HULL'S bid to become the UK's City Of Culture in 2017 is positively blooming thanks to two floral artists who are taking the city's message on the road.
Adele Howitt and Fiona Weir will be acting as ambassadors for Hull's culture bid this weekend when they unveil a giant flower display planted in a iconic London black cab at the Chelsea Flower Show's Fringe Festival.
The pair who first staged their quirky "car gardens" at Hull's Freedom Festival, last year, will display the taxi at London's Horniman Museum, which is part of the official Chelsea Fringe and attracts thousands of visitors.
Adele, who runs the Studio Eleven art gallery in Humber Street, said she was delighted to be taking the display, entitled Seeds For The Desert, to the capital.
She said: "I feel very proud and honoured to be doing this and taking Hull's message to London. It's important that we do all we can to support the bid.
"It's great that we get the chance to show Hull as a creative and vibrant place – and we'll be handing out leaflets and telling everyone what a great place Hull is while we're down there."
Adele said the artwork carried a serious message – creating a haven for endangered bees and an urban space for the insects to pollinate flowers.
The taxi will be planted with a gardener's dream of bee-friendly plants including salvias, forsythia, sage, foxgloves and echinacea.
It will be officially unveiled on Sunday and will remain in place until Sunday, June 9.
Councillor Steven Bayes, portfolio holder for economic development and employment, said: "This fun exhibit has a serious message and is another example of one of Hull's culture exports, following hot on the heels of the Slipstream sculpture that was also made in Hull."
