Artist: Reg Parlett
Type: Double Page
Printed in Issue: 29th March 1986

The Story

A section of Ollie & Maddie's garden is being sectioned off. Stan and Bab's kids ask what's going on, and Rod explains that he's getting a bit of the garden to himself so that he can grow what he wants. He starts showing off by saying he has his own watering can (and pours water over them), insect sprayer (spraying it at them), and a Bird Scarer too (which he lets off scaring them!).

The others retaliate by saying they have their bit of garden with a spade (using it to throw dirt over the wall), compost (which they wave in front of Rod making him feel ill) and goat to trim the grass (who jumps over the wall and chases him away!).

Rod runs to Maddies who tells them off saying that he'll grow some very unusual things in his garden. That gives them some ideas. Whilst nobody is looking Stan & Bab's children set up the garden and call Rod out. They point out all of the amazing things that have grown, like a balloon plant, comic tree, Bun flower, school shrub a mixed fruit tree and some upside down plants from Australia.

Rod is fuming, but at that poiont the judge for the junior gardening competitiono comes in. Rod had forgotten all about it, but the judge loves it, and the garden wins a prize for the funniest entry section. To make up for it, Rod treats the others to an Ice Cream Sundae.

Notes

The mixed fruit tree has cans of fruit hanging off it.
The Prize is £5
The ice creams come from Creamy Ice Creams.