{"id":2678,"date":"2012-12-19T02:31:17","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T02:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2012-12-19T02:31:17","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T02:31:17","slug":"pothole-gardeners-christmas-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2678","title":{"rendered":"Pothole gardener&#8217;s Christmas display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2269\" title=\"66\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/66.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"62\" height=\"47\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine-20726869\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steve Wheen has spent the last four years searching out potholes on London&#8217;s streets, which he fills with miniature garden displays.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;guerrilla gardener&#8221; says he wants to bring &#8220;moments of happiness&#8221; to anyone who stumbles across one of his creations.<\/p>\n<p>Here, he shows BBC News how to make a Christmas-themed pothole garden.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2425\" title=\"99-670\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/99-670.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/99-670.png 670w, http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/99-670-300x21.png 300w, http:\/\/www.benmgiles.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/99-670-334x23.png 334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" id=\"embeddedPlayer_20726869\" data=\"http:\/\/emp.bbci.co.uk\/emp\/releases\/worldwide\/revisions\/749603_749269_749444_6\/749603_749269_749444_6_emp.swf\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" style=\"visibility: visible;\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"default\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"embedReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2F&amp;embedPageUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmagazine-20726869&amp;uxHighlightColour=0xff0000&amp;domId=emp-20726869-18480&amp;enable3G=true&amp;playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fplaylists.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmagazine-20726869A%2Fplaylist.sxml&amp;config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fplayer%2Femp%2F2_0_55%2Fconfig%2Fdefault.xml&amp;fmtjDocURI=%2Fnews%2Fmagazine-20726869&amp;config_settings_showShareButton=true&amp;config_settings_autoPlay=false&amp;config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&amp;config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav1&amp;config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_edition=Domestic&amp;config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&amp;holdingImage=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbcimg.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F64763000%2Fjpg%2F_64763270_garden.jpg&amp;mediatorHref=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.live.bbc.co.uk%2Fmediaselector%2F5%2Fselect%2Fversion%2F2.0%2Fmediaset%2Fjournalism-pc%2Fvpid%2F%7Bid%7D\"><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine Steve Wheen has spent the last four years searching out potholes on London&#8217;s streets, which he fills with miniature garden displays. 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