4:08 pm today
Gardening guerilla's flower patch shut down by council
A gardening guerilla who's turned a concrete jungle of a median strip into a colourful flower patch is being shut down by Christchurch council for safety reasons. Heath Ling planted out the barren strip at an intersection in Woolston, with marigolds, lupins and poppies.He owns a nearby bookstore and has been working on the garden for four years. Now, Christchurch council has banned him from the median strip for his own safety and because he's a distraction to drivers, Heath Ling spoke to Lisa Owen.