This was my home from birth. If the weather was at all decent, you would find me in the garden with my siblings. Our garden was very unusual. A small patio near the house then a set of steep steps between a large rockery. The large lawn at the bottom of the steps was surrounded by flower beds raised up on rock walls. At the rear of the garden was a park and a stream. So you could plant anything you liked, it would grow well in the alluvial soil.