See how this ceramic garden is brightening up one corner of the Black Country

The flowers have gone on display at Tipton Library and were made with the help of people with disabilities.

People who attend the Creative Arts disability day centre, based in Oldbury, were invited to help create the flowers, while other community groups and schoolchildren also helped with the project.

Managers were inspired by the famous image of poppies surrounding the Tower of London to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.

They challenged the group, totalling around 70, to help put together the garden which, as well as flowers, features various creatures including caterpillars, wasps, ants and trolls.

Richard Flatley, from Creative Arts, said: "We wanted people to see what people with disabilities can do rather than just seeing the disability.

"The aim was to inspire people to see the great things people can do."

The project took around six months to complete. The flowers will remain at Tipton Library this month before moving to the old Public building in West Bromwich.

They will then travel to various locations as part of the Sandwell Arts Festival. Creative Arts is then hoping they might be able to take on tour nationally.

Around 250 people attended a launch event at the library on Tuesday as the flowers were put on display for the first time.

Many of the people who attend the day centre live alone, meaning the project has given them something to focus on.

Mr Flatley said: "They come in on community transport and are taken home so there can be a sense of isolation in the unit. But this has put us in contact with so many more people."