The redevelopment work in the Spring Garden is now complete with the addition of a pond. The rustic summerhouse at the westerly end has been restored to its early 19th century glory with moss walls, seaweed decorations, heather ceiling and thatched roof and makes a perfect spot for a quiet rest.

Equally the structure for our Laburnum and Ivy tunnel is freshly erected and in years to come will make a shady walkway in the summer sun.

At the west end of the spring garden, two surrealist fibreglass tree sculptures, created by Edward James can be found. Edward James's gardener Ivan Hicks says Edward wanted to perpetuate trees that had to be felled from disease and old age by 'encapsulating' the standing timber in fibreglass, thereby creating a tree that would never decay. He asked sculptor Ralph Burton to undertake the work on the two trees in 1972 and 1974. The timber has since rotted, leaving the fibreglass shells, forming surrealist tree sculptures around the original trunks.

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