacts every aspect of your life, and those difficulties can be felt every day.

Finding that space to escape to and settle has immense benefits for physical and mental wellbeing whether you live with a lung condition or not.

The Breathing Space Garden was designed and built to offer a welcoming space amongst the bustle of our busy lives. 

Create your own breathing space

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Your stories

The Breathing Space Garden, inspired by breath and balance

Discover the inspiration and story behind the Breathing Space Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026.
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Your stories

Meet the life-giving plants of the Asthma + Lung UK garden at Chelsea Flower Show

The Asthma + Lung UK Breathing Space garden celebrates the connection between nature, wellbeing, and healthy lungs. Here’s our guide to some of the key plants of this special space.
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Breathing exercises

Practical advice and breathing exercises that will help you to find a sense of serenity in everyday life.
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Designed By

Angus Thompson

Planting consultancy

Chris Marchant 
With Midori Shintani and Shintaro Sasagawa

Built By

CGM Landscapes 
Dan Flynn, Insight 
Sustainable Engineering by AKT II 
Sculpture by Oliver Barratt 
Metal fabrication by Rex Holloway 
Littlehampton Welding  
Getjar

Plants Provided By:

Solitair 
Kelways 
Deepdale Trees 

With additional thanks to:

Balfour Beatty plc 
Cadeby Stone 
Clearstone  
Complete Unity Yoga 
dpa lighting consultants 
E.ON Energy 
Fairalls 
Grants of Shoreditch Ltd 
Jewson Rotherham 
Land & Water 
Lightgraphix 
Low Carbon Materials 
Lyall Landscapes 
McLaren Construction 
Nakamoto Forestry 
Parkway Steel 
Sanofi 
Speedy Service 
Tarmac 
The Garden Trellis company 
The Modern Garden Company 
The Oak Workshop Ltd 
The Worm that Turned 
Uniper Energy  
Weaver Green  

With thanks to Rotherham NHS Trust, especially Jacqueline Pollington, Anne and Paul Milner 

Press pack

The Asthma + Lung UK Breathing Space Garden press pack - MA322 can be downloaded via the link below:

Download Asthma + Lung UK Breathing Space Garden press pack 

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