Man builds 26ft (8m) flower tower in driveway

[Still Waters]

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

[freetoroam]

Just wait till "Mr leftie, you do not having planning permission from us council busy bodies," sees this!

[Eldorado]

I hope he uploads a YouTube video of how it stands up to the pleasant breezes we sometimes get in Britain.

[Crabby Kitten]

I think it looks lovely. Cheers to the old man who built it

[JGirl]

i think it's very creative! i would like to see it covered in english ivy though

[Still Waters]

It's nice and colourful with the flowers. There's another pic of it in this article -

http://www.dailymail...000-plants.html

[:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR:]

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: