Eden Project unveils vision for Morecambe at Chelsea Flower Show
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Angela Rippon launches Bring Me Sunshine Garden
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Eden Project has unveiled its Bring Me Sunshine Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, offering the first major preview of Eden Project Morecambe, set to open in 2028.
Created to mark the Eden Project’s 25th anniversary year, the garden celebrates the regeneration of Morecambe Bay and the wider vision for a new coastal destination rooted in nature, learning and community. Designed by Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis and co-created with young adults from Morecambe, it draws inspiration from the area’s dramatic landscapes, ecology and cultural identity.
The display combines immersive coastal planting with sustainable and innovative materials, including mussel shell boundary panels and cockle shell terraces. At its centre is a striking solar-powered, shell-shaped canopy that will function as a learning hub for horticulture, foraging, crafts and digital skills, reinforcing the project’s focus on education and opportunity.
Angela Rippon launched the garden alongside a Morecambe and Wise tribute act, celebrating the humour, warmth and resilience of the town. She described the installation as uplifting and imaginative, capturing a strong sense of optimism for Morecambe’s future.
Sir Tim Smit said Eden Project Morecambe represents a transformation of the original Eden concept, describing it as “a theatre of science like nowhere else on earth.” He highlighted the extraordinary coastal setting and the intention for the development to operate as a living, evolving space for discovery rather than a fixed exhibition.
He also emphasised the importance of reconnecting people with nature through everyday growing, from public spaces to private gardens, describing it as the foundation for a wider “gardening revolution.”
Eden Project chief executive Andy Jasper said the garden reflects the organisation’s mission to bring together creativity, community and environmental regeneration, offering a first glimpse of how the full Morecambe destination will take shape.
Following the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, the garden will be relocated permanently to Morecambe as a free public green space and outdoor learning hub ahead of the full Eden Project Morecambe opening in 2028, supported by funding from grant-making charity Project Giving Back.