This is the lowest part of the garden and was originally home to a very ramshackle wooden greenhouse. When this blew down in a gale, we had the golden opportunity to turn the area into a wildlife pond and small bog garden. The site had the advantage of several very large, moss covered boulders which provided a natural backdrop and the ideal place to create a gentle cascade of water into the pond, a favourite bathing spot for the birds. The damp and shady conditions at the back of the pond are ideal for part of our fern collection, along with candelabra primulas and anemone rivularis.

Around the sunnier seating area we have concentrated on scented plants, including honeysuckle, jasmine, philadelphus and lilac. The adjacent bog garden is home to a range of primulas as well as a number of irises and astilbes.