A sea of handmade poppies greets visitors to this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Designer Phillip Johnson has used nearly 300,000 knitted or crocheted poppies to create a moving tribute to servicemen and women who have fought in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations over the last 100 years.
Chelsea pensioners stand in an installation comprised of around 300,000 hand-knitted poppies designed by Phillip Johnson at the Chelsea Flower ShowJack Taylor/Getty ImagesAn installation comprised of around 300,000 hand-knitted poppies designed by Phillip JohnsonJack Taylor/Getty ImagesWorkers install a field of hand-knitted poppies at the Royal Hospital ChelseaDan Kitwood/Getty ImagesA volunteer stands at the entrance to the poppy installationAdrian Dennis/AFP
Speaking of poppies, Jerry Hall wore a summer dress decorated with the flowers as she visited the show with her new husband, media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Other celebrities attending the press day included Demi Moore, Rosamund Pike and Naomie Harris.
Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch attend the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesJerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch stroll around the Chelsea Flower ShowEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesDemi Moore and Eric ButerbaughEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesDame Judi DenchEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesRosamund PikeChris Jackson/Getty ImagesTwiggy poses at the M&S gardenChris Jackson/Getty ImagesMary BerryEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesKatie PiperChris Jackson/Getty ImagesMr MotivatorChris Jackson/Getty ImagesNaomie HarrisChris Jackson/Getty ImagesFloella BenjaminChris Jackson/Getty ImagesSir Paul SmithChris Jackson/Getty ImagesCerys MatthewsEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesMatthew WilliamsonEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesPiers MorganEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesRich HallEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesAnthea TurnerEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesAinsley HarriottEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesDonna AirJack Taylor/Getty Images
The 2016 RHS Chelsea Flower Show runs from 24 to 28 May in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
A Chelsea Pensioner holds a roseAdrian Dennis/AFPA Chelsea Pensioner looks through a floral image of the Queen designed by Veevers Carter as a tribute to Her Majesty on her 90th birthdayChris Jackson/Getty ImagesA model poses with a lawnmowerEamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesA gymnast performs at the Chelsea Flower Show 2016Eamonn M McCormack/Getty ImagesDesigner Juliet Sargeant poses in her Modern Slavery Garden at the Chelsea Flower ShowJack Taylor/Getty ImagesReg Bolton waters the trees on the Federation of British Bonsai Society standAdrian Dennis/AFPCacti at the RHS Greening Grey Britain gardenJack Taylor/Getty ImagesThe Senri-Sentei - Garage Garden designed by Kazuyuki IshiharaJack Taylor/Getty ImagesA display featuring hundreds of rosesToby Melville/ReutersA floral water featureToby Melville/ReutersSarracenia hybridsJack Taylor/Getty ImagesA man waters tulips in a floral suitChris Jackson/Getty ImagesA peacock made of flowersToby Melville/ReutersA model poses in a floral dress at the Chelsea Flower Show 2016Toby Melville/Reuters
