RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018: In pictures
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Flora, fashion and famous faces - the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has returned.
The annual flower show welcomed special guests to an advance viewing, before opening more widely from 22 until 26 May.
Sally Potterton performs in the Wedgwood Garden, a modern interpretation of 18th Century tea gardens
A dancer performs in the David Harber and Savills Garden, a reflection on humans' interaction with the environment over time
Models wearing bridal designs by Alan Hannah hold bouquets of peonies in the Great Pavilion
World champion free-diver Tanya Streeter poses at The Pearlfisher Garden, wearing a dress designed by students from the University of Brighton. The walls of the garden comprise 1,000 recycled water bottles, representing the amount of plastic entering the ocean every five seconds
The Wuhan Water Garden is inspired by the city's management of the Yangtze River, using man-made canals and lakes that ebb and flow according to the level of water in the river
The sculpture in the Myeloma UK Garden appears to be blowing seeds and plants on to the soil below
The Windrush Garden marks the 70th anniversary of the voyage of HMT Empire Windrush from the Caribbean to Tilbury in Essex
The Morgan Stanley Garden for the NSPCC aims to reflect the emotional transformation of children that the charity works with
The Queen, returning to public duties following Saturday's royal wedding, looks at a display of Peter Beales roses
Phillip Schofield visits the Welcome to Yorkshire garden on Main Avenue
Syrian musician Maya Youssef arrives with her kanun to play in the Lemon Tree Trust Garden, designed by Tom Massey. The design was inspired by the resilience and determination of refugees living in Domiz camp in Northern Iraq
The Urban Flow Garden aims to show homeowners how they can accommodate bold design features and colourful, abundant planting in a small urban garden
The Silent Pool Gin Garden is intended for a professional couple who live in the city and require a space to escape and unwind from their busy lives
Mary Berry was one of many celebrity attendees
The Seedlip Garden celebrates the pea through colours, patterns and multi-sensory elements
The Skin Deep Garden features a sculpture consisting of almost 200 concrete blocks, representing human faces and skin conditions
A visitor sits beneath a display of flowers at the floral market
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