Jasmine is the top pick

A teenager has proved herself to be a budding floral artist.

Jasmine Rhodes won the under-16 flower arranging contest at theAbbey House open day earlier this month.

The Abbey House, with its spectacular views over the neighbouringruins and grounds, was built in 1830 for James Austin who livedthere with his wife and nine children. The vast majority of centralSomerset residents have never seen behind the impressive facade ofthe gentleman's residence, as it was known when it was put up forauction more than a century ago.

However many took a chance to glimpse life behind the tall walls at an open day earlier this month.

Warden Liz Pearson said that despite the poor weather, 250 peoplevisited.

"The winner of the under-16s flower arranging contest was JasmineRhodes, a local girl, who was awarded her prize by our chairman RevPeter Martin," she said.

For more details about the Abbey House in Glastonbury, see itshttp://abbeyhouse.org/index website.