After my father retired, my parents moved from a "tied" house to a beautiful new council flat but with no garden. Both loved gardening so within 2 years they bought, with my help a beautiful house in the same town.They both died within 19 days of each other a few years later but they died knowing that I would inherit the home that they lovingly looked after etc.The garden was huge and would have become an issue but they were not around to see that happening, thank goodness. I sold the house as I was married at the time and living in London.