An ordinary-looking house has an idyllic secret garden hidden behind it, on two-acres of land that was once a swamp and a dumping ground.
Sally Berry's son, William, purchased the site behind her home in Walkden, Salford, Greater Manchester, when it was nothing to shout about.
But when the grandmother got her hands on it, she spent a decade transforming it into a tranquil paradise.
What was once wasteland was soon blooming with wild plants, full of animals and even had its own reservoir.
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Sally's back garden - which became known as 'The Secret Valley' - is usually open to the public under the National Garden Scheme where private gardens open their doors/gates/fences all in the name of charity.
It closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, and today (10 May), sadly, Sally confirmed she has 'no plans to re-open it'.
Speaking to LADbible just after lockdown restrictions first started in May 2020, Sally said: "We can't open at the moment. The organisation that handles it (the National Garden Scheme) has cancelled the insurance to save costs. We don't know what's going to happen it's difficult to organise.
"I don't know how they are going to ease this lockdown business. They are saying that people are going to have to keep the distance but I'm not sure how they will do it [in the garden].
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"The big supermarkets are alright but I don't know how you would do it in a wild garden when people just want to find things. We have only got narrow paths, I don't want there to be a one-way system because it would ruin the experience."
Sally explained that the garden has had to take care of itself as she has got older, adding: "I can't manage it on my own, nature is looking after it itself. It's a curated wilderness. Nature has done a marvellous job of looking after it.
"It's very kind of organic in the way that it's just developed. People come expecting all sorts of different plants, some I know and some I say 'well, it's just arrived'."
It's clear to see how much enjoyment she is still getting from her space as she explained: "I'm having a lovely time enjoying the garden. I love it, it's amazing.
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"It's marvellous at the moment because everything is coming out and showing off. I want to look at everything very carefully because I think the poor tree doesn't have an audience."
You can visit The Secret Valley's Facebook page here, in case there are any new updates.
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