The Garden Lights Aren't Safe; just Look what They did to My Daughter

Something was off about the garden and grounds of our new dream home. But it was gorgeous, and the price was to die for.

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“ULTRA Violet”

The last owner called them his “Ultra violet lights,” bathing the grounds of our dream home in an eerie shade of purple.

I found them comforting, especially on those late summer nights when I had to rock our newborn back to sleep.

My husband Ben wanted to replace them. The gardener who sold us the property begged us not to. “Anything that grows under their glow will be bountiful, wild and, well—a little weird. But if you take it away, they’ll wither.”