TATTON Park is in bloom with the biggest celebration of gardens in the north.

The RHS Flower Show is at the estate until Sunday with more than 300 specially created displays.

Garden designers, students and volunteers, including many from the Warrington area, have been busy preparing their features which are arranged in 29 themed gardens across the site.

The five-day event began Tuesday and is expected to attract 80,000 green-fingered visitors.

Bruche Primary School used the theme of Walking Day for their entry into the show.

The children researched the history of the Warrington Walks and the Midsummer Fair that has come to town since the 13th century.

Project leader Stella Badley said: "It has proved a useful way of teaching life skills to the children, such as responsibility, compassion, team building, innovation and problem solving.

Croft Primary School youngsters helped create the British Folklore and Legend garden based on the story of the 'Winwick Pig'.

Legend has it that a pig moved the stones for the building of St Oswald's Church to its present place on the hill while crying 'win–ick'.

Children mucked in at after school clubs to grow flowers, fruit and vegetables and make sculptures for the garden.

A garden designed by LiveWire also won a bronze medal at the show.

The ‘It Makes Sense’ garden has been developed to recreate an ordinary person’s garden on a budget with the aim of encouraging families to start gardening and grow their own vegetables.

Designer Alan Nugent also wanted the garden to represent a safe and stimulating place for a child to play.

The LiveWire team included Golden Gates Housing Trust, Cheshire and Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company, Walton Lea Project, Long Lane Garden Centre and Jewsons,

Roy Smith, chairman of Golden Gates Housing Trust said: "We are really proud to have taken part in this year’s RHS Tatton. It's a great example to show residents about what can be achieved."

Chris Hulewicz, RHS Show manager, added: "With all of these clever designs, as well as an array of allotments and grow your own exhibits on display, we hope visitors will leave the show motivated to turn their own patch of grey Britain green."