Mark Wright has said he's 'devastated' after a 'nightmare' blunder at his Essex mansion has left him £30,000 out of pocket.
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Mark, 36, has spent months renovating the swanky mansion he shares with his wife Michelle Keegan.
Throughout the project, Mark has kept fans up to date with the tweaks they've made with his and Michelle's WrightyHome Instagram account.
As they put the finishing touches on their home in November 2021, it was reported they splashed out £30,000 on trees which lined their home to give the couple some privacy.
However, Mark has now revealed that the pricey boundary trees didn't survive the winter.
He explained to Heart Radio : "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."
Mark, who recently showed off his extensive home gym, added: "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.
"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 purchased the mock Tudor home in 2019 and gave it a huge overhaul.
Mark and Michelle ordered 60 bay trees from Tuscany, Italy, which sit at four metres high and were reported to have lost £500 to £1000 each, taking the total to £30,000.
As he showed off the pricey trees on his social media page, Mark said: "We've got a delivery of some hedging and some boundary hedging for privacy. They look big and beautiful! Look at the size of them.
"Look at these, standing at four metres high, for a big privacy screening - all the way down the field. They are massive. Fresh in this morning from Tuscany. Beautiful. 60 of these will be planted today and some smaller ones in the back as well."
In February this year, the couple were given the nod by Essex council to install two metre tall gates on their property.
MailOnline reported at the time the council gave the pair the go-ahead to install the gates but added that they have concerns about the style of the chosen gate.
The letter from Epping Forest District Council reportedly stated that they have "no injection" to the application that they have "concerns about the style of the gate" and urge the pair to choose an "alternative style of gate more fitting to the surrounding rural environment."
