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Gardening Express vs RHS Plants:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Gardening Express had more branded searches than RHS Plants among online plant retailers in the United Kingdom. Gardening Express had about 33,100 branded searches, while RHS Plants had 6,600. Gardening Express made up 19.4% of all online plant retailer searches we track, and RHS Plants accounted for 3.9%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about online plant retailers, Gardening Express and RHS Plants each appeared in two of the five answers. Gardening Express was mentioned before RHS Plants in every answer that named either.

Among online plant retailers in the United Kingdom in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Gardening Express, about 5 searches for every 1 for RHS Plants

Gardening Express 33.1K searchesRHS Plants 6.6K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both were mentioned in 2 of 5 answers.

Gardening Express in 2 of 5RHS Plants in 2 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Gardening Express, named ahead of RHS Plants in 2 of 2 answers

Gardening Express first in 2RHS Plants never first

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Top online plant retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Gardening Express and RHS Plants were each mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Gardening Express was listed before RHS Plants in every answer that named either.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Crocus1st
  2. Patch2nd
  3. Gardening Express3rd
  4. RHS Plants4th
  5. Thompson & Morgan5th
  6. Beards & Daisies6th
  7. J Parker's–
  8. YouGarden–
  9. Suttons–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Crocus5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Patch4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Thompson & Morgan2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Gardening Express2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Beards & Daisies2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • RHS Plants2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • J Parker's0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • YouGarden0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Suttons0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United Kingdom on October 27, 2026.

Is Gardening Express or RHS Plants more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Gardening Express and RHS Plants by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all nine online plant retailers we track, month by month, from searches in United Kingdom.

Gardening Express and RHS Plants among online plant retailers in the United Kingdom, by month

Share of searches by month for Gardening Express, RHS Plants. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthThompson & MorganGardening ExpressJ Parker'sYouGardenBeards & DaisiesPatchSuttonsRHS PlantsCrocus
Oct 202527.8%22.8%12.4%10.2%6.8%10.2%4.5%3%2.3%
Nov 202527.4%22.4%10%10%8.2%12.2%5.5%2.4%1.8%
Dec 202525.9%21.3%7.8%7.8%11.6%14.2%7.8%2.3%1.5%
Jan 202629%15.9%10.6%8.7%8.7%10.6%13%2.1%1.3%
Feb 202631.1%13.9%11.4%11.4%6.2%7.6%13.9%2.3%2.1%
Mar 202631.3%17.2%14.1%14.1%4.2%5.2%9.4%2.3%2.1%
Apr 202635.5%15.9%13%15.9%3.2%4.8%7.1%2.6%2%
May 202633.1%18.2%12.2%18.2%3.6%4.4%5.4%3%1.9%
Jun 202628.4%23.3%10.4%15.6%5.7%7%3.8%3.8%2%
Jul 202628.7%23.5%10.5%12.9%7%7%3.8%3.8%2.9%
Aug 202627%22.1%12.1%12.1%8.1%8.1%4.4%3.6%2.7%
Sep 202629%19.4%13%10.6%7.1%7.1%7.1%3.9%2.9%

How has the Gardening Express and RHS Plants comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for United Kingdom online plant retailers in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, Gardening Express lost share of searches among online plant retailers in the United Kingdom, from 22.1% to 19.4%.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for RHS Plants in the United Kingdom rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 6.6K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gardening Express’ and RHS Plants’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

Gardening Express

1 branded search term

  • gardening express

RHS Plants

1 branded search term

  • rhs plants

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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