Download You Raise Me Up By Secret Garden

Aaaaaah! I have been so excited to share this project with you. Just like in my favorite childhood book, my secret garden has come full circle. It started out beautiful, got neglected, and then was restored. If you want to see what it looked like 8 years ago, you can read my post Welcome to My Secret Garden. My secret garden was basically a large flower bed, and while very pretty, it was a lot work to keep it weed free and looking its best. Last year I closed the gates and forgot about it. In just one year, it was overcome with weeds. I decided to revamp my garden and create a more useful space that required less maintenance. I created raised garden beds for herbs!

I planted mint, basil, oregano, lavender, rosemary, thyme, chives, and sage. Since my larger vegetable garden is rarely ready for planting in March when cool weather veggies need to be planted, I can plant things like lettuce, spinach, and peas here too. I have one box full of lettuce and another has some celery.

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All of the details on how I created this space, including all materials used and the tutorial for the planter boxes, can be found on the Home Depot's blog. Head over for more pictures (including an above shot I took hanging out my office window!) and all the information you need to created a raised garden beds :)

Thank you! The gravel was delivered by truck and we had to bring it over from the driveway to the garden with a wheelbarrow and dump it one load at a time. That is when having teenage boys comes in handy!

Ah, yes! Farmers always had huge families for a reason...free labor was just one of the perks! I'm teasing! I love what you've done and I know your boys enjoy being in on the goings on! I love our raised beds too! We can ONLY garden with them as we have clay for earth otherwise! Happy gardening and growing those lovely herbs! I can almost smell them from here! ;-)

This looks like a dream garden. I'd love to have herbs close to the house for last minute picking while I cook dinner. The pea gravel and landscape cloth is an interesting idea. Looks like it will last a good long time. Wondering what will happen when the leaves fall. Will you rake, blow, vacuum? What happens to rain and snow? Is the landscape cloth able to let water soak through it? Otherwise it would be a swimming pool.

I love your raised beds but your original flower garden was so wonderful! I love plants & flowers and out the time in to take care of it. But my four children are raised & gone so I have plenty of time to tend to the weeds. Thanks for the update!

I love this! We're building a small greenhouse close to the house instead of our regular large garden area. I have some herbs in a small planter in my kitchen window, but it seems like the green thumb has disappeared with these. I get burnt (brown) looking spots on the leaves and I don't know why. The planters aren't in direct sunlight. Can you help?

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;

When troubles come and my heart burdened be;

Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,

Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up... to more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up... to more than I can be.

There is no life - no life without its hunger;

Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;

But when you come and I am filled with wonder,

Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

And I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up... to more than I can be.

Robert is our dreamer, goal-chaser, action-man. He loves and values family, kindness, work, gardening, words, music, outdoors, sobriety, board sports, play, animals, kids, travel, and good conversation. He thinks about death and suffering too often, which causes him to be grateful. He was born in Idaho and raised in Alaska.

Savanna is the emotional stability of our family. She loves and values family time, healthy living, plants, physical movement, Yoga, action-based people, making art, giving, selflessness, farm chores, sobriety, silence, markets, and privacy. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, raised in Kansas City, Missouri, and moved to Alaska some years back.

It included an extension with a bedroom as well as the addition of a secluded garden studio for working from home, all self-built by Howett and his team using a palette of simple materials including timber.

The party continued with a decadent meal by Chef Michael Smith featuring a menu of beef tenderloin and fresh steamed vegetables and dessert in the form of chocolate cake topped with edible flowers. An all-volunteer cast show capped the night along with lively dancing to beats by DJ London. The whole affair raised more than $800,000 toward the League's continued philanthropic efforts.

You could do a number of different things in the middle of your garden, but I decided to do pavers. You could leave it grass or add gravel or mulch too! For this process we first laid out weed barrier to prevent any weeds from growing.

I went to a few different local nurseries and picked all sorts of starter plants. Since this was my first time planting in our garden I had no idea how many plants I would need so I totally guessed. And of course I got too many ha. When it was time to plant, I just followed the spacing on each tag as best as I could and hoped for the best!

The Secret Garden Gala: Home Edition took place on Saturday, September 12, 2020 with the support of 18 sponsors and 132 guests who joined us online from Washington County, Salt Lake City and Idaho. Between sponsorships, ticket sales, auction and monetary donations we are excited to announce that the unprecedented virtual event raised $68,128, exceeding our $60,000 goal. See how The Secret Garden Gala: Home Edition came to life.

Another fun fact about The Secret Garden Gala: Home Edition is that on top of benefitting hundreds of families served by Root for Kids with the money raised, we as an organization were able to involve many local businesses in the process and support them as well. Guests had the option to select a local or locally-owned restaurant to purchase their meals from for the event. For dessert, our friends at Nothing Bundt Cakes donated their amazing White Chocolate Raspberry cake and delivered them to all guests!

What really turns Mary around is discovering the Secret Garden. Ten years prior, her uncle lost his wife, and when he did, he locked up the garden because of how much it reminded him of her, and he even buried the key so no one could open it. Mary, however, finds both the key and the garden with the help of the robin, and she takes it upon herself to revive this gray piece of earth.

She believed that in the warm months, children should spend six hours or more a day in the fresh air. She encouraged mothers to take their children on nature walks where they would draw various plants and identify them throughout the year to record how they grew and changed over the seasons. Mason directed mothers on how to guide their children in building memories of the scenery around them, to give them beautiful images that last a lifetime. She told them to stalk birds quietly and raise tadpoles to frogs. Mason desired for children to be able to identify all the vegetation that grew near their homes, but rather than learn about it through dry books and pictures, she wanted children to touch, see, and smell nature, so as to plant a stronger memory in their minds.

After reading The Secret Garden, I desperately wanted to find my own secret garden to hide away in and cultivate without any prying eyes. Yet I missed a great theme of the story: the beauty of nature is better enjoyed with another.

At the hand of this year's chairman, Mary Lee Hackedorn Wilkens, last weekend's 72nd annual Charity Ball transported guests to a "Secret Garden" on not just one, but two occasions. Friday and Saturday nights' back-to-back fundraisers raised nearly $850,000 towards the non-profit's mission to foster a lifetime of service for it's 5,000-plus members. Between 2019-2020, the League will contribute approximately $2 million in volunteer hours and financial support to 35 local projects.

Gala-goers entered under a canopy of greenery created by Bramble & Bee. Post check-in, attendees could either perch on wooden swings in the garden, order a cold one in a tented biergarten, or pluck a fresh bouquet from the Lanson B. Jones & Co. flower cart. Swift + Company provided the rest of the heavy dcor lifting.

For those in the market for serious bling, there was also Tenenbaum Jeweler's Buccellati Blossom Bar, which featured gardenia bracelets and daisy earrings of the sterling silver and 18-carat gold variety. Rachel Regan, incoming chairman of Charity Ball 2021, received a butterfly engraved cuff as a surprise gift from her husband, Tom Regan. With Valentine's Day within striking distance, it proved a smart and thoughtful play.

The Secret Garden Location on Campus

Nestled between the Thut Greenhouse and Life Science buildings is the most beautiful hidden garden you (might) find on campus. The garden is concealed from campus view by adjacent buildings and is accessible from the main campus through a narrow passageway between the Life Science Building and Annex. The Secret Garden is a collection of nearly five hundred plant species and cultivar specimens growing in a diverse series of garden settings. These gardens range from full-sun to full-shade environments containing native and cultivated plants, perennials and annuals, flowering and foliage plants as well as trees and shrubs. Many of the plants are labeled. The secret garden has been under development since 2004 and will continue to grow, change and expand. Each garden area has its own personality and is an ongoing work in process. But then, isn't every garden a work in progress? I hope you enjoy your visit.

Steven Malehorn, Secret Gardener.

Urban Bright. On the south side of the greenhouse wedged between the building and sidewalk are a series of raised beds and buried tubs. On the west end, tubs provide a wet environment for native plants that love the full sun but also like having their feet wet. Other native plants that prefer having their feet dry are growing on the east end. Between these two native plant micro-gardens are three raised beds overflowing with full-sun annuals that brighten and soften this narrow patch confined by brick and concrete.

Sunny Disposition. The garden space between the sidewalk and greenhouse widens to the east. A series of three full-sun garden areas separated by unusual brick borders host a variety of plants that can tolerate hot, dry environments. Native prairie plants and a small herb garden fill two of these spaces. On the far eastern end is the 'garden of misfit plants.' These orphaned plants are only temporarily misfits and will soon find homes in other garden areas.

For Rest Break. Hostas, hostas, hostas. A full-shade garden under the branches of a large Bald Cypress is populated by various hosta cultivars. BIG Hostas. Other shade-loving perennials distributed throughout this area complement the host of hostas. Shade-loving annuals and ferns tumble from a series of whiskey barrel planters sitting peacefully along the north and south borders. Two concrete benches on either side of a cypress mulch pathway provide a shaded rest area for garden visitors. Locally quarried limestone boulders form the southern edge of this raised-bed garden.

Wandering Grin. Succulents and partial-shade plants grow along the west side of a short pathway of large, round pavers embedded in hardwood mulch. The raised-bed succulent garden is surrounded by an antique, locally-produced soft, un-fired red brick border. A matching brick border accents the east edge of the winding pathway. East of the pathway is a population of shrubs, trees, herbaceous perennials and annuals. The southern portion of this garden is terraced with native limestone boulders from a local quarry and a perennial and annual flower mixture ensures long-lasting color throughout the season. Two whiskey barrels support cattails and bulrushes. A concrete bench at the southern tip of the garden is waiting for visitors to rest upon while enjoying the garden ambiance.

Local Focal. You must be at least three feet tall to grow here. This full-sun native garden barely contains a diverse collection of tall prairie flowers and grasses. Along the north side of the garden, rowdy prairie plants are kept from attacking pedestrians by a split-rail fence offset a short distance from the sidewalk. North of the fence is a narrow band of partial-shade annuals to brighten and soften the garden edge. A bright, yellow brick border flows along the sidewalk and curves around the western edge, providing a colorful accent. Along the south side is a very narrow raised bed overflowing with multi-colored full-sun annuals during mid to late summer. One finger of the "Two Fingers Trail" enters from the northeast corner. After winding through the garden, the pathway exits near the southwest corner. The other trail finger travels eastward through the adjacent garden.

Urban Drawl. A series of whiskey barrel gardens rise abruptly from the concrete pavement south of the tall native prairie garden. These barrels contain arrangements of full-sun annuals and aquatic perennials.

Full Stun. Along the south side of the sidewalk are a series of full-sun garden areas containing a selection of perennial and annual plants. Short pathways bordering the individual areas allow access into each garden. A line of colorful red and yellow bricks form a border along the south edge. Each garden area will have its own personality as development continues. Note to self: Rabbits eat soybeans and squirrels eat field corn. Bahhh.

Dendron Road. Various rhododendron provide long-lasting flower color from early spring to mid summer in this full-shade garden. A pathway meandering through the middle of this garden separates azaleas and rhododendron from another garden area protecting deep-shade plants from the blazing summer sun. An area on the south side allows visitors to bring their own chairs to enjoy the view.

Twisted Trail. A variety of partial-shade to full-shade micro-gardens are home to annuals and perennials, shrubs and trees. The garden is split by a short pathway made from large, round concrete pavers. A tall brick wall forms a backdrop on the east side and bands of antique road bricks form borders around these small gardens. Adjoining cypress mulch pathways provide easy and pleasant access to these gardens.

Sweat Equity. Solid, dense, hard-pack clay and gravel under this area required installation of four raised beds to display a variety of partial-shade annuals. After some seriously hard diggin' to replace clay and gravel with compost in the ground in front of the raised beds, numerous ground covers battle each other in their own little turf wars.

Made in the Shade. A variety of ferns, foliage plants and colorful annuals grow in this full-shade garden under the spreading arms of two towering Dawn Redwood trees. A narrow footpath winding through the garden provides access to the various plants. Between the Dawn Redwood trees is "Fern Valley" where a full complement of ferns cover the ground under a group of ancient, tall boxwood that envelop a quiet pool of yellow bricks. A cypress mulch pathway surrounds the garden and a dark red line of old road bricks form a meandering northern border.

Local Shady Characters. The native shade garden provides a variety of habitats for local plants. A broad hardwood mulch pathway curving through the garden provides easy access. On the eastern and southern side of the pathway are natural areas divided into four different environments.

Along the south, under several dogwood trees is a moist shade garden. Old bathtubs and other containers buried in the ground provide wet conditions for a number of plants. A border made from local limestone boulders in the southeast corner separates this area from the adjacent garden area.

On the east side, directly under a Bradford Pear tree is a dry shade garden. A narrow pathway made from antique sidewalk bricks runs along its northern edge. Inside the brick pathway is a group of low-growing forest-margin plants. Immediately to the north is a forest-margin garden area for taller native plants.

On the west side of the main pathway is a raised bed specimen plant garden bordered by native limestone rocks. A narrow garden strip between the raised bed and pathway presents another assortment of native shade plants. Specimen plants on the west side of the pathway are labeled to help visitors identify plants in the adjacent garden. Most of the plants on the east side are not labeled to maintain more natural woodland settings.

A Midsummer's Night Wall. A brick wall runs north-south through the gardens, serving as a retaining wall and design element. The wall finally succumbed to old age in 2007 and was quickly replaced. Its replacement required removing most of the plants in the adjacent gardens and digging down to the wall's foundation. After the wall was replaced, the two gardens were rebuilt and are now better than ever! Many of the old bricks were recycled and used as design elements in other garden areas.