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The garden of Peter Rabbit is to be honoured again at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.

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By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:18 EST, 22 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:26 EST, 23 February 2014 . As one of the most celebrated children’s books, The Tale Of Peter Rabbit has provided inspiration for everything from crockery to a BBC animation series. And now Beatrix Potter’s story of a naughty rabbit who sneaks into Mr McGregor’s garden to steal his vegetables is to be honoured once again – at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show in May. The Peter Rabbit herb garden will treat fans of the much-loved work to a botanical re-creation of the book’s most famous scenes. Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is to be honoured at this year's Chelsea Flower Show in May . Among them will be a rabbit-size model of Peter eating what appears to be a carrot but will actually be a Victorian variety of radish known as ‘Long Scarlet’. The garden is being put together by Richard Lucas, a previous gold medal winner at Chelsea. He said: ‘I want this to feel like we’ve stepped into a Beatrix Potter tale. I hope I can put a smile on people’s faces. ‘There was a little artistic licence but most of the plants have appeared in the books.’ The Peter Rabbit herb garden will treat fans of the much-loved work to a botanical re-creation of the book¿s most famous scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show (pictured) this year .