This large garden lacked a cohesive layout, and originally, being very open, had little interest or sense of adventure. The garden is now divided into two primary spaces, or 'rooms', with an informal secret woodland garden in addition. This naturalized area forms a transition from the architectural elements to the mature trees on the perimeter.

The back of the house has a full length portico, and to provide an element of 'mid-west prairie' to the view, indigenous grasses were used en masse, in conjunction with bold groupings of indigenous perennials.

The gazebo area, though relatively close to the house, provides a very distinct ambiance, and feels quite isolated. Where additional privacy was needed, rather than rely on plantings alone, large railway sleepers were set in the ground vertically, 30 cm apart, on which ivy was grown. These structures are within the existing, mature, perimeter plantings and are virtually indistinguishable from their surroundings.