I had to abandon my beautiful garden. I finally went back to visit today. – Reddit Post

I’m sure many of you can relate. My garden was my therapy. It was this small but beautiful oasis with climbing roses, vegetables, herbs, clematis, honey suckle, plumeria, cedar saplings, snake plants, wisteria (my favorite) and so much more. It was magical. The kids and I would sit out there and it was a great escape.

Something extremely traumatic happened to us and we all had to leave in the middle of the night several months ago. I finally went back today and everything is dead. I knew there would be nothing left but I just stood there and cried. I’ve been struggling and we’ve finally gotten to a new place where I can start over but the thought of all the work and money is overwhelming right now.

I always knew I loved gardening but I didn’t realize how much I NEEDED my garden before. Of course I will start over once it cools down. I just thought I’d share the few pictures I could find.

The rabbit is one of the orphans I found and bottle fed. It would come and eat dinner with the chickens.