The garden is sited on the side of a small valley which slopes down to the Pincey Brook.  Occupying some seven acres, it never had a master plan.  Sir Frederick was an intuitive gardener with a clear idea of what he wanted. If it worked, well and good; if it didn't, root it out and try something else! 

The glades, pools, lawns and alleys he designed provide settings for some eighty  sculptures, large ceramic pots and  architectural salvage.  There is a gazebo, an avenue of lime trees, a waterfall in the brook and even a chidren's moated castle with drawbridge!

In Sir Frederick's own words: "Garden design is an art of space, like  architecture and town design.  The space, to be a recognisable design, must be contained and the plants and walls containing it then become part of adjacent spaces.  The garden has thus become a series of rooms, each with its own character, from small  intimate spaces to large enclosed prospects.'"

 A visit to the Garden will perfectly illustrate this philosophy.

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