Green-fingered youngsters are being invited to take part in a competition to make models of famous people out of potatoes.

Sanders GardenWorld at Brent Knoll is running the competition this month as part of the garden centre's Grow Your Own Potatoes event.

Garden centre general manager, Peter Burks, said: "It is a fun idea and we hope as many youngsters as possible enter.

"We will have the models on display in the garden centre and will ask customers to vote for their favourites via a ballot box.

"Although we don't have any hard and fast rules, we are looking for models of famous people such as politicians and pop stars."

Children aged from four to 11 can enter the competition and entry forms are available from the garden centre.

There are two age categories, four to seven, and seven to 11, and the closing date is March 28.

Forms can also be completed in-store when models are handed in to be displayed.

Any shape or size potato can be entered, and any other products can be used to enhance the appearance of the vegetable.

The first prize-winners in each age category will receive a certificate and a £5 gift voucher to spend at the garden centre.

Each winner's school will receive a WCF Phoenix bag of seed potatoes, a Burgon and Ball triple pack round potato planter, and a Miracle-Gro Organic Choice potato and vegetable gro-sac to fill the potato planters.

The runner up in each age category will also receive a certificate.