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usan Parker has built herself a garden fit for a queen. In fact, the Queen resides there with her little


corgi, okay so they are statues, but the garden is still befitting for a queen. Susan, born and raised in Manches-


ter, England, made the move to Canada with her husband, Rob, in the early seventies. "My husband's family, his mum and sisters, had moved to Edmon- ton. It was a rather depressing time in England; so deciding to be adventurous Rob and I married and hopped aboard a plane to Canada," says Susan. After living with Rob's sister for a


couple of months, followed by a three month stint in an apartment, they final- ly were able to buy a home and enjoy their first garden. Susan, who had been immersed in gardening throughout


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her childhood, was very excited. "My grandfather was an avid gardener," she reminisces. "I have fond memories of working with my him in the garden. He grew chrysanthemums and entered them in local shows." So with the gardening gene firmly embedded in her DNA, she was ecstatic to move into her current home in 1990. "We both, Rob and I, wanted a big garden," she says. Greenland Garden Centre provided them with a basic design plan which they used to incorporate the path and patio. In the beginning Rob did the


concrete work and pathways while Susan puttered away, happily creating the gardens. The garden became a place for the couple to forget all their trou- bles and relieve some stress.


the Queen and her corgi enjoy the garden. Beautiful Gardens 2014 • 23


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