The Knot Garden

Nestling amongst the ruins and yew hedges is the stunning Knot Garden. A style originally popular in the Elizabethan era, this garden was planted in 1995 and the design is based on a pattern on a dress worn by Elizabeth 1 in a portrait which hangs in the Castle.

1,200 box hedges form an intricate geometric design, interspersed with coloured gravel and with a Moorish mosaic fountain at the centre. Pots of Egyptian papyrus adorn the four corners in the Summer.

In the Knot Garden:

• Box hedges
• Egyptian papyrus
• Strawberry vine
• Campsis radicans
• Actinidea kolomikta

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