Monday, May 23, 2011

Beautiful, "mad and addictive" world of Chelsea show gardens

Imagine spending £250,000 and working for a year under immense pressure,only for your creation to be pulled apart after just one week. That is what is in store for the garden designers at this week's Chelsea Flower Show.So why do they do it?
"It's been a nightmare," admits garden designer Diarmuid Gavin.
He is talking about his Chelsea show garden entry, The Irish Sky Garden,in which people are invited to fly 25 metres above the ground to view his work.
He also admits it has cost between £300,000 and £400,000.
Despite the "nightmare" however,he believes it is worth it.

Mountain Eruption,Iceland volcanic ash cloud set to reach UK

An ash cloud from the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland is expected to reach the UK by the early hours of Tuesday morning,the Met Office has said.
It does not necessarily mean there will be airspace closures but makes flight disruption more likely,it said.
The cloud is predicted to affect parts of Scotland,Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.