Secret Garden
Concealed private oasis
A secret garden is a hidden or private outdoor space, often walled or enclosed, associated with solitude, refuge, and personal transformation.
The phrase gained currency from Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel about a neglected garden that heals its discoverers.
Figuratively, a secret garden is any private realm of imagination, memory, or emotion that someone keeps protected from others: Her poetry was a secret garden she rarely shared.
Shelter from danger
- refugePlace of safety
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- oasisFertile desert spot
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
escape · respite · solace · healing space · restoration · rejuvenation · paradise · utopia
Made invisible deliberately
- secludedSet apart, private
- tucked awayConcealed in storage
- walledSurrounded by barriers
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
forgotten · abandoned · locked · gated · ivy-covered · untended · neglected · lost
Small orange-breasted thrush
- locked doorSecured portal requiring key
- invalidWithout legal force
- orphanChild whose parents died
- healingRestoration of health
transformation · friendship · growth · coming-of-age · Victorian · classic literature · children's book · adaptation
Producing reproductive structures
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
- trellisesFrameworks supporting climbing plants
arbor · perennials · herbaceous · heirloom varieties · seed packets · bulbs · pathways · stone bench
Possessing supernatural power
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- wonderlandMagical place of marvels
enchantment · spellbound · otherworldly · dreamlike · mystical · fantastical · ethereal · bewitching
haven
Shelter from danger
hideaway · escape · respite · solace · healing space · restoration · rejuvenation · paradise · utopia · idyll
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
- secludedSet apart, private
- tucked awayConcealed in storage
- walledSurrounded by barriers
overgrown · forgotten · abandoned · locked · gated · ivy-covered · untended · neglected · lost · undiscovered
robin
Small orange-breasted thrush
- locked doorSecured portal requiring key
- invalidWithout legal force
- orphanChild whose parents died
healing · transformation · friendship · growth · coming-of-age · Victorian · classic literature · children's book · adaptation · Martha
flowering
Producing reproductive structures
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
trellises · arbor · perennials · herbaceous · heirloom varieties · seed packets · bulbs · pathways · stone bench · sundial
magical
Possessing supernatural power
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
wonderland · enchantment · spellbound · otherworldly · dreamlike · mystical · fantastical · ethereal · bewitching · storybook
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Secret Gardenpublic park
Municipal recreation grounds
town square · public plaza · commons · village green · open-air market
Secret Gardenpublic square
Open urban gathering place
convention center · shopping mall · stadium · vast wilderness · arena
Secret Gardenwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
jungle · desert · concrete jungle · parking lot · industrial zone
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