Mistress Mary stood up & looked at it with an almost frightened face as it hung from her finger ï ½ Perhaps it has been buried for ten yearsï ½, she said in a whisper. ï ½ Perhaps it is the key to the garden!ï ½ - Chapter VII, The Key of The Garden When Mary Lennox, a nine year-old orphan, is forced to move to England to live with her uncle, she is seen as selfish & disagreeable by everyone at Misselthwait Manor. As she tries to settle in, Mary starts to explore the big, gloomy house on the Moors that will be her new home. In a flower bed, she discovers an old key that leads her to a secret garden, left locked & neglected for ten years ï ½ Mary befriends her maidï ½s brother Dickon & meets her sickly cousin Colin, whose existence had been hidden from her. As the childrenï ½s friendship grows & the garden is brought back to life, the trio find happiness, mystery & magic beyond their expectations.