The world's largest annual flower show may have a royal palace for a backdrop but at its heart, the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is all about the flowers.
So whether you're a plant-hunter, flower-lover or just love gazing at the 33 acres of beautiful landscape gardens and colourful blooms, take a look at the preparations of the flower show in pictures.
The show kicks-off July 3rd and finishes on July 8th.
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The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(01 of20)
A visitor looks at a display in the Floral Marquee at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(02 of20)
A visitor looks at a display in the Floral Marquee at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(03 of20)
Garlic bulbs are displayed for sale at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(04 of20)
Garlic bulbs are displayed for sale at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(05 of20)
A visitor photographs a display of Lupins in the Floral Marquee at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(06 of20)
North American pitcher plants are displayed in the Floral Marquee at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(07 of20)
7/7 London bombing survivor Matthew Childs (C) stands in his own garden design, entitled 'Light at the End of the Tunnel', will fellow survivors Liz Owen (L) and Kathy Lazenbatt at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(08 of20)
A fountain at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(09 of20)
A musician plays in The Azorean Garden at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(10 of20)
A worker lays hay amongst the flowers in a display backed with a large photographic backdrop at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(11 of20)
Fayed Al Subehat of The Jordanian Tourist Board stands in The Discover Jordan Garden at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(12 of20)
Designer Tony Smith tends to his garden called 'Possession' at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(13 of20)
Stone steps inlaid with messages form a bridge at 'The Bridge Over Troubled Water' garden at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(14 of20)
A wrecked car, rubble and rubbish fill one of the Chris Beardshaw designed Urban Oasis gardens at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(15 of20)
A wrecked car, rubble and rubbish fill one of the Chris Beardshaw designed Urban Oasis gardens at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(16 of20)
Double yellow lines form a bench in The Edible Bus Stop 'Riot of Colour' garden at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(17 of20)
A London taxi, overgrown with flowers, forms part of The Edible Bus Stop 'Riot of Colour' garden at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(18 of20)
Metal sculptures of daisies are displayed for sale at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(19 of20)
Visitors walk though the Chris Beardshaw designed Urban Oasis garden at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Preparations Are Made For The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show(20 of20)
Butterflies rest in the window of 'The Mariposas' (Hopes of the Nicaraguan Girl), a conceptual garden in support of Amnesty International, at The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on July 2, 2012 in London, England. The 23rd Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is the biggest gardening show in the United Kingdom, opens to the public tomorrow and runs until July 8, 2012. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)