YOUNG gardeners are creating a song and dance at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.

Green fingered youngsters from three Bolton schools are showing at the prestigious event after impressing organisers with their flower power abilities.

Youngsters at St Catherine’s CE Primary School in Horwich, Eagley Infants School and Walmsley CE Primary School will be exhibiting alongside the country’s finest horticulturalists.

They have spent part of this week creating their musical themed gardens in the park, to be seen by thousands of people in what is one of the biggest flower shows in the country.

It is the first time so many schools from Bolton have been invited to take part.

Eagley Infants looked to Shrek for their inspiration and even created the ogre as a eye-catching centre piece.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda inspired Walmsley CE Primary School’s colourful garden while the heart-warming musical Mamma Mia provided the creativity behind St Catherine's CE Primary's beautiful and humorous creation.

Lynn Clarkson, a high level teaching assistant at Eagley Infants Primary School, which received a commendation from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in 2014, got the whole school involved in their exhibition.

Mrs Clarkson said: "Our oldest children were seven and they worked their socks off.

"I had to tell them to stop for dinner, but they wanted to carry on until it was finished."

"Everybody in the school was involved, from creating the props to planting, some of the older children showed the nursery children how to sow seeds, which was lovely."

She added: "I am so very, very proud of the children, and we have made so many new friends with other schools."

Mrs Clarkson said: "It has made it special that we have had other schools from Bolton showing

"We have bouncing off each other, waving to each other.

"It is such as prestigious show and there are three schools from Bolton showing."

Young gardeners will be proudly explaining their exhibits to parents and visitors.

Ellie Riley, aged seven, said: "I really liked going to Tatton to plant our Shrek garden but it was hard work. I was really excited when we finished because it looked amazing. I was very proud and think we did really well."

Natasha Brown, aged six, said: "Going to Tatton was good because I like planting and I like helping my teachers do gardening. It's been very exciting and fun to go to Tatton."

Iona Ritherdon, aged seven, said: "I really enjoyed gong to Tatton to work on our school garden. It was interesting seeing the other children doing their gardens too. I think our finished garden looks fabulous. I hope the judges and visitors like it."

Seasoned gardeners from St Catherine’s CE Primary will be exhibiting for the third year running.

Head teacher Karen Graham said: "The children knew the musical and did their research on what Mediterranean gardens look like.

"They have been beavering away in the polytunnel for months.

"They chose red, white and blue, using marigolds, lobelia and geraniums.

"Our children are so creative and it was them who built the garden they are such confident gardeners.

"It looks stunning, the children have worked so hard."

Children at Walmsley CE Primary School are using the delicious smell of chocolate to attract visitors to their garden — using the Chocolate Cosmos plant.

They read and watched the film Matilda and based their garden around the main song When I Grow Up.

Matt McGlashan, year five teachers, said: "The children loved it. The garden is fantastic, it has been brilliant for the children.

"Throughout the days children will be coming to help me man the garden.

"They have been telling everyone who has visited that Chocolate Cosmos does smell like chocolate!"