A FLORAL recreation of Joy Division’s iconic first album cover will represent Macclesfield in this year’s prestigious RHS Tatton Show.
Garden designer Jon Tilley, 45, of Roe Street, Macclesfield, will emulate the sleeve of the Unknown Pleasures record in celebration of their 30th anniversary.
Dad-of-two Jon said: "Ian Curtis and Joy Division are the greatest musicians to come out of Macclesfield and Macclesfield should take more civic pride in probably the most iconic band of its generation."
Called ‘Radio – Live Transmission’, the pulsar will be represented by thousands of bamboo poles cut to different lengths, giving the effect of the undulating radio signal.
Four topiary pyramids will represent each band member, and a dark star will be created from a titanium sheet.
Jon, who has been planning the garden for a year, added: "The whole concept revolves around the philosophy that this dark star is a metaphor for Ian Curtis, as he too has died yet still lives on through the radio waves.
"It will take a lot of work, but the hardest part will be taking it down at the end. I just hope my building skills are up to it!"
Jon, of Dragonfly Design, is also hoping his clever use of different sized pebbles will create an optical illusion and draw the viewers’ eye into the exhibit.
And after winning silver with his debut entry ‘Punk’s Not Dead’ last year, Jon is hoping for another success this year.
He said: "Even though my garden was quite low budget last time, I had a lot of attention for it so hopefully people will be keen to see what I have come up with."
The garden will be on display at the RHS Tatton Flower Show, running from Wednesday, July 22, until Monday, July 27.
