• RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

    A large Rhino Greenhouse with glass panels stands full of plants and pots, surrounded by a fenced garden with blooming flowers, a white umbrella, and outdoor seating under a sunny sky. A glass Rhino Greenhouse filled with plants and gardening tools stands in a sunny garden, surrounded by flowers, a wooden fence, and outdoor furniture beneath a white umbrella. Rhino is displayed on the Rhino Greenhouse.

We had the absolute privilege of being invited back again to exhibit at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Together with our brilliant collaborators we managed to design and build a wonderful tradestand - Time for Tea - which was awarded a 5-star tradestand award from the RHS!

It was a fantastic experience and you can read more about our stand and the inspiration behind it below. 

Four people, sitting on a Rhino Greenhouse roof, are engaged in conversation. One holds a newspaper, while others hold mugs. Inside the Rhino Greenhouse, plants are organized on shelves.
  • A glass Rhino Greenhouse displays vibrant flowers and gardening tools. It's fenced with a white picket, surrounded by colorful plants. A wooden sign nearby reads Rhino Rhino Greenhouses. A transparent Rhino Greenhouse displays various plants and gardening tools. It is surrounded by a picket fence and vibrant flowers. A sign reads Rhino Rhino Greenhouses against a wooden backdrop.

The Inspiration Behind Our Stand

Time for tea

Even the smallest space, wherever the location, can feel like you are nestled in your own piece of the English countryside.

The classic English country garden is a beloved theme at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It evokes a sense of nostalgic charm, transporting visitors to a dreamy setting amidst quaint buildings adorned with wisteria and walled gardens filled with salvias, astrantia and lupins. It’s a paradox where the cacophony of nature transcends logic by creating calm.

For us, the theme of English country garden felt suitably fitting. What the Great British Rhino offers, much like the English country garden, is a sense of time and longevity. Mature gardens deserve a mature fixture. One that can last alongside and flourish together.

I Think Its Time For Tea

The morning is broken by the mellow, lyrical sweetness of the blackbird’s song. It cuts through the damp, dewy air, resonating with clarity and optimism in its major key. Robins and thrushes join in hearty camaraderie. The pre-dawn choristers rallying their slumbersome consociates.

Then the low hum of busy pollinators. Abuzz with purpose. A wheelbarrow navigates a brick weave garden path, compound in rhythm. A woodpigeon flaps through the canopy, the echo like a reverb. And, somewhere in the distance, the drone of a lawnmower joins their song.

The freshly cut grass hangs in the air, evoking nostalgic memories of summers long since passed. A hose, first a dull patter over parched plant leaves, now barely heard over joyous cries of children as they dart through the jet stream.

The timpani joins, a teaspoon upon a bone china cup, discarded on a saucer. Vibrant lupins, alliums and delphiniums sway in the breeze, seemingly moved by nature’s music. Wisteria shyly hang their blooms, too coy to join the dance. 

Lavender and fresh thyme offer up their heady floral aroma, drunk on romance and whimsy. The summer symphony crescendos, with each player in turn performing their own specific leitmotif. I sit here in my Rhino. 

The warmth of the day has left the garden now but not here, here it lingers like a gentle embrace. The cat nudges at my legs, impatient for her supper. She likes it here too. 

One by one, each member of the ensemble has taken its bow and since retired. The sun bids a final farewell through the garden arch and only one soloist now remains. The blackbird serenades me with her flute-like song one last time, beckoning me on as if to say... I think it’s time for tea.

Four people, sitting on a Rhino Greenhouse roof, are engaged in conversation. One holds a newspaper, while others hold mugs. Inside the Rhino Greenhouse, plants are organized on shelves.
  • Greenhouses with open vents house various plants in pots. Surrounding the structures are tall greenery and additional potted plants, set in a garden landscape. Glass Rhino Greenhouse featuring open roof panels, housing various potted plants and vegetables, surrounded by lush garden greenery. Text on Rhino Greenhouse: Rhino.

A special thank you to our collaborators...

Design & Build by Rose Hill rosehilldesign.co.uk

Photography by Belle Daughtry justbelle.co.uk

Special thanks to:
Tommy & Rea Hill & Belle Daughtry

A glass Rhino Greenhouse with a pointed roof houses potted plants and gardening tools. It stands in a garden, enclosed by a white picket fence, with flowers and greenery surrounding it. A medium-sized glass Rhino Greenhouse stands in a garden behind a white picket fence, surrounded by potted plants and flowers. It features a sloped roof and houses various gardening tools and plants.
A glass Rhino Greenhouse houses potted plants on shelves, surrounded by lush flowering plants in a sunlit garden. A small Rhino Greenhouse enclosed by glass features thriving potted plants on shelves. It's situated in a sunny garden surrounded by lush plants and vibrant flowers.
Wooden garden furniture with cushions sits under an umbrella among flowering plants, next to a Rhino Greenhouse. Tall plants climb a white fence, and a tote bag nearby reads Rhino. A wooden table with chairs and umbrella sits in a flower-filled garden, enclosed by trellised fencing. A tote bag labeled Rhino Rhino Greenhouses rests nearby.
A glass Rhino Greenhouse displays potted plants and gardening tools, set against a white fence with the text RHINO Rhino Greenhousesdirect in the foreground. A neatly trimmed lawn surrounds the structure. Rhino Greenhouse with open windows, framed by potted plants, stands in a garden. A sign reads RHINO Rhino Rhino Greenhousesdirect on the side wall. A white picket fence surrounds the area.
A person in a blue jacket waters plants with a green watering can in a Rhino metal raised garden bed next to a Rhino Greenhouse. Pebbled ground and nearby plants create a garden setting. A person waters young plants in a Rhino metal raised garden bed inside a Rhino Greenhouse. The surrounding environment includes green foliage and sunlight filtering through the Rhino Greenhouse structure.