Cutting Criticism for Tall Grass at Holyrood

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THE Scottish Parliament's multimillion-pound attempt to blend in with its spectacular natural surroundings has been dismissed as a "disgrace" and "eyesore" by some of the country's leading gardeners.

The unkempt, metre-high grass which covers the gigantic concrete spur jutting out of the southern side of the GBP 431m building was intended to symbolise the Parliament merging into the landscape of Holyrood Park.

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Cutting Criticism for Tall Grass at Holyrood

But critics of this bold horticultural experiment have compared the results with everything from an unfinished Italian motorway flyover to the business end of a broom.

In particular, the elite of Scotland's gardening...

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