Historian, Orchid specialist, Speaker
Ministry of Botany

We went and did it! Silver gilt medal – a huge achievement for first time Chelsea exhibitors.

People absolutely loved our exhibit. Hugely proud of our founder Dino Zelenika and forever grateful to everyone who made this happen!!!

This crucial story of orchids needs your support.

Join us in exposing how Conservation, Colonialism and Environmental History are intertwined,

and discover their lasting impacts at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025!

Chelsea Flower Show 2025

Ministry of Botany will be present at Chelsea Flower Show 2025 from 19th - 24th May 2025

RHS Chelsea Flower Show is filled with amazing garden designs, gorgeous floral displays and exclusive shopping. The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity.

Garden design excellence

Show Gardens curl round Main Avenue and Royal Hospital Way. A stroll along this route will take you past some of the finest examples of garden design at the world’s most prestigious flower show. As well as inspired plant combinations and cutting-edge landscaping, these Gardens serve as a barometer of current gardening trends and key issues facing horticulture.

Dino's approach and Objective

Dino Zelenika - Historian, Orchid specialist, Speaker

Dino Zelenika’s journey is a testament to the transformative power of passion and resilience. Born in Bosnia and finding a new home in the United Kingdom at the age of seven, Dino developed a profound connection with the delicate and extraordinary world of orchids – a connection that would become the driving force of his life’s work.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Supporting Dino’s journey to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is an investment in ecological education, cultural exchange, and the celebration of nature’s most exquisite performers.

Realescape Travel as Dino's main activity

Real Escape Travel was founded to provide people with authentic experiences
in under-explored countries and regions around the world.

Discover our Botanical and Wild Orchid Tours

All our botanical tours combine the best of local history, culture and food in between seeing wild plants.