We've already discovered the first three gardens to debut at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2027 next May, and now the fourth show garden has been revealed. Juliet Sargeant MBE will be designing an adventure-inspired show garden for The Outward Bound Trust. It will be Juliet's first show garden since 2022.
The Outward Bound Garden: Anything is Possible will respond to a growing national conversation about young people’s confidence, participation and readiness for the future. The garden will address concerns around risk aversion, anxiety and reduced independence, as well as unequal access to nature and adventure.
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The garden is one of three sponsored by Project Giving Back (PGB), which is making a surprise return for 2027 after previously announcing it would extend its support only for 2025 and 2026.
The designer
Juliet is a Sussex-based garden designer and broadcaster and runs the Sussex Garden School. In 2016 she became the first Black woman to design a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, winning both a RHS Gold Medal and the People’s Choice Award for her acclaimed Modern Slavery Garden. Juliet also designed the The Lion King 25th anniversary garden for Disney at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in 2024 and silver gilt-winning The New Blue Peter Garden: Discover Soil garden at the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show.
In 2026 she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to horticulture in the King’s Birthday Honours List.
Juliet says: “I know from personal experience that playfully engaging with nature and the landscape offers adults and young people unparalleled opportunities for creativity and personal discovery. My hope with The Outward Bound Garden: Anything is Possible is that it inspires young people to embrace challenge, discover what they are capable of and see new possibilities for their future.”
The Outward Bound Garden: Anything is Possible
The landscape, planting, creativity and sense of scale in the garden will reflect the challenges and discoveries of an Outward Bound adventure, and the confidence, resilience and self-belief it can foster in young people.
Its design will take inspiration from the Celtic landscape and character of Aberdyfi in north Wales, where Outward Bound began in the UK more than 85 years ago.
A large balancing sculpture made from Welsh granite by Adrian Gray and a handcrafted timber bothy will bring playfulness and discovery to the garden. Planting will show how plants adapt and thrive in different microclimates, reflecting young people’s capacity to grow through challenge.
The garden will be built by contractor Gardenlink and will feature plants from Crûg Farm Plants in north Wales, Kelways Nursery, Hare Spring Cottage, Kevock Garden Plants, New Wood Trees, Majestic Trees and Practicality Brown, with support also from Welsh Slate (Breedon).
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The Outward Bound Trust
Around 25,000 young people, from age 10-24, attend Outward Bound courses every year at its five centres across the UK.
Martin Davidson, Chief Executive at Outward Bound, said: “At the garden’s heart is a message we see played out every day at Outward Bound. With the right challenge and support, something a young person believes they can’t do can become something they can.”
The future of the garden
The garden will find a permanent home at Outward Bound’s Aberdyfi centre after the show, where it will continue to inspire young people for years to come.
