We arrived at our destination. This is where I will be for the next few weeks. My daughter bought the acreage last year, and when we came last August to “start a garden” we realized there was much more work involved than anticipated.
Some work was accomplished last year, and my daughter and son-in-law have been working at it, a manageable amount at a time. What looked like a jungle of tangled mess of overgrown weeds is now revealing a beautiful collection of shrubs, flowers and trees that was once cared for by a creative gardener.
Their home is located in a very small community outside a small town so it didn’t take long at all to learn of the history of this place. A hairdresser lived here with her strict and grumpy husband. She had a vision for a paradise on the area around the house and planted what the neighbours describe as “the most beautiful garden”. After she died 13 years ago it was ignored and left to be overrun by the grass, docks, and many other weeds and wild plants.
Bit by bit we are cutting back the overgrowth, revealing a glimpse of the hairdresser’s vision of paradise.
Reflections 
How beautiful! A lot of work to bring something like that back to life. Yet, I imagine it must be like a bit of a treasure hunt and so rewarding to see the results.
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