The Chelsea Flower Show always aims to push boundaries and this year they’ve got an unusual garden from a South Korean designer which is centred around a toilet.

In South Korea, it is normal for the toilet to be located in the garden and for many centuries people in Korea have considered using the toilet to be a highly spiritual experience which helps you cleanse your mind.

The garden is named Hae-woo-so, which is the Korean word for a traditional toilet and features a number of pathways leading to the traditional toilet building.

The designer, Jihae Hwang, is believed to be the first South Korean designer to exhibit at the show and said: “There’s no limited number of topics you can make a garden from. Why not a toilet?”

Other weird and wonderful exhibits on show include a garden suspended 25m in the air, a working water mill and a cypress tree covered in gold.

If the garden has inspired you to update your bathroom, look to Trade Plumbing. They sell a wide selection of bathroom fittings and fixtures including bathroom suites, shower enclosures and central heating supplies so you can create your own spiritual retreat in your home.

People working in the plumbing and heating industry are being urged to register for the Plumber’s Safe Tax Plan before the deadline next Tuesday.

Plumbers have just one week to sign up for the amnesty which allows them to get their taxes for the last six years in order with reduced penalties and no threat of prosecution.

Mike Wells, HMRC’s director of risk and intelligence, said: “If you owe tax but haven’t yet heard from HMRC, do not assume that we will not catch up with you.

“Plumbers, gas fitters and heating engineers whose tax affairs are not in order need to contact HMRC now and fully disclose their income. This will allow them to take advantage of a reduced penalty.”

After the amnesty ends, plumbers and heating engineers who haven’t disclosed any taxes they owe could be chased by the taxman and face prosecution. HMRC has gathered details of thousands of people working in the plumbing and heating industries from the Gas Safe scheme and have said that they will be cracking down on people they believe haven’t paid the correct amount of tax.

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A futuristic “bathroom with brains” has been shown at the kbb London exhibition, with a range of new product prototypes with devices that recycle water and even monitor your health and well being.

Furniture and interior designer Rock Galpin has come up with the design which features a range of innovative products intended to revolutionise the daily bathroom routine.

Some of the key products in the unique bathroom include the Self Mirror which measures your height and general well being by measuring your heart rate and checking your skin tone, the Jet Steamer and Drier which is a type of human car wash which cleans and dries you as well as measuring your weight and twin Bath Loungers for relaxing bathing letting you and your other half catch up whilst having a good soak.

Some of the elements of the bathroom have been created with CGI wizardry but the designer believes all of these products could exist in the next 10 years.

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We’ve blogged before about people demonstrating their love of gaming by creating their own personalised bathroom, but a young couple in America have taken their love to the next level!

The couple, who live in Iowa, love the Nintendo game Super Mario Brothers so much that they’ve decided to have a Mario themed wedding.

Bobbi Van Zante plans to walk down the aisle dressed as the heroine Princess Peach and is being given away as her father dressed as Bowser. When she reaches the alter, she’ll be met by her husband to be Elijah Slagtar dressed as the famous plumber.

Bobbi told her local TV station: “We asked everyone to dress up and to participate. We understand if they don’t – the older people might not want to dress up and can just wear white as there are clouds in the game.”

Around 300 – 400 guests are expected to attend the ceremony in August, and the couple have been working on props for their big day since December.

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We blogged recently about plumbing related museums in the UK, and soon there will be another one to add to the list.

Pimlico Plumbers, one of the UK’s largest plumbing companies, are refurbishing their depot and are installing a small museum to their property which will showcase items from the history of plumbing.

They’re asking for people to donate, loan or sell items to the museum which will have free entry, with a donation box going to the company’s chosen charity.

Charlie Mullins, managing director of Pimlico Plumbers, said: “I’m sure there are loads of classic loos, historic sinks and retro-white goods that could take pride of place in our museum that will celebrate our industry and support our ongoing charity work.

“Plumbing is the world’s second oldest profession and the skills and innovations of the industry have touched everyone’s lives. We want to showcase a range of iconic and quirky exhibits that will demonstrate the ingenuity of engineers and bring back memories for our visitors.”

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A lot of people have phobias whether it’s the usual sort of fears such as heights and spiders, to more obscure phobias like pogonophobia (fear of beards) or hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (the fear of the number 666!)

However, 19 year old Phoebe from Maidstone has a fear which is so strange there isn’t even a name for it – a phobia of seeing uncovered toilet rolls.

The phobia is so severe that she’s had hypnotherapy for it, and her mother has to keep them covered at all times to stop her from getting upset.

Phoebe says it started when she went to the shop to buy a pack of toilet roll when she was 13. She told the Metro: “I got to the aisle and I couldn’t do it. I froze and then I just had to get out of there.”

She says that she doesn’t get affected when she uses public toilets as the toilet rolls are usually covered up and understands that it is a weird phobia. “It’s not like being afraid of spiders or something”, she added.

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A central heating firm which started life as a one man operation back in 1963 has been bought by British Gas owner for Centrica for £30million.

PH Jones was set up in Maplas, Cheshire by Phil Jones and now has over 850 staff working from 25 regional offices. The company was ran for many years by Phil and his wife Brenda who expanded into the maintenance market and won some lucrative contractors to repair and install central heating systems in social housing.

The company installs over 8,000 boilers a year and with the sale Phil and Brenda are now retiring after running the company for 50 years. They have retained a division of the company which installs meters which they have passed onto their sons to run. As they were the single shareholders of the company the deal has instantly transformed them into multi-millionaires and ensured that they can have a very happy retirement!

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Some of the biggest hotel chains in America are choosing to remove bath tubs from hotel bathrooms, instead going for more luxurious shower enclosures.

A decade ago, 95% of Holiday Inn’s new built hotels had baths, but that has gone down to 55% now. Marriott have also planned to get rid of baths in 75% of their rooms.

This change is because hotel guests simply just don’t want them.

Many business and corporate travellers don’t have the time to take a bath, and many leisure visitors simply just prefer to shower.

Some hotels have found that allowing guests the option can be popular with certain groups of travellers, and families with younger children are especially keen on combined showers and baths.

Showers can often make a room seem more modern, and if you are looking to update your own bathroom, Trade Plumbing sell a wide range of contemporary showers. From steam cabin showers to walk in showers, there is something to suit every style of bathroom, no matter how much space you have available.

A plumber and heating engineer from Whitley Bay near Newcastle is celebrating after being chosen to appear on a new MTV reality TV show.

26 year old Greg Lake has been selected for the show Geordie Shore, a Tyne and Wear version of the hit US show Jersey Shore. Greg beat thousands of other hopefuls to appear as one of the eight stars of the show.

He leaves behind his plumbing job for six weeks to work during the day for a promotions company and painting the Toon red each night, all while living it up in a 5 star house complete with hot tubs and TV cameras following the eight guys and girls partying in Newcastle.

If you’re a plumber like Greg and looking for supplies, Trade Plumbing can help. They sell all that you need for your next plumbing job, from heating supplies such as boilers and heated towel rails, to bathroom suites and shower enclosures, all at great prices.

A former striker who made over 450 appearances with clubs including Walsall, Reading and Burton Albion has changed his career path to become a heating engineer.

Martin Butler ended his football career just before his 35^th birthday and decided to go into business. He started a heating course with the help of the Professional Footballer’s Association who helped him out with the course costs, and has spent the last 18 months building up his business.

He now has four people working for him, and his story shows that it’s never too late to consider retraining to work in the plumbing and heating industries.

Martin now plans to branch out into installing solar equipment and him and his team are currently training up in the area.

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