Don't underestimate the might of "mild" pensioners...A force to be reckoned with!
A crouching tiger hidden dragon moment.
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From the designer:
'The RHS is massively - probably more than any other organisation of their kind - moving heaven and earth to push for sustainability. It just won't accept your design if it is not sustainable.
'You have to meet rigorous requirements, showing that you are using sustainable products and UK-sourced plants and materials wherever possible.
'At the end of the day, we are planting trees and plants, most of which will get re-homed at the end of the show. There is no petrol allowed on site.
'If they were doing this protest outside an oil refinery or a company that was using oil or polluting the atmosphere, or pouring oil into rivers, I am not saying I would understand it but I would have a little bit of sympathy.
He said: 'It is an act of vandalism and absolutely shameful what they have done. The paving is supposed to be going to a charity after the show.
'They poured that dye all over the plants. How are we now going to re-use those?'
The landscaper said that it is already 'extremely hard' for designers to attract sponsors like wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin prepared to fork out hundreds of thousands of pounds.
He said: 'Brewin Dolphin have poured a fortune into this garden, which cost around £300,000. We are all pulling together - sponsor, designer, landscaper - because they want sustainability as well.
'These sponsors need to be looked after to promote their companies and charities. They put a lot of faith in us and these morons are affecting what we are trying to do.'
"The youngest of the three arrested, Rosa Hicks works as a disability support worker.
She recently left the University of Manchester with a degree in psychology -
after taking a year out to fly to Australia to study abroad.
She describes herself as passionate about social justice and was previously an activist for Extinction Rebellion.
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news.sky.com
"Public School Mizzy"
