{"id":289,"date":"2023-03-29T15:45:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2024-06-27T15:57:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T15:57:03","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/?page_id=289","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 42%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Camellia Hayes has taken a more unconventional route to the world of landscape architecture, having spent the last decade high jumping at international and national levels; during which she achieved a Geography BA (Hons) degree (2013 &#8211; 2016) and worked for a Transport Safety Research Centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">However, it is Camellia\u2019s fascination with the natural world that has remained a constant throughout her life. Growing up, Camellia fondly recalls walking across the fields near her home and attempting to make her own tadpole pond with bin bags. Later in life, being involved in a high-pressured environment, Camellia found solace in her countryside walks as a way to recharge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Camellia was awarded a Distinction for her MLA at the University of Sheffield (2021 \u2013 2024), where she researched the relationship between workplace greenspaces and mental health. In 2023, Camellia was a RHS Young Designer of the Year finalist, and her first show garden \u2018Seeking Resilience\u2019 won a Silver medal.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Camellia-Portraits-HR-35-with-caption-and-border-copy-722x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Camellia-Portraits-HR-35-with-caption-and-border-copy-722x1024.png 722w, https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Camellia-Portraits-HR-35-with-caption-and-border-copy-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Camellia-Portraits-HR-35-with-caption-and-border-copy-768x1089.png 768w, https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Camellia-Portraits-HR-35-with-caption-and-border-copy-1083x1536.png 1083w, https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Camellia-Portraits-HR-35-with-caption-and-border-copy-1445x2048.png 1445w, https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Camellia-Portraits-HR-35-with-caption-and-border-copy-1568x2223.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camellia Hayes has taken a more unconventional route to the world of landscape architecture, having spent the last decade high jumping at international and national levels; during which she achieved a Geography BA (Hons) degree (2013 &#8211; 2016) and worked for a Transport Safety Research Centre. However, it is Camellia\u2019s fascination with the natural world&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/?page_id=289\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-289","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":546,"href":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions\/546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/camelliacollective.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}