A model poses in a floral headress of peonys by Kate Halfpenny on the Primrose Hall exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower show in London Monday May 22, 2017..RHS / Luke MacGregor — RHS / Luke MacGregor

Dress up for Chelsea: Virtual Chelsea Flower Show 2020

RHS Chelsea Flower Show is usually a riot of colour, plants, inspiring gardens, royals and green-minded celebrities. And a perfect opportunity to look fabulous. This year, Chelsea will be different. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, it won't be held at Chelsea Hospital in London. Instead, it will be happening all across the country in your homes and on your screens, being broadcast from the RHS website and social media channels. But that doesn't mean you can't still look great.

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Chelsea Flower Show: Chelsea pensioners — © RHS/ Luke MacGregor

As the week plays out, from press and members day on Monday 18 May through to the final day on Saturday 23 May, the Gardens Illustrated team will be wearing Chelsea fineries. We may be at home, but we'll still look floral for Monty the cat or Alan the dog. And we think you should all do the same. So from Monday, #DressUpForChelsea. Put on those florals and sun hats, wear your diamante and flower crowns and get dressed up for whatever bit of Virtual Chelsea you're going to experience.

Share a picture on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, tag in Gardens Illustrated and we'll share. From flower-fuelled ties to floral pyjamas, we want to see what you're wearing.

Need some inspiration? Here's a few fabulous Chelsea outfits from over the years.

Lady Alice, we are not worthy

Lady Alice (L) and Emma Manners, the Duchess of Rutland pose on the Primrose Hall Peonnies exhibition at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London Monday May 20, 2019. ..Photograph : © Luke MacGregor.+44 (0) 79 79 74 50 30 .luke@lukemacgregor.com — Lady Alice (l) and Emma Manners, the Duchess of Rutland pose on the Primrose Hall Peonies exhibition at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 © RHS/Luke MacGregor

Bring your own donkey optional

Joanna Lumley, actress, poses with a donkey on The Donkey Sanctuary : Donkeys Matter garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Tuesday May 21, 2019...Photograph : © Luke MacGregor.+44 (0) 79 79 74 50 30 .luke@lukemacgregor.com — Joanna Lumley in the The Donkey Sanctuary: Donkeys Matter garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 RHS / Luke MacGregor

**Queen Mary rocks birds and greenery**

Celebrity Chef Mary Berry, poses with model Colombine Leathart on the Cayeaux Iris exhibition during press day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 in London Monday, May 21, 2018..RHS / Luke MacGregor — Chef Mary Berry, poses with model Columbine Leathart on the Cayeaux Iris exhibition at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 © RHS / Luke MacGregor

There's a lot of style going on here, but yes please to Sol Campbell's hat and Beverley Knight's jumpsuit

Guests including Sol Campbell, far left, Nancy Sorrell, centre, and Beverly Knight, far right, pose for photographs in the Skin Deep Garden during press day at the the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 in London, May 21, 2018. RHS/Suzanne Plunkett — Skin Deep Garden during press day at the the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett

Floral, floral and more floral

A model poses at the RHS Chelsea Flower show in London Monday May 22, 2017..RHS / Hannah McKay — A model poses at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2017 © RHS / Hannah McKay

Make a political statement!

World champion free-diver Tanya Streeter laughs during a photo call at the Pearlfisher Garden during press day at the the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 in London, May 21, 2018. Streeter's gown is made from plastic found on Brighton Beach and was made by students from the University of Brighton to highlight the threat of plastic waste to the oceans. RHS/Suzanne Plunkett — World champion free-diver Tanya Streeter at the Pearlfisher Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018. Streeter's gown was made from plastic found on Brighton Beach and was made by students from the University of Brighton to highlight the threat of plastic waste to the oceans. © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett

A peony headdress? It is almost peony season...

Subtle elegance from the Duchess of Cambridge

Catherine known as Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge at the RHS Chelsea Flower show in London Monday May 22, 2017..RHS / Hannah McKay — Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge at the RHS Chelsea Flower show 2017 © RHS / Hannah McKay

A snap pea dress? Yes please

Chef Jasmine Hemsley, wears Dolce & Gabbana's new Snap Pea dress as she poses in The Seedlip Garden, which features 40 different varieties of pea plants during press day at the the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 in London, May 21, 2018. RHS/Suzanne Plunkett — Chef Jasmine Hemsley, wears Dolce & Gabbana's Snap Pea dress as she poses in The Seedlip Garden, at the the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett

A fairy, because, well, we can't think of a reason why not

A Chelsea Pensioner chats with Janis Goodall, who was dressed as a fairy at the Perennial Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society tradestand during press day at the the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 in London, May 21, 2018. RHS/Suzanne Plunkett — A Chelsea Pensioner chats with Janis Goodall, at the Perennial Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett

Summer suit and sunglasses chic from Rob Brydon and Nick Frost

Rob Brydon and Nick Frost chat in the RHS Feel Good Garden during press day at the the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 in London, May 21, 2018. RHS/Suzanne Plunkett — Rob Brydon and Nick Frost at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett

Excellent all round suggestions from this stylish royal crowd

William and Catherine the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walk with RHS Treasurer Sandy Muirhead and his wife left, and Haley Monckton at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show during press day in London, May 20, 2019. Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/RHS — William and Catherine the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walk with RHS Treasurer Sandy Muirhead and his wife left, and Haley Monckton at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 © Suzanne Plunkett/RHS

HRH The Queen: style icon

Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with Ian Limmer on the Peter Beales Roases exhibition as she attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 © RHS/Luke MacGregor

Daisy Bowie-Sell

Daisy Bowie-Sell is digital editor of Gardens Illustrated. She has previously worked as a journalist for publications including the Daily Telegraph, WhatsOnStage and Time Out London

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Lady Alice, we are not worthy

Bring your own donkey optional

Queen Mary rocks birds and greenery

There's a lot of style going on here, but yes please to Sol Campbell's hat and Beverley Knight's jumpsuit

Floral, floral and more floral

Make a political statement!

A peony headdress? It is almost peony season...

Subtle elegance from the Duchess of Cambridge

A snap pea dress? Yes please

A fairy, because, well, we can't think of a reason why not

Summer suit and sunglasses chic from Rob Brydon and Nick Frost

Excellent all round suggestions from this stylish royal crowd

HRH The Queen: style icon

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