MARK Wright and Michelle Keegan have suffered a very expensive problem at their dream Essex mansion.
The couple’s forever home is now fully complete and features a luxury outdoor pool and patio area, an indoor gym and sauna and a huge paved driveway.
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However, the £30,000 trees that line the property’s boundary have all died, leaving the couple needing replacements and temporarily exposed to prying eyes.
Speaking on Heart radio yesterday, Mark explained: “It’s that kind of weather outside where you start thinking about planting your spring/summer plants. I had a little bit of a nightmare, I’m not gonna lie.
“I planted some trees in my garden and they all died, and it’s devastating because I spent so long watching them thinking ‘please grow’.
“They were my boundary trees to give me a little bit of privacy, and the company blamed it on the soil because obviously the wrong soil can make your plants go bad.
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“[I] ended up finding out they recommended the wrong plants to me, and it was because they’re not supposed to be out in the open in anything below minus five degrees and at Christmas time it was like minus 15 when it snowed.”
The couple had initially hoped to build a 2.1m wall and install electric gates at the home but were told they were not allowed to close off the public footpath.
But the local parish council said in a letter of objection: “The design of the high walls, together with the pillars and the gates, are out of keeping with the rural setting, and would detract from the rural nature of this particular area of the Parish.”
Instead, Mark and Michelle employed a team of landscapers to plant scores of laurel and conifer trees to provide a leafy barrier to people seeing into their new property.
Last month the couple finally completed their sprawling driveway and shared the good news with their fans.
The couple, who married more than seven years ago, have been keeping fans updated on their house renovations on their social media.
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