For the layout, the gardeners used the original maps and a GPS system to work out where the beds and paths would have been. They then verified their deductions, under the guidance of a historic gardens adviser and archaeologist, by gently scraping the surface of the ground to find the foundations still in place.
Finding your way through
The gravel and grass paths marked on the eighteenth-century map have been faithfully recreated along with the planting scheme of magnolia, laurel, box, yew, spindle and hazel. Eventually these will grow to above head height and recreate the drama of being lost in a maze and having to find your way out.