{"id":4077,"date":"2010-05-31T10:49:43","date_gmt":"2010-05-31T14:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=4077"},"modified":"2011-03-31T15:07:56","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T19:07:56","slug":"where-are-the-women-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=4077","title":{"rendered":"Where are the Women Designers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the aftermath of this year’s Chelsea show, the dearth of entries by women is discussed in this provocative article from the Telegraph.<\/a><\/p>\n

The article quotes a Sue Hayward, who wonders if the deficit can be due to the fact that, instead of burly construction matters and hardscape, “women have more affinity with plants – only a minority want to get down and dirty.” Really? And this line startled me too: “Is it, in part, because so many female garden designers are career-changers working part-time?” I wonder who’s crunched those numbers, or is this just anecdotal? <\/p>\n

Perhaps some of these questions will be addressed in the BBC radio program<\/a> to be aired May 31 on women and gardening. <\/p>\n

More information and interviews found here.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Happy holidays to those readers celebrating them today, whether it be Bank Holiday or Memorial Day or something else.<\/p>\n

Choppy segue to Artemisia pedemontana, a ground-hugging charmer in the front gravel garden but velcro for sticks and other bits.<\/p>\n

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