A pensioner has declared he would rather go to jail than remove his three plant pots after the council announced a crackdown on the ornaments.
The embattled granddad, Graham Bedward, set out the decorative display on a pavement in the village of Helmshore in Lancashire.
He exhibited the plants outside his home in a bid to stop cars mounting the kerb and blocking the walkway where he goes on walks with his grandchildren.
But the 69-year-old has now received threats of legal action from the council which brands the pots an 'obstruction'.
Mr Bedward insists it is a 'pathetic situation' adding he has been forced to walk on the road due to inconsiderate parking.
