London
(ANI):
Legendary
rock
band
Beatles'
Fab
four
have
been
immortalised
into
life-size
topiary
figures.
The
topiary
Beatles
have
been
grown
in
Tuscany,
Italy,
from
privet
and
were
placed
into
a
metal
'skeleton'
by
artist
Franco
Covili,
one
of
the
world's
leading
topiary
artists,
18
months
ago.
Merseytravel,
the
local
transport
authority
has
funded
the
topiary.
"It
is
an
imaginative
design
and
reinforces
our
aim
of
bringing
creativity,
through
public
art,
across
the
public
transport
network," The
Sun
quoted
Neil
Scales,
director-general
of
Merseytravel,
as
saying.
The
final
design
has
been
carried
out
by
a
local
specialist
horticultural
company,
the
Bigger
Plant
Company
in
Meols,
Wirral.
"They
were
a
little
surprised
when
we
asked
them
to
make
the
beatles
-
it
is
the
first
time
they
have
ever
received
a
request
like
this," said
Director
Steve
Nicholson.
"It
was
a
real
challenge
but
the
results
are
fantastic,"
he
added.