26 days to go and the stress has really started to kick in. Now when I ask project team members to update me on their progress some of them are getting really defensive. It’s like they’ve suddenly realised that we do have an immovable deadline (Chelsea judging day) and that if they don’t deliver according to plan then the garden will not be finished in time – duh! Still, 26 days is almost a month, so nothing is impossible. The wall structure is finished and I will get a chance to see it on Friday. It’s really exiting! Creating this garden is a bit like having a baby (not that I’d know, but come with me on this one…). The conception was intense and exhilarating, followed by a quiet period and then the work just piled on. I’m getting to the point now when I really just want to get it over with, regardless of how painful the event may be. And I’m already saying never again (although I’ve done the next design just in case). I’m sure that after a rest I’ll be raring to go again.
I’m really looking forward to the build-up. That’s probably the best bit. We start on site on 5 May and the whole garden must be finished by 20th. Not long now!...
Linda Bush is a garden designer based in Kent.
www.lindabush.co.uk/chelsea.html
