A LOCAL celebrity has begun building a garden for the RHS Malvern Spring Festival.

Tetbury woman Kate Durr won the opportunity to build a garden at the festival when just seven weeks into her garden design course.

She began building her garden, “Constraining Nature”, on Monday, April 13, with a ceremonial ground breaking.

The RHS Malvern Spring Festival will take place from Thursday, May 7, until Sunday, May 10 and tickets are now on sale.