75-year-old avid gardener and retired joiner Stuart Grindle is battling searing temperatures as the UK deals with one of the hottest summers on record. /VCG Photo

As the holder of Britain's best lawn title in 2017 he says he has "no intention" of seeing his "pride and joy be ruined." /VCG Photo

He has trimmed the hallowed turf every other day and spends up to four hours a day watering, using hundreds of gallons of water, to battle the baking temperatures. /VCG Photo