Chelsea Flower Show 2017: How to watch it on TV?

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This year’s coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show is brought to you by the BBC.

Kicking off on Sunday May 21, presenters Sophie Haworth and Joe Swift gave viewers a sneak peak behind the curtains of the exhibits at 5pm.

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 programme continues today, with one episode at 3.45pm and another one at 7.30pm. 

You can pick up the highlights of the gardening show with Monty Don and Joe Swift between Monday and Saturday at 8pm on BBC Two.

Sophie and Joe will return on Monday May 29 for one final look at the Chelsea Flower Show on BBC One at 7.30pm.

If you miss the live action from the flower show during the day, you can still watch the individual episodes on BBC’s iPlayer.

The first preview of the show is already available to stream online and all 15 episodes will be ready after broadcast.

The Chelsea Flower Show begins on Tuesday May 23 and will last till Saturday May 27.

The event’s gates will open at 8am every morning and close at 8pm during the week On Saturday they will close at 5.30pm.

Over 500 exhibitors from across the world are attending and some 165,000 people are expected to flock to the show.

The show itself takes place in the 66-acre grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, where is has been since 1913.

This year’s flower show features eight Show Gardens, five Fresh Gardens, nine Artisan Gardens as well as the Great Pavilion exhibitors and the Discovery Zone exhibitors.

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