The sun's out at last, the temperatures are rising, the leaves unfurl. A couple of warm days and the garden landscape is transformed as green shoots appear, the magnolias bloom and the grass starts to grow. Just been to the nursery for a quick look at the show plants with Rick. The roses look great, the acers are now a cloud of tiny red, gold and emerald leaves, and the cornus buds are swelling. Ten huge Acacia dealbata are blooming, their fragrant fluffy yellow flowers perfect under the protection of glass. These weren't intended for the show - they're for another profile project - but they are so perfect for Moroccan Magic that I might try and borrow them for the show. Morocco looks as if its boundaries might need to be moved - with citrus, Cupressus sempervirens, olives, oleanders and masses of roses Morocco could be big.
Statues and urns have arrived too - they will certainly make an impact. Also pebbles, stone and aggregates from Borderstone are in the loading bay. As soon as these materials start to appear it is a firm reminder that there are only four weeks 'til we start on site.
Had a chat with Tim Redwood this week about the Venetian Palace - he seems confident and I know he'll come up with the goods. We tend to work the same way - there's no way it will be rehearsed in advance - we both believe that the one off originality and spontanaiety of build up produces the best results - that's our excuse anyway!
Photoshoot this morning - Garden Centre pics and a bit of modelling with the Craghoppers uniform - I love it - so Indiana Jones meets Crocodile Dundee - and why not? After all its suppposed to be about Adventures!
Chelsea meeting next week with the construction team - lots of details to sort. What about furniture, book sales tables, drapes for the palace? How will the paving work when it gets to the top of the slope? - Brian from organicstone was asking. The paving team are the ones to answer that.
Also sheduled for next week a meeting with Scotts - to discuss details of the Secret Garden Diary Room, the filming, web presence, car parks, hotels, tickets and all the other bits andpieces that no one sees but make it happen.
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