THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett // The Secret Garden made leaves and lakes and honeybees magical. Burnett made the outdoors a place for laughter, healing, adventure and kindness. She made gardens a home and a proof of essential human goodness. This magic doesn’t leave you when her story ends, it’s like she’s instilled in us a secret knowledge that walls of ivy, stepping stones over creeks and rows and rows of flowers are enchanting. Stepping into grassy, wooded beauty feels dream-like now and I think, for me at least, this is where it comes from.