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7. Entrance To Marquee Garden 8. Bell Tower (Entrance To Marquee) 9. Gardener’s Cottage 10. Band Stand 11. The Glasshouse & Potting Shed 12. Edible Garden 16. The Pillar Garden Inspired by the babbling rills of Moorish walled gardens and the perimeter colonnaded walks of Greek and Roman courtyard gardens, the Pillar Garden occupies the high ground of the western end. A riot of yellows and oranges splice across the garden, while a symphony of graduated hot and cool pinks, blues and violets frame the two upper pools. 17. The West Border A central pergola offers a resting point and a framed view down the centre of the entire garden. Cool pinks are juxtaposed with warm pinks and whites, against a simple backdrop of soft textures and silver tones to give this east-facing border an ethereal quality in the cool of the afternoon shade. 18. The Bell Tower Border Radiated heat from the garden wall and an abundance of light mean this south facing border can host an array of plants from more southerly climes. Rich tones have been chosen, to absorb rather than reflect the strong light, while silvery hues evoke the sense of the Mediterranean. 19. The South Border There are plenty of roses which will thrive in the microclimate of a north facing wall, and here they are combined with bold swathes of shade tolerant plants. Trees lend height to the border and help to anchor the planting against the scale of the wall. 7