The original title was Mistress Mary, a reference to the nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary."
Mary was known as "Mistress Mary, quite contrary" among the English in The Secret Garden.
Frances Hodgson Burnett was an English-American author known for writing the children's novels "The Secret Garden" and "Little Lord Fauntleroy."
No, Nina Bawden did not write "The Secret Garden." The Secret Garden is a novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and first published in 1911. Nina Bawden was a British author known for writing children's books such as "Carrie's War."
Garden cress seeds or Halim seeds
A bassoon an Oboe, an english horn, a contrabassoon, among other less commonly known ones.
Frances Hodgson Burnett is mostly known for writing "Little Lord Fauntleroy" , "A Little Princess" and "The Secret Garden" .
Bacon's Castle was built in 1665 in Surry, Virginia. It is the oldest English-styled garden in the United States.http://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/bacons-castle
Keukenhof or "Kitchen garden".
New Jersey is known as The Garden State.
Ben Weatherstaff is the grumpy old gardener at Misselthwaite Manor where the story takes place. He is initially reluctant to warm up to the new residents, but eventually befriends the main character, Mary, and helps her discover the secret garden. Ben is known for his love and knowledge of the natural world.
I believe a chermesh is either a sickle or a scythe. A kind of harvesting knife.
Georgia is known as the "Peach State" New Jersey is known as the "Garden State"
Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore is called the Garden City of India.