garden designer wanted.

Greengage · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:20 pm Post subject: garden designer wanted.

Time to be famous and on da telly.
http://bloominthepark.com/news/super-garden-designer-call-out/

kindredspirit · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:18 pm Post subject:

My neighbour won it last year but I couldn't put up with all that hype and pressure. I would just be very rude on telly. Shocked

Blowin · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:40 am Post subject:

I suppose, on the one hand, this sort of thing doesn't harm anyone, but surely anything that relies on personal taste for its acceptability is just that, and I can't understand why people allow themselves to get sucked into them. E.g. Miss World, Master Chef, Olympic Diving and Gymnastics, Talent Shows. All Bunkum?

tagwex · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:33 am Post subject:

It's a means to an end Blowin. Everybody has a dream.

Blowin · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:43 pm Post subject:

Indeed - but then you have to wake up?

tagwex · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:32 pm Post subject:

Well a cousin of mine won a prize at Bloom last year and my son's each have several county, provincial and national titles for their musical abilities so I am going to have a different view than you on this one. Judges are there for a reason.

Blowin · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 6:17 am Post subject:

No problem. Those on the gravy train will obviously endorse its validity but if you a) ask who appoints Person X as a judge or b) why a group of such people will invariably (without consultation) arrive at different conclusions, it's difficult to find an answer?

kindredspirit · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:24 am Post subject:

My neighbour has successfully launched a new career as a garden designer on the back of his win at Bloom last year, so it can work for some.

tagwex · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:26 am Post subject:

Blowin · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:40 am Post subject:

Yes. Of course it 'works', but only because the average moron likes to be told what's 'a la mode' or 'on trend' but, if I were to ask the staff at my off licence to recommend a 'good' wine, they'd do so but, if I took one sip of it and thought 'Yuc', what value does one put on their recommendation, even if it's won prizes galore. By watching advertising messages, most books are said to be 'best sellers', Cds/DVDs are 'must have', and every food product is 'delicious' or 'tasty' - just to prompt a purchase.

tagwex · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:53 am Post subject:

People will always have their own opinions.
Wine, well that is down to your personal taste, most likely recommended as it suits most peoples palates but not yours.
Books are bestsellers based on sales.

Sue Deacon · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 12:57 pm Post subject:

tagwex · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:07 pm Post subject:

Maybe so but I think by word of mouth or personal recommendations or by what a particular author has brought out previously would carry some credence.

Sue Deacon · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:03 pm Post subject:

I am a big fan of Terry Prattchet's Disc World novels and on the strength of that bought The Long Earth - what a load of codswallop that was!

tagwex · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:06 pm Post subject:

Well that is my theory shot to pieces then!!!