When Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen first laid eyes on their
home-to-be on wild and windswept Martha's Vineyard, they knew they'd found at last their
own private paradise.
But it was a fixer-upper Garden of Eden -- the grounds were populated only by a few scragly shrubs and weather-battered trees.
But they met the challenge of sandy soil and forbidding North Atlantic gales to create a cheery floral lovenest on the Massachusetts resort mecca.
Mary, 46, made her dreams of romance come true with a lush cutting garden overflowing with colorful lavender, echinacea, malva and fairy roses.
Becker star Ted, 51, planted his favorite flowers - violets, geraniums and more roses. Black-eyed Susans, peonies, clematis and hydrageas complete the rich palette.
Mary and Ted, who exchanged their marriage vows on the front lawn of their new home in 1995, also added a picturesque stone wall, her wedding gift to him.
"This home is very much part of our love for each other," says Ted. "It's our special quiet spot."
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