A gran is defying an order to chop back shrubs in her garden after her local council ruled they were "a health and safety" hazard.
Becky Curtis, 84, regularly gets admiring comments from neighbours and passers-by who are impressed by the plants outside her rambling 18th century home in the Constable Country village of Dedham, Essex.
But plentiful rain in recent weeks has led to the foliage spilling over her 30 inch high wall and on to the pavement a little more than has been the case in previous years.
