A heartbroken gran has been left in tears after council bosses destroyed her award-winning retirement home garden display due to it being a 'health and safety hazard'. Devastated Gillian Davies, 86 said 'I have lost it all' as she watched workers dismantle her garden that she spent 17 years working on and which cost her hundreds of pounds in the process.
The retired land worker began transforming the outdoor space with a friend when she moved into Emlyn's Gardens in Stamford, Lincolnshire in 2006. The OAP revamped the garden for residents to enjoy by adding plants, ornaments and furniture and even won an award for her creation, the Mirror reports.
However, the gran-of-28 was taken aback when South Kesteven District Council informed her she didn't have authorisation to do any gardening and it would have to be demolished. All of her beloved work was destroyed on February 24 when council workers got to work on her lawn and smashed her shed to pieces with lump hammers.
