- Marie and Tony Newton, both 67, have called their back garden 'Four Seasons' and pruned it into a paradise
- The garden boasts 140 Japanese maples, 20 ilex golden kings, 15 juniper blue stars and two huge Virginia creepers
- Mrs Newton, a former transport planner, created garden after she retired and taught herself horticulture as a hobby
- The couple are opening their garden up to the public this summer as part of the National Gardens Scheme
A green-fingered couple have created a £15,000 oasis at their home in the industrial heartlands of the Black Country which boasts 3,000 species and attracts visitors from 28 countries.
Marie and Tony Newton, both 67, from Walsall, West Midlands, have spent 22 years transforming their back lawn and flowerbeds into a spectacular paradise, known as the 'Four Seasons' garden.
Bursting with vivid colours, the third of an acre garden boasts 140 Japanese maples, 20 ilex golden kings, 15 juniper blue stars and two huge Virginia creepers.
Bursting with vivid colours, the garden boasts 140 Japanese maples, 20 ilex golden kings, 15 juniper blue stars and two huge Virginia creepers
Marie and Tony Newton, both 67, have spent years transforming their back garden in Walsall, West Midlands, into a spectacular paradise
The couple, who have four grown-up children and one grandaughter, have opened up their garden up to the public this summer as part of the National Gardens Scheme for the second year in a row.
Mrs Newton said: 'It's an all season garden so in autumn you see brilliant reds, oranges and yellows and in the spring the colours are equally as vivid and vibrant. There will be azalea and acer leaves along with the evergreen conifers.
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What a beautiful garden what a beautiful day ..just seeing this garden has made my day
Mrs Newton says she gets immense pleasure from the garden and added that it's good to put Walsall and the West Midlands on the international garden map
The National Gardens Scheme, which the Newtons are now signed up to, was set up in 1927 and has raised more than £45million for nursing and caring charities
The garden is described by the National Gardens Scheme as 'stunning in all seasons' with 'beautiful autumn colours, bark and berries'
Since 2006 the couple have welcomed more than 11,000 visitors and raised over £35,000 for charities with their 'Four Seasons' garden
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During Summer I wouldn't mind sleeping in such a garden ..sure will charge me up
I normally go to Canary Wharf as its near where I live and I recently discovered THE ROOF GARDEN which opened just a few days ago. Now I go there quiet often and meet friends and have a picnic in the Roof Garden
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Power plants: the garden at night
George Harrison the Beatles also was a keen Gardner
The best thing is People connecting with Nature ..the more the better...its is relaxing, calming and soul uplifting