When we first moved in the garden was completely overgrown, so we have had to concentrate on taking self-seeded trees and undergrowth out, replacing them with grass.

Many of the trees in the garden flower in the spring, but most of the other colour is currently provided by flowers in tubs and urns and a small herbaceous border. However, we have cleared some scrub in the centre of the garden and have laid out a new bed for next year.

At the bottom of the garden we have set up a reasonably-sized vegetable patch, growing mainly beans and potatoes.