Ghosts in the Gardens

Marina and I sometimes watch the TV show Ghost Hunters together. So we were both excited to go on one of the Ghosts in the Gardens tours at the botanic gardens this evening. I’ve known for a while that the land used to be a cemetery, which is creepy enough. But both of us were interested in learning more.

When we arrived, we sat in an auditorium and watched a brief movie about the history of the land and how human remains are often found there. We also saw some footage a local ghost hunter had found. Then the group split into four.

We started over by the greenhouses. our guide told us some of the stories of ghosts that people have reported, including one called The Watchman. We even got to go into the employee area behind the greenhouses. There has been quite a lot of reported activity in Greenhouse #4.

We went to the Victorian Secret Garden where we heard about a couple who sit on the bench and strolls through the park. In the back area we were told about one called The Shadow Man who was not at all friendly.

Throughout the tour we heard stories of strange sighting and sounds. In the Lilac Garden there have been reports of a girl in a white dress. After hearing that, Marina swore she’d seen her on one of our visits there.

On the tour we were able to go into a 1920’s mansion that the botanic gardens uses for offices. It was a gorgeous house. We heard about the previous residents who might still be there, including a little boy named Jack. We also checked out a haunted mirror.

After the House, our tour arrived at the main entrance. Marina and I both enjoyed the tour. We agreed we’ll never look at the gardens the same way again!