A shop owner has painted a mural in his home garden inspired by an iconic tree that was illegally cut down in 2023.
The owner of Art on Glass in Newark, Carl Porter, has given wings to his creativity after having to remove a lilac tree from his garden just before Christmas 2025.
The mural at his home in Coddington took a few nights to paint – and is 40ft long and around 11ft tall.
The mural at Carl Porter’s home in Coddington inspired by the Sycamore Gap Tree next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland
The mural displays the much-loved Sycamore Gap Tree next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, which was cut down overnight by two men on September 28, 2023.
The painting was also inspired by Carl’s wife, Sandra, who wanted something new and colourful in the garden after the tree removal. Her maiden surname is Sycamore.
Carl said people are impressed with the mural and keep asking him when he is “packing up the shop” so he can go and paint other people’s gardens.
The owner of Art on Glass, Carl Porter. Photo: Iliffe Media
Art on Glass will close its doors at the end of this year, but he is hoping to continue painting and to serve customers until that day comes.