A recently retired air hostess is flying high again . . . after creating an astonishing eco-friendly garden.
While still working, Jane Clark took her inspiration from around the globe as she visited gardens while on long-haul crew days off.
The 61-year-old has just won £1,000 after being crowned B&Q's Best Eco Friendly Gardener in the UK.
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Now Jane, who retired from British Airways, can devote ever more time to her one acre of land near Lochwinnoch.
Where there was once a boggy and exposed field, there is now a wildlife and plant haven.
Over the past six years the weeds are all gone and the clay soil improved.
And Jane said: "I like to grow things bees and the insects can access. I just noticed when I moved here, there were not any butterflies, very little insect life, the pond had been filled in.
“I have noticed more and more wildlife is coming in, including deer."
Her woodland garden is made up of five large veg beds, a pond planted for maximum frog cover, bee and bug hotels, bird and owl boxes, as well as a large native hedge to sustain birds and beasties.
It is now sustained with its own compost.
Three judges selected Jane's creation from thousands of entries as the eco winner.
Expert Humaira Ikram: "Jane has ponds for frogs and toads, single flowers with easy access for pollinators, bug hotels, compost and even their own leaf mould.
"The garden is bursting and buzzing with activity and life and, as an added bonus, has brought great joy to its owner."
Matt Childs deemed it a "wonderful example of a garden in harmony with wildlife and people existing side by side, both being mutually beneficial to each other".
Third judge Steve Guy added: "There were lots of great ideas in this category. From insect hotels to wildlife ponds, the winning garden was a haven for wildlife, with plenty of insect-attracting flowers and plants, which would be a magnet for bees and butterflies.
"The wildlife pond in the centre of the garden would provide a home for frogs and newts, as well as a watering hole for birds and small mammals, while the grow your own patch was well-stocked with fresh produce that would help to reduce food miles."
Jane, inspired into gardening by her late father James, said it has become a great sanctuary to get away from everything.
B&Q data shows four out of every five people in the UK have spent more time in their garden during lockdown.
