A green-fingered scientist who grew a jungle in his own back garden is worried that all his hard work may be undone - by the rumoured hosepipe ban. Dr Simon Olpin loved cooling off in his garden, hiding under the balcony of his palm trees as the rest of us sweltered through summer, but now that could be under threat.
Simon, 70, said he was worried about what could happen to his precious garden in Sheffield, Yorkshire, which is full of 25-foot palm trees and towering bamboo that he's been growing since 1987. And now, as the UK faces more cripplingly high temperatures as the Met Office predicts temperatures could hit 36C later this week, a hosepipe ban could be introduced.
Simon said this was a worry - but he hopes that his garden will survive.
