A Mini in bloom

It’s nice getting a bunch of flowers from someone and it’s nice seeing a classic British car proudly trundling along next to all the new models on the UK highways.

Birmingham City Council seems to think so too because for the Royal Horticultural Society National Flowerbed competition at the Tatton Flower Show in Cheshire this year, it covered an iconic 1959 Mini in flowers and foliage.

The rest of the council’s flowerbed scene included a vegetal road, and a shrubbery person about to use a leafy zebra crossing, complete with bushy belisha beacons on either side of a flower-adorned pavement.

The flowery Mini was in competition with many other entries from a variety of local authorities, other councils, and community groups from all over the country.

It didn’t win gold at this event, but it managed to gain a Silver-Gilt Flora award, and prior to that it did win gold at the Gardeners’ World Live Show and silver at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Well done Birmingham City Council and congratulations to you, classic Mini!

Labels: Birmingham City Council, British, car, classic, flower, highway, Mini