Flower show team prepare for hot dry summer

12/05/2008

SOUTHEND'S entry to the Hampton Court Flower Show has been designed with a long, hot summer in mind.

The council's water-wise garden has been created by horticultural and landscape experts from across the borough including the Chalkwell-based arts organisation, Metal. Council bosses hope to top last year's silver award at the world's largest flower show.

The project is supported by Essex and Suffolk Water and the Arts Council England, East.

Paul Jenkinson, the council's parks technical officer said the entry used drought-tolerant plants and he hoped to encourage people to grow their own vegetables this summer.

3:22pm Monday 12th May 2008

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