Below the retain¬ 
ing wall with its 
sheared privet 
hedge are the 
clipped turf walks 
and formal flower 
beds bright with 
delphinium, lilies, 
phlox and many 
other plants. A 
thick hedge oj ar- 
borvitoe surrounds 
the whole and, 
with the trees, 
forms an effective 
background 
In f r ont of the 
house a long 
stretch of ground 
has been converted 
into a formal gar¬ 
den. A Druid feel¬ 
ing is given by an 
old wooden sun¬ 
dial set in a circle 
of turquoise and 
flame slate flags, 
with curved stone 
benches and bay 
trees on either 
hand in symmetri¬ 
cal arrangement 
