Aston Villa groundsman impresses judges with Jo Cox-inspired Union Jack front lawn in Great Barr:
This, believe it or not, is someone’s front lawn which leaves passers-by in Great Barr bemused – so much so that they “often stop to stroke it”.
The master behind the creation is Keith Smith, green keeper at Edgbaston Golf Club and part-time groundsman at Aston Villa.
Green-fingered Keith, of Swinbrook Grove, entered his Union Jack front lawn into the 2017 International Creative Lawn Stripes Competition.
He made the final six but Keith’s desperate to go one step further and win a prize place.
Keith said: “Last year’s flash floods nearly scuppered my creative lawn competition entry as the garden sank deep beneath a lake of rainwater.
“The diamond design I created in 2016 made the final four of the competition but this year the competition was opened internationally so I had to come up with something more striking.
“This year’s challenge included a 12-week recuperation from a back operation – Mrs Smith temporarily brandishing a lawn mower was scarier than the floods.
“The Union flag idea came from ‘The Great Get Together’ in memory of Jo Cox and how this united us during some of the most dividing times such as Brexit and recent terrorist attacks.
He made the final six but Keith’s desperate to go one step further and win a prize place.
Keith said: “Last year’s flash floods nearly scuppered my creative lawn competition entry as the garden sank deep beneath a lake of rainwater.
“The diamond design I created in 2016 made the final four of the competition but this year the competition was opened internationally so I had to come up with something more striking.
“This year’s challenge included a 12-week recuperation from a back operation – Mrs Smith temporarily brandishing a lawn mower was scarier than the floods.
“The Union flag idea came from ‘The Great Get Together’ in memory of Jo Cox and how this united us during some of the most dividing times such as Brexit and recent terrorist attacks.
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