Jo Thompson, the only woman to have designed a show garden on the main avenue at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, has said there are significant barriers preventing women from thriving at the event.
The celebrated garden designer, who swore she would never do Chelsea again after her 10th show in 2019, pointed to the scarcity of sponsorship, lack of female toilets, young children being banned from the show, and antiquated attitudes as reasons for the gender gap in designers.
