No matter where your plot of land is, there’s an opportunity to make your garden feel like a secret, secluded space. The best secret gardens not only feel private, but they also have a certain ...

How to Create a Secret Garden in Your Own Backyard. The creative consultant Matilda Goad and the garden designer Butter Wakefield, who’ve fashioned a small oasis at Goad’s London home, ...

she starts the day with a walk in the garden, checking on her “children,” admiring their growth and offering words of encouragement. While she’s a big fan of color—nothing in the rainbow is off limits ...

If you want to inspire children or grandchildren to have a garden of their own, read “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett to them; the protagonist is Mary Lennox, a 10-year-old girl.

To make all that hard work in the garden easier, you will need the right gear. Here are some must-have items , from a sun hat to comfortable sandals. Find more useful gardening tools here .