Fairtrade pavilion at Chelsea Flower Show. A rose and foliage garland around the doorway, opening up to a tree decorated with more Fairtrade roses.

Chelsea Flower Show

Fairtrade: Where hope blooms 

For the first time ever, we recently exhibited at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to tell the story of Fairtrade flowers. Our Fairtrade floral exhibit was designed by our florist partner, Lavender Green, with beautiful Fairtrade roses provided by JZ Flowers and FleuraMetz.

Grown by Fairtrade flower workers in Ecuador and from Herburg and Tulaga flower farms in East Africa, our installation represents their resilience during Covid-19 and their hopes for the future.

Did you know there’s also a range of Fairtrade flowers beyond roses? Or that florists can now source Fairtrade flowers? You can find a range of bouquets containing Fairtrade flowers instore and online – just look for the FAIRTRADE Mark and choose Fairtrade.

RHS Chelsea flower show - mock up design of the Fairtrade space at Chelsea flower show, with a flower grower stood on one pillar, a tree in the middle pillar, and the FAIRTRADE Mark
Where to buy Fairtrade flowers

Please contact flowers@fairtrade.org.uk if you’re interested in working with us.

Portrait of Beredu Sitea in a greenhouse growing roses

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Portrait of Caroline Shikuku holding a bunch of yellow roses in the greenhouse at Tulaga Flowers farm in Kenya

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Portrait of three flower workers standing in a greenhouse at Bigot Flowers Ltd in Kenya. Two of the women are holding bunches of red roses

Growing more sustainable and resilient flower supply chains

Bouquet of Fairtrade hybrid rose, gypsophila, cosmic solidago eucalyptus cinerea - two hands holding roses in the bouquet, and the bouquet is arranged in a paper bag

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Portrait of Kennedy Simiyu, a flower worker at the Bigot Flower Farm in Kenya, examines roses in the greenhouse

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Flower worker with roses

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Photo credits

Portrait of Beredu Sitea among roses
Beredu Sitea – photo by Toby Richards
Portrait of Evans Kiprotich sat a table with a bookshelf behind him
Evans Kiprotich – photo by Christoph Köstlin
Portrait of Grace Otieno surrounded by colourful Fairtrade roses
Grace Otieno – photo by Toby Richards for Co-op UK
Portrait of Joan Injete Akumu holding red roses with another woman working in the background.
Joan Injete Akumu – photo by Vincent Owino