If you visit both the garden and the village by bus (#66) like we did, you might want to stop at the garden first. It’s a downhill walk from the garden to the village. This is the entrance to the garden, which you can see from the road.
There’s a good overview of the garden right near the entrance. It’s bigger than it looks at first glance. The garden continues into the surrounding trees at both ends.
This is the first of several structures you encounter. It was designed in conjunction with the views from the windows.
There were lots of signs about badgers. If this is badger work, I’m glad we only have woodchucks at home.
This exedra was maybe the most charming structure. We think the little ladder at the edge of the pool is to help critters get out .
A wooded path leads to an overlook from which you can see nearby hills dotted with stone buildings. You also get a good look at the maze, redesigned around the number 250 to commemorate 250 years of the garden.
This spring-fed plunge pool and grotto was probably nice on a hot summer day.
As you enter the lower wooded area the human made features become more rustic. The path then loops back toward the entrance/exit, past another small building that’s set up as a free lending library inside.
