Alan flourishes in an English country garden

IF YOU think cutting the grass in your back garden is a chore, spare a thought for a young Corkman.

Alan Power, 32, from Bishopstown, has just been appointed head gardener of one of Europe’s finest 18th century landscape gardens.

Mr Power is responsible for maintaining the magnificent garden in of Stourhead, near Mere in south Wiltshire, one of England’s most visited National Trust properties.