Stone snake to star at Chelsea Flower Show
This is the amazing natural stone snake that will form the centrepiece of Marshalls' show garden for next month's Chelsea Flower Show.
Standing a metre high and a colossal 28 metres in length uncoiled, it has been carved from Marshalls' own UK-quarried stone by renowned Yorkshire sculptor Michael Disley.
It has taken four months to shape from gigantic blocks weighing as much as 10 tonnes each.
The Southowram company is in the second of a three-year sponsorship deal of the show, arguably the most prestigious of its kind in the horticultural calendar.
Its show garden – The Marshalls Garden That Kids Really Want – was inspired by designs from children at Sawley Junior School, Nottingham, after they took part in a nationwide series of workshops presented by Blue Peter gardener Chris Collins and gardening personality Sven Wombwell.
Their prize is to lend a hand in planting up the Marshalls plot for the show.
The children were invited to see the finishing touches put to the snake at the Marshalls Appleton Quarry in Huddersfield.
It will soon begin its journey to London.
The full article contains 189 words and appears in Evening Courier newspaper.
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Last Updated:
24 April 2008 10:25 AM
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Source:
Evening Courier
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Location:
Halifax
