{"id":13860,"date":"2016-05-21T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-designers-are-playing-it-safe-at-chelsea-marcus-barnett\/"},"modified":"2016-05-21T17:14:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-21T10:14:06","slug":"why-designers-are-playing-it-safe-at-chelsea-marcus-barnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-designers-are-playing-it-safe-at-chelsea-marcus-barnett\/","title":{"rendered":"Why designers are playing it safe at Chelsea | Marcus Barnett"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIs a desire to win a gold medal putting too much pressure on designers to play it safe? \u2018We had massive shed envy last year\u2019: secrets of the Chelsea flower show revealedThe event that has helped shape my career in landscape design is fast approaching, yet I am blissfully relaxed about it. I have exhibited at Chelsea five times since leaving the military, most recently last year. My army friends call it gardening leave, which never fails to amuse them, but this year I really am taking a break.Reflecting on my lack of involvement this year emphasises the drama and adrenalin of exhibiting: when you are immersed in the micro detail and maelstrom of designing a garden at Chelsea, it contaminates your conscience, your sleep and your very soul to such an extent that you become immune to life beyond the Royal Hospital. So writing about it rather than building it, and observing the gardens rather than designing them, is wonderfully liberating. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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