Have you ever wondered about the garden on the corner of Lillian and Hawtin Roads in Maida Vale?<\/h5>\n

Well, wonder no more!\u00a0\u00a0When Tom Hogg moved to Number 3 Lillian Road, Maida Vale in 2000, the half hectare property was a \u2018jungle mess\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0With no landscaping background, the self taught stone mason transformed the block into a multi-award winning garden and amphitheatre called \u2018Romancing the Stone\u2019 and \u2018Little Covent Garden\u2019 respectively.<\/p>\n

The theme of the garden is romance, the sound of running water (provided by the winter creek) and fragrance.\u00a0\u00a0The garden is also littered with statues, curios and hand painted signs displaying positive adages that reflect Tom\u2019s community minded approach in its creation. When asked why he built the garden, Tom simply says he had the idea and had to see it through.\u00a0\u00a0He also says that there is something rewarding in achieving an end result and being able to share that with other people \u2013 and share that he certainly has!<\/p>\n

Little Covent Garden (the amphitheatre) seats 200 people and is free to anyone to use for performances.\u00a0\u00a0For the past three years, The Amanda Young Foundation has held an annual concert to raise funds, as have the Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Fund and The Royal Flying Doctors.\u00a0\u00a0Every year, in early October, Tom and his partner Jan hold an Open Day with the proceeds going to charity.\u00a0Over the past 10 years\u00a0Romancing the Stone and Little Covent Garden has raised over $100 000 for charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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