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TRANSFORM GARDEN INTO SERENE REFUGE.(At Home)

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From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
Date: 20050521
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Byline: Joel M. Lerner Washington Post

Have you ever wished for a secret garden, like the one in the famous children's story where an intrepid young lady brings to bloom both the neglected garden and the motherless invalid boy?

The garden in Frances Hodgson Burnett's book is walled and locked, and within it the children discover a mysterious, inspiring world.

It would be relaxing to come home from a hard day and step into such a serene and secluded place, wouldn't it? The lack of an English manor house surrounded by acres of grounds shouldn't discourage you. With a ...

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