The green-fingered mile: gardening to sow seeds of jail rehab

Some hardened criminals may soon swap ‘Glocks’ for garden hoes to tend to begonias and dahlias.

Green-fingered inmates will be getting down and dirty in the garden after the Irish Prison Service placed an order for thousands of flower seeds including fuchsias, petunias and violas. In total, the service is seeking tenders for the provision of over 19,000 flower seeds.

Inmates will soon be looking on as their Lobelia Erinus Rose Moon — a flower native to South Africa, Malawi and Namibia — flourishes under their care.