Plasticine Paradise is the name of a surreal garden created by BBC Top Gear's James May at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Featuring a statue of the inventor of plasticine, William Harbutt, the plasticine flowers, fruits and vegetable plot little beasties have broken the rules of no artifical flowers and survived the weather to date. All in the name of art... The show was first held in the grounds of Royal Hospital in 1913 and now draws in 157,000 visitors each year, consuming 54,000 cups of tea and coffee, 28,000 sandwiches and 5,000 bottles of champagne. Stephen Fry's twitpic is here.
* STOP PRESS (19 May 2009): The plasticine Paradise wins its very own Plasticine Gold Medal.
