A ROWNEY Green garden expert will be helping to make this year's Chelsea Flower Show bloom for blind people.

Hannah Genders is creating a sensory sensation on behalf of Living Paintings Trust to celebrate the charity's 15th anniversary.

Her creation, a Chic Garden, will be displayed at the show between May 25-28 and will be presented in the Small Gardens section.

Incorporating woven textile panels and copper, the garden features a raised image at its front with an audio description, making it accessible to those who are unable to see.

Mrs Genders, who has been working on the garden for almost a year, said she had always had an interest in horticulture.

"I was inspired to combine my love of gardening with my work in special needs, and this is the result," she said.

"I am thrilled the project is generating so much interest, both in the garden and in the work of Living Paintings."

The gardener heard the news of her place in the Chelsea Flower Show in December and has been working intensely since then.

In 2002, she worked with the charity to produce a medal-winning silver/gilt garden.

The Living Paintings Trust is a free service for blind and visually impaired people that offers touch and sound packs to enable them to experience the pictures they are unable to see.

The creation of the BT-sponsored garden will be filmed by the BBC and can be viewed on TV for the duration of the show.