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Anya Hindmarch’s Ever After Garden glows in London this festive season

Over 30,000 illuminated white roses light up Duke of York Square through December, honouring those no longer here. The seventh edition of Anya Hindmarch's beloved installation opens on 5th November.

By Jordana LynchFriday, 6th of November 20262 min read
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Anya Hindmarch’s Ever After Garden returns to Duke of York Square for its seventh year, transforming the London square into an ethereal nocturnal landscape of 30,000 illuminated white roses. Opening on 5th November and running until 21st December, the installation emerges each evening at 3pm, its white blooms glowing against the darkness in quiet tribute to those who have passed.

A woman in a black double-breasted blazer and patterned scarf holds a microphone, standing before the illuminated white roses at the garden opening

The Ever After Garden has become a cherished seasonal ritual, one built on remembrance and the chance to honour loved ones no longer here. Visitors may pre order dedicated roses, which will be planted before the garden opens to the public. Each bloom carries the weight of memory, a luminous gesture of continuity and grace. The entire initiative supports The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, weaving personal loss into collective purpose.

Closer view of the luminous white artificial roses planted densely together at dusk, with blue-lit trees and warm building lights visible behind

Celia Imrie formally opened the garden this year, lending her presence to an occasion that has grown beyond spectacle into genuine ritual. The installation draws support from Brookfield Asset Management as headline partner, alongside Nationwide Building Society and Cadogan Estate. A constellation of private supporters has helped sustain the Ever After Garden, each contributing to its unfolding each evening from 3pm to 8pm.

Night view of the Ever After Garden showing the expanse of glowing white blooms with architectural elements and street lighting in the background

Duke of York Square provides an intimate urban setting for such an ambitious installation. The white roses, artificial yet luminous, create an effect part garden, part sanctuary; the scale of 30,000 flowers speaks to collective grief transformed into collective beauty. The garden sits at the heart of Chelsea, accessible and unhurried, inviting strangers into a shared space of reflection.

Detail of individual illuminated white roses among green foliage, showing the texture and brightness of each flower

The Ever After Garden remains open daily through 21st December. Roses can be pre ordered through Anya Hindmarch’s official channels, each dedication a small permanence within the temporary glow of the season.

Wide shot of visitors walking through pathways lined with thousands of glowing white roses under evening sky
The illuminated white roses in sharp focus showing the delicate petal detail of each artificial bloom lit from within
Evening view of Duke of York Square's Ever After Garden with the dense carpet of white roses extending across the square

Imagery courtesy of Anya Hindmarch (@anyahindmarch).

A woman in a black double-breasted blazer and patterned scarf holds a microphone, standing before the illuminated white roses at the garden opening
Closer view of the luminous white artificial roses planted densely together at dusk, with blue-lit trees and warm building lights visible behind
Night view of the Ever After Garden showing the expanse of glowing white blooms with architectural elements and street lighting in the background
Detail of individual illuminated white roses among green foliage, showing the texture and brightness of each flower
Wide shot of visitors walking through pathways lined with thousands of glowing white roses under evening sky
The illuminated white roses in sharp focus showing the delicate petal detail of each artificial bloom lit from within
Evening view of Duke of York Square's Ever After Garden with the dense carpet of white roses extending across the square

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