{"id":3996,"date":"2023-10-30T14:38:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:38:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:38:28","slug":"the-husband-planted-6000-trees-in-memory-of-his-late-wife-15-years-later-photos-revealed-his-great-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=3996","title":{"rendered":"The husband planted 6,000 trees in memory of his late wife, 15 years later photos revealed his great secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

Janet was Winston Howes\u2019s love of life.<\/p>\n

In fact, it was love at first sight for the twin souls, which has strengthened with each passing day.<\/p>\n

The couple got married in 1962 and loved each other unconditionally.<\/p>\n

Their love was so strong that people in the community asked them how they stayed so happy after so many years together.<\/p>\n

But their love didn\u2019t last forever. After 33 years of marriage, Janet died of a heart attack.<\/p>\n

After they got married in 1962, Winston and Janet moved into a lovely farm spread over an area of 455 acres.<\/p>\n

Janet gave birth to their first son soon after, and over the years the two had a relationship that others can only dream of.<\/p>\n

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Their relationship was strong and stable, their son was healthy and their farm flourished. Life was perfect in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, the place where Winston and Janet\u2019s dream house have been for more than three decades.<\/p>\n

But things were about to change.<\/p>\n

In 1995 Janet died suddenly when she suffered a heart attack at age 50.<\/p>\n

Winston was broken and his entire world collapsed. The love of his life was gone.<\/p>\n

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To honor the memory of his beloved wife, Winston planted 6,000 oak trees in a field near the house where they lived all these years.<\/p>\n

Winston wanted to create a private and holy place where he and his son could visit in difficult times. So Winston started planting trees \u2013 lots of trees.<\/p>\n

But what makes Winston\u2019s tribute so special is what he hid inside the forest \u2013 an open heart-shaped field.<\/p>\n

His beautiful declaration of love was kept secret from the world for 17 years. Winston achieved his goal, but the real motivation behind the work remained secret, hidden among all the trees.<\/p>\n

In 2012 Winston\u2019s secret was finally revealed when a man named Andy Colette was high in the sky in a hot air balloon. He looked down and saw the shape of a heart.<\/p>\n

Winston\u2019s beautiful tribute was his secret garden for many years until Andy saw it by accident from above.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can imagine this love story, I have a balloon of my own and I fly with it often, but it was an amazing sight I\u2019ve never seen before\u201d, Andy said.<\/p>\n

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The edge of Winston Howes\u2019s heart is pointing toward Janet\u2019s childhood home.<\/p>\n

Winston also planted a hedge around and every spring the daffodils bloom.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was a wonderful idea \u2013 I was inspired \u2013 and planted a few thousand oak trees, and as soon as we finished, we put a chair in the field, which looks up on the hill near where she grew up\u201d, Winston said.<\/p>\n