WOVEN wicker fences, dry stone walls, wire birds, ceramic butterflies and beehives will all feature in a spectacular garden being created by pupils aged from two to 13.

The children from Abberley Hall School, near Tenbury Wells, are contributing to an entry in the Malvern Spring Festival show, which will even include a home-made Land Rover.

The youngsters have been working for two months on the project, which will form part of the school’s garden challenge at the annual event at the Malvern Showground starting tomorrow (May 7) until Sunday (May 10).

“The theme of our entry is ‘The hills are alive’ and we really want to make our show garden as vibrant and interesting as possible,” said James Abbott, head of design and technology at Abberley Hall School.

“All the pupils are very enthusiastic about this project and have used a range of skills and crafts to make a contribution – the smallest children have helped to make houses for insects and the older students have been involved in building the walls, fences and designing the car which will form the centre piece of our entry.”

Every year The Malvern Spring Festival schools challenge invites groups of pupils to take part in the event with the aim of inspiring the next generation of horticulturists and garden designers.

This year there will be 12 entries in the school garden area, with designs created and built by local pupils from primary schools and preparatory schools such as Abberley Hall right through to colleges. For 2015, all of the school gardens will represent a 'Route to the Hills'.