Jo Thompson is one of the UK’s leading and best-known garden designers. In this lecture she will look at residential gardens large and small, and some show gardens and their development: a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the thought process behind a range of gardens which reference traditional English Arts and Crafts garden design while lending them a contemporary feel.
Jo’s designs are wide ranging: from residential family gardens, public spaces and country estates to rooftop terraces and urban boltholes. The gardens are notable for the way in which they sit beautifully within their surroundings: rather than following fashions, Jo uses her innate understanding of a place to ensure that the landscapes she creates both work seamlessly within their locations and perfectly for her clients, for the environment, and for the future.
Her exquisite planting has led her to be considered one of the UK’s leading plantswomen and whilst most of her work has been within the UK, she has also designed projects in Russia, France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and Canada.
She is the recipient of four Gold and five Silver Gilt medals from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and gained the coveted People’s Choice at the first RHS Chatsworth Flower Show in 2017. She is a member of the RHS Gardens Committee and is Garden Advisor for RHS Rosemoor, where she designed the recently-opened Cool Garden. Jo is also a member of the RHS Show Gardens Selection Panel and an RHS Show Judge.
Jo lectures both nationally and internationally and also tutors at The London College of Garden Design. She is a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and a Registered member of the Society of Garden Designers.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LECTURE WILL NOT BE RECORDED AND WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE LIVE ON 19TH JANUARY.
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