“His own legacy doesn’t seem to be of much interest to him. If it lies in anything, it will be in his 70-acre “garden” in West Sussex where he has planted thousands of trees and created a new landscape embellished with bridges, pediments, arches, pavilions – things he collects as avidly as his brother collects modern art. “That’s been my life’s work, really. It gets better every year. That will be there for ever.”
Charles Saatchi has spent tens of millions on his art collection and it looks as though his brother is doing the same with his garden. The intriguing thing is that nothing seems to be known about it. I’m assuming that it is in Staplefield in Sussex, as this is where Maurice Saatchi lives and his title is baron Staplefield. But I can’t find a single article about this “life’s work” or any reference to it at all. Charles Saatchi has become a recluse and is never seen in public. He didn’t even attend the 40th anniversary party for Saatchi and Saatchi last week. Maurice Saatchi, on the other hand, did. Gardens, like art treasures are there to be shared. There is a well known saying that a garden dies with it’s owner and I’m not sure that Lord Staplesfield can be confident that his will be there for ever. I think he should start to share it now, while there’s a chance.
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