A Secret Garden has been owned and operated for twelve years by Susan Rapson . She is a thirty-four  year resident of the Vail Valley and  has a large local following ,as well as many repeat customers from around the world.   A Secret Garden has been awarded the Vail Daily Newspaper's "Best Florist" and has been nominated several times for the "Best Small Business in Vail" . Susan has recently been nominated for "Entrepreneur of the Year" for the second year in a row by the Vail Chamber of Commerce.    A Secret Garden has been featured in Rocky Mountain Bride.