In pictures: Inside the town centre garden oasis

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Image caption, The garden in Northampton contains a variety of tropical plants including palm trees, ferns and water lilies
  • Author, James Grant
  • Role, BBC News, Northamptonshire

A couple have transformed their suburban terraced house garden into a rainforest-inspired space.

Joe Pemberton and Linda Aradi said their garden in Delapre, Northampton, was inspired by their travels in Colombia.

The green oasis featured on an episode of BBC Two's Gardener's World and presenter Adam Frost said the pair took water gardening to "another level".

These pictures show how the couple transformed their garden with banana trees, eucalyptus, bamboo and several water features.

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Image caption, Joe Pemberton and Linda Aradi have created a mini rainforest in their back garden

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Image caption, The couple call their finished project the "end of a long journey" and say they would never alter their unique garden

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Image caption, Most of the garden is covered in water, all naturally collected from rainfall

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Image caption, The couple enjoy quite a view from their living room

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Image caption, Most of the plants are sourced from a garden centre so they were easy to maintain, the couple says

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Image caption, The couple said the garden was "a dumping ground" when they moved in

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