This is a true story about finding something special in life.For me it was a garden,though it could relate to anything special,any dream and if your determined enough you will always find what your looking for,as hidden as it may be!
Upon my husband Andy and I moving into our first house together, we were both absolutely delighted with it because it was was almost as if our dream had come true. We had dreamed of living in a nice house with a large garden, somewhere on a mountain that overlooked the ocean and here we were in South Wales, now living on the top of a mountain, overlooking the ocean and not only did we have this absolutely wonderful view and great house to be pleased about, we had a large garden.
Living in the United Kingdom at the time, we did not hold out much hope in actually being able acquire what we really wanted, the so called logical dream house, especially being renters, but somehow,someway we managed it. The gardens are quite small in the United Kingdom when comparing them to Canadian gardens, so on a personal basis, the garden alone was something to be extremely happy about and something that made me feel more at home.
We knew the garden needed work and we were okay with that but sitting here now,shaking my head with a silly smile on my face,I can honestly say to portray a mental image of it as it was in the beginning, it was large, indeed there is no doubt about that, but it was completely out of control and in shambles. There were thistles, bramble bushes,weeds and junk just about everywhere in the garden completely covering its existence,however; at first glance I saw more then that. I saw a live canvas waiting to be painted with many different colors and textures.
As we walked outside there was a concrete stairway with two small flight of stairs based in the center. A small concrete patio block lay on one side of the stairs and on the other side, a sloped hill that looked like it had once been used for a garden. Unfortunately,in the beginning I was taking a stab in the dark,simply guessing at what we were really looking at because both areas were badly covered, densely populated with bramble bushes and weeds not to mention the junk piles that lay above them, but that is, once again where my artistic vision proved itself useful I suppose.
14 steps took us up to the lawn itself and upon reaching the top there was a large lawn and a hedge on both sides reaching about 9 feet in height. There was also a small brick tool shed completely covered in ivy, including the entrance. The whole lawn to no big surprise was also covered in bramble bushes,weeds and yet again junk piles. I was somewhat bewildered as to why it was left in such a state but the owner must have read the look on my face because that is when she told me the house had been empty for quite some time and given the fact it was in quite a remote location they felt it unnecessary to fix the lawn.
wow! I love this article, Tanya. Nice images, too you look so pretty in that picture 
I am also delighted with your lovely story and really you dreamed it and turned it into reality like a mother!!
Love your gentle and sweet care about your garden, also your beautiful pic! Thanks for sharing Tanya!
Take care
Wonderful story! This reminds me of a beautiful movie with the same title “The Secret Garden” and it’s setting is also in England… Thanks for sharing
Very nice story you’ve written! You’re very lucky to have such a wonderful garden, or shall a I say, a forest. 
nice one. like it!
Ohh Tan! I am so glad you shared your ’secret garden’ with us. No more secrets . You look so beautiful in that pic hun. God bless.
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