The Secret Garden

[Karlynn]

For part of last week on our "vacation" I turned a weed laden nook in the corner of my son and DIL's fenced-in yard of their new house into a Secret Garden for my Avatar. The place we are sitting in couldn't even be walked through. I went back in there (which the mosquitos loved) and saw that some sapling trees had sprung up and that a tree at the beginning of the nook created a nice archway. So I ripped and dug and clipped and chainsawed away and
20 bags of mulch, 10 yards of weed barrier, 1 butterfly bush, 5 various perenials, 2 miniature lilac bushes, 2 wind chimes and 3 garden creature statues later Avery has her Secret Garden. Her great grandma has a wrought iron children's table and chairs she's giving her to put back there.

My daughter's response when she saw the pictures was "You never did anything like that for us." I told her she'd have to wait until she had a grandchild for me!!

 

[Cooker]

too cute

 

[Karlynn]

By Frances Hodgson Burnett - one of our favorite books! There was a really beautiful musical on Broadway years ago that really captured the magic of the book.

 

[Mary]

One of my fellow teachers always does a unit in the Spring on The Secret Garden. The kids decorate the classroom as a secret garden, and then they spend a month to six weeks reading and discussing the book. It is always a big hit, so Karlynn, your avatar is ahead of the game

 

[Freddie]

How creative you are Karlynn on creating a picture perfect garden for your granddaughter.

Maybe you can come up here and use your talent in my backyard

 

[geebee]

It looks wonderful Karlynn. You are making such great memories for Avery.

 

[Wise]

What a priceless photo!

 

[Superbob]

Superbob says that's way cool, Karlynn.

 

[CThrock]

What a beautiful Secret Garden!!! Sounds like you are making memories with your granddaugter. That is soo cool.

 

[Phyllis]

Oh, what a lucky granddaughter. I'm sure she will think of you every time she goes in it!

 

[aussigal]

Looks like a fabulous secret garden for a gorgeous little girl...

 

[zipper2]

Karlynn,
the picture looks just like in the movie says my grandaughter
cus shes watched the movie alot,now since i showed her your pic
she wants to watch it today.
Very creative and alot of work....beautiful ending

zipper2

 

[perrypiratesdad]

That is too cool! Would you be my adopted Grandma?

 

[Harrybaby666]

That Picture is Adorable...

That Picture is Adorable...

That pictuere is terrific Karlynn, and I just bet your little peanut, Avery is adoring her Grammie tons and tons for giving her this special place. Harrybaby

 

[Marguerite53]

Karlynn. That is wonderful!! What a perfectly lovely idea. And you followed it through with amazing results! I'm sure many people will come to cherish that spot!

Marguerite

 

[Karlynn]

Thanks for all the compliments everyone.

I'm ROFL right now because I got a reply from the email I sent my daughter with the picture. She said "Oh, so this will be the place she goes to smoke pot with her friends when she's 16?"

Cooker - be honest - was that your first thought???

 

[Harrybaby666]

Thanks for all the compliments everyone.

I'm ROFL right now because I got a reply from the email I sent my daughter with the picture. She said "Oh, so this will be the place she goes to smoke pot with her friends when she's 16?"

Cooker - be honest - was that your first thought???

Oh My Heavens Karlynn....This is JUST TOOO FUNNY.....I will PM you with the reason I say this.....Harrybaby

 

[perrypiratesdad]

Thanks for all the compliments everyone.

I'm ROFL right now because I got a reply from the email I sent my daughter with the picture. She said "Oh, so this will be the place she goes to smoke pot with her friends when she's 16?"

Cooker - be honest - was that your first thought???

Well, hopefully not, but her Mom and Dad can always excavate it then.

 

[Bina]

Karlynn, make sure there is always a good supply of mosquitoes.....then it won't be too easy for her to smooch with the boys!