Still Waters Posted July 5, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Retired steel worker Edward Hayes has built a 26ft (8m) tower of flowers in the drive of his Newport home. Mr Hayes, 71, spent three months making and decorating the framework which contains 128 pots of home-grown blooms. "It was supposed to be 40ft high but the wife wouldn't let me go any higher," said Mr Hayes, who also built his own home. http://www.bbc.co.uk...-wales-28133911 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted July 5, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Just wait till "Mr leftie, you do not having planning permission from us council busy bodies," sees this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted July 5, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I hope he uploads a YouTube video of how it stands up to the pleasant breezes we sometimes get in Britain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Kitten Posted July 5, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I think it looks lovely. Cheers to the old man who built it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGirl Posted July 5, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 5, 2014 i think it's very creative! i would like to see it covered in english ivy though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted July 5, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted July 5, 2014 It's nice and colourful with the flowers. There's another pic of it in this article - http://www.dailymail...000-plants.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted July 7, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 7, 2014 It's funny how retirement will lead to some interesting hobbies. My father has been in semi retirement for a few years and with his extra spare time, he has been building some inukshuks. They became bigger and bigger. Here's the biggest one so far: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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