This year, more women than men are competing for a medal at London's famous Chelsea Flower Show. The annual event with the extraordinary gardens, open to the public on Tuesday, expects some 145,000 visitors by Saturday.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla passed through on Monday, as did Princess Kate Middleton of Wales. In 2013, women accounted for 27% of medal candidates, and this year 58%, and 100% in the category "balconies and pots" The only way to learn in the United Kingdom was to start as an apprentice in a garden at 12/14 years old.