The Gardens - The Waterlily Canal and Mirandas Border

This still piece of water reflects the surroundings but doesn't obstruct the view across to the countryside. 

In summer the water is studded with jewel-like waterlilies including varieties like James Brydon, Escarboucle, Gladstoniana, Texas Dawn, Cromatella, Perry's Pink. 

A statue of Miranda from Shakespeare's The Tempest sculptured by Tanya Russel surveys the scene and at the back of the canal is an eye-catching border, whose vibrant reds and yellows of summer Dahlias and Rudbeckias are replaced by Tulips and Wallflowers in the spring.