Chelsea Flower Show designers are making a last-minute dash to spruce up their gardens after lashing wind and rain hit the capital.
Some of the world's finest horticulturists are exhibiting, with just three days before the gates open and celebrities and the public pour into the world-renowned show.
But gardens took a bit of a battering on Thursday when winds of up to 30mph and rain hit London, causing temperatures to plummet to around 10C (50F).
Chelsea Flower Show Opening Times
Tuesday - Friday (19–22 May): 8am–8pm
Saturday (23 May): 8am–5:30pm
A Full List Of Chelsea Flower Show Ticket Prices Can Be Found Here
Today the sun is out as gardeners get to grips with their brooms and the great clean-up begins at the Chelsea Flower Show.
David Dodd, the contractor who has overseen the creation of the Middle-Eastern inspired Beauty of Islam garden, said everyone is hard at work to make up time lost yesterday.
He said: "It has been difficult with the weather. The wind really ripped through the planting, which is very sensitive.
Prince Harry visits the Chelsea Flower Show after returning from New Zealand tour.
"There were high winds last week so a lot of the plants took damage and we have been spending the last week repairing the damage.
"Then we had the good weather and we thought 'this is alright'.
"Then yesterday, 11 hours of solid rain. It was miserable, everybody was soaked to the skin."
But they weren't letting the rain dampen their spirits and are confident the gardens will be pristine for the VIP launch on Monday.
Mr Dodd, who has been a regular face at the flower show since he first worked there in 1992, said: "The planting team has been fantastic.
"And I can't remember a Chelsea Flower Show when we didn't have any rain."
Charlie Albone, 33, has travelled from his native Australia with a team of gardeners to exhibit this year.
He said: "We knew the bad weather was coming so we really picked up our working the day before and worked into the evening."
Ahead of schedule, Mr Albone and his team "crept out" yesterday afternoon while other soaked-through gardeners continued to toil away.
His garden is full of flowers and plants from Australia and is imagined as a space to tell his late father, who died when he was 17, about his life and family.
Chelsea Flower Show
(01 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(02 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Basotho singers from Lesotho sing in the Sentebale 'Hope In Vunerability' Garden during the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England.The Sentebale - Hope In Vulnerability Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show was designed by Matt Keightley and is inspired by the Mamohato Children's Centre in Lesotho. The Children's Centre is due to open later this year in Lesotho and will provide support to children living wth HIV (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Sentebale) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(03 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Prince Harry sits in a Basotho Chair as he visits the Sentebale 'Hope In Vunerability' Garden during the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England.The Sentebale - Hope In Vulnerability Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show was designed by Matt Keightley and is inspired by the Mamohato Children's Centre in Lesotho. The Children's Centre is due to open later this year in Lesotho and will provide support to children living wth HIV (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Sentebale) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(04 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Prince Harry meets Basotho singers from Lesotho as he visits the Sentebale 'Hope In Vunerability' Garden during the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The Sentebale - Hope In Vulnerability Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show was designed by Matt Keightley and is inspired by the Mamohato Children's Centre in Lesotho. The Children's Centre is due to open later this year in Lesotho and will provide support to children living wth HIV. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Sentebale) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(05 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(06 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: The Homebase Urban Retreat Garden, in association with MacMillan Cancer Support, designed by Adam Frost and sponsored by Homebase is pictured on the press preview day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(07 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: The Homebase Urban Retreat Garden, in association with MacMillan Cancer Support, designed by Adam Frost and sponsored by Homebase is pictured on the press preview day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(08 of44)
Chelsea Pensioners take a tour of the displays at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 18, 2015. Horticulturists from around the world are displaying their garden designs at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London, and the premier garden and social event opens to the public on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of44)
People view flowers on display, at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 18, 2015. Horticulturists from around the world are displaying their garden designs at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London, and the premier garden and social event opens to the public on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of44)
Britain's Prince Harry walks through the Sentebale - Hope in Vulnerability garden, at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(11 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(12 of44)
People view the Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 18, 2015. Horticulturists from around the world are displaying their garden designs at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London, and the premier garden and social event opens to the public on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(13 of44)
Chelsea Pensioners take a tour of the displays at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 18, 2015. Horticulturists from around the world are displaying their garden designs at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London, and the premier garden and social event opens to the public on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(14 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(15 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(16 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(17 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Prince Harry visits the Sentebale 'Hope In Vunerability' Garden during the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The Sentebale - Hope In Vulnerability Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show was designed by Matt Keightley and is inspired by the Mamohato Children's Centre in Lesotho. The Children's Centre is due to open later this year in Lesotho and will provide support to children living wth HIV. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Sentebale) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(18 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(19 of44)
Britain's Prince Harry, left, views the Sentebale - Hope in Vulnerability garden with designer Matt Keightley, at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Monday, May 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(20 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(21 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Prince Harry visits the Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images) (credit:Eamonn M. McCormack via Getty Images)
(22 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(23 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(24 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(25 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(26 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Joanna Lumley visiting the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(27 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(28 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(29 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(30 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(31 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(32 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(33 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(34 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(35 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: A general view on press day of exhibits at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(36 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Prince Harry chats to Louise Minchin from BBC Breakfast as they visit the Sentebale 'Hope In Vunerability' Garden during the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2015 in London, England.The Sentebale - Hope In Vulnerability Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show was designed by Matt Keightley and is inspired by the Mamohato Children's Centre in Lesotho. The Children's Centre is due to open later this year in Lesotho and will provide support to children living wth HIV (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Sentebale) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(37 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: The Brewin Dolphin show garden designed by Darren Hawkes Landscapes and sponsored by Brewin Dolphin is pictured on the press preview day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(38 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: The Telegraph Garden designed by Marcus Barnett and sponsored by The Telegraph is pictured on the press preview day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(39 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: The Hidden Beauty of Kranji show garden designed by John Tan and Raymond Toh and sponsored by Esmond Landscape and Uniseal is pictured on the press preview day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(40 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: The Brewin Dolphin show garden designed by Darren Hawkes Landscapes and sponsored by Brewin Dolphin is pictured on the press preview day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(41 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: 'The Beauty of Islam' show garden designed by Kamelia Bin Zaal and sponsored by The Outdoor Room is pictured on the press preview day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(42 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: The Beauty of Islam show garden designed by Kamelia Bin Zaal and sponsored by The Outdoor Room is pictured on the press preview day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(43 of44)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: The Hidden Beauty of Kranji show garden designed by John Tan and Raymond Toh and sponsored by Esmond Landscape and Uniseal is pictured on the press preview day of the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2015 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 19th to 23rd May and is expected to draw around 157,000 visitors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(44 of44)
David Ragg (left) from Interflora arranges the 'Time for Tea' exhibit in the Grand Pavilion, as preparations continue ahead of the opening of the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
Workers making final preparations for Chelsea Flower show...
Chelsea Flower Show 2015 Preparations
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015(01 of29)
Final preparations are made to a display of Roses by Peter Beales at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(02 of29)
Final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(03 of29)
Final preparations are made to the Thailand Land Of Buddhism display at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(04 of29)
Final preparations are made to a display of Roses by Peter Beales at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(05 of29)
Final preparations are made to Prince Harry's Sentebale Garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(06 of29)
Final preparations are made to Prince Harry's Sentebale Garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(07 of29)
Final preparations are made to Prince Harry's Sentebale Garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(08 of29)
Final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(09 of29)
Final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(10 of29)
Final preparations are made to the Thailand Land Of Buddhism display at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(11 of29)
A planting detail in Prince Harry's Sentebale Garden as final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(12 of29)
Final preparations are made to The Haven artisan garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(13 of29)
Final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(14 of29)
Final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(15 of29)
Final preparations are made to Prince Harry's Sentebale Garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(16 of29)
Final preparations are made to the T Vallis & S Freemantle artisan garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(17 of29)
A Chelsea Pensioner passes the entrance as final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(18 of29)
Final preparations are made to a display of Roses by Peter Beales at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(19 of29)
Final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(20 of29)
Final preparations are made to the Thailand Land Of Buddhism display at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(21 of29)
Final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(22 of29)
Final preparations are made to Prince Harry's Sentebale Garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(23 of29)
Final preparations are made to a display of Roses by Peter Beales at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(24 of29)
Final preparations are made to Prince Harry's Sentebale Garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(25 of29)
Final preparations are made at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(26 of29)
Final preparations are made to a display of Roses by Peter Beales at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(27 of29)
Final preparations are made to The Haven artisan garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(28 of29)
Final preparations are made to the Thailand Land Of Buddhism display at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(29 of29)
Final preparations are made to Prince Harry's Sentebale Garden at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower show, at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)