Master gardener and owner of Kells Bay Gardens, Billy Alexander, has been awarded a gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the third consecutive year.
His exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society’s flagship event, Wilde Kells Bay Gardens, was recognised for its scale, complexity, and the diversity of fern species on display.
Mr Alexander curates one of the largest private fern collections in Europe in his gardens on the Iveragh Peninsula, with specimens from the Pacific Islands, Indonesia, Vietnam, and New Zealand.
The Chelsea Flower Show runs in London until this Saturday (24th May).
Billy Alexander said, “I am quite honestly speechless, and over the moon to have received another gold medal this morning. The announcement today is the culmination of 24 months of planning, cultivating, and working with my incredible team and partners to get to this moment. It takes a huge amount of work to protect the plants, get them looking their best, and to transport them safely all the way from Cahersiveen to Chelsea – but it is worth every minute. I’m delighted to be able to share my passion with others and want to extend my gratitude to the RHS and its judges for this acknowledgement."
At the 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, he took home a gold medal, the award for Best Exhibit in the Great Pavilion, and also received the Lawrence Medal – the RHS’s highest honour for the best exhibit of the year.
In 2021, Mr Alexander won gold medals at both the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and the Hampton Court Garden Festival.
