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Murals bring Muriel's gardening dream to life
Western Daily Press
|November 25, 2025
A WOMAN who 'dreamed' of having a garden but couldn't manage to look after one had one painted - onto her house.
Muriel Baker, 94, said her age meant she wouldn't be able to do any watering or weeding.
But now the outside of her home in Meare, near Glastonbury in Somerset, has been transformed into a scenic flowery garden.
He's put nice little birds, a robin, a deer and he also put a couple of butterflies and roses all around the doorway
The mural was painted by artist Jon Minshull and features an array of trees, roses and even butterflies, per Muriel's request.
She said the painting makes her feel like she is sitting in a real garden.
This story is from the November 25, 2025 edition of Western Daily Press.
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