This is the brick area facing the pool and the fountain. It is planted with flowers from the Medieval and Tudor period not used elsewhere in the garden. The ends of the border are planted with the Rosa ‘Great Maiden’s Blush’, an old fragrant cultivar.
L-R Hollyhock (Alcea rosea), King’s spear (Asphodeline lutea), Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris), Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens)
| Botanical Name | Common Names |
| Aquilegia vulgaris | Columbine, Doves in the ark |
| Alcea rosea | Hollyhock |
| Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Double White Spurless’ | Columbine, Granny’s bonnet |
| Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Double Pink’ | Columbine, Granny’s bonnet |
| Asphodeline lutea | King’s spear |
| Bellis perennis prolifera | Daisy (hen and chicken) |
| Calamintha officinalis | Calamint, Mountain balm |
| Centaurium erythraea | Centaury |
| Centranthus ruber | Jupiter’s beard, Red Valerian |
| Centranthus ruber albus | False valerian white |
| Convolvulus tricolor | Life of man plant |
| Eryngium campestre | Eryngo, Field sea holly |
| Geranium phaeum | Mourning widow |
| Geranium pratense | Meadow cranesbill |
| Geranium pratense alba | White meadow cranesbill |
| Geranium sanguineum | Bloody cranesbill |
| Lychnis chalcedonica | Jerusalem cross |
| Lychnis chalcedonica alba | White Jerusalem cross |
| Lychnis chalcedonica rosea | Rose Jerusalem |
| Polemonium caeruleum | Jacobs Ladder |
| Primula vulgaris ‘Jack in the Green’ | Primrose jack in the green |
| Pulmonaria longifolia | Blue Lungwort |
| Pulmonaria officinalis | Lungwort, Cowslips of Jerusalem |
| Ranunculus aconitifolius | White crowfoot |
| Ranunculus gramineus | Grass buttercup |
| Rosa ‘Great Maidens Blush’ | Rosa maiden, Cuisse de Nymphe |
| Tanacetum parthenium aurea | Golden feverfew |
| Valeriana officinalis | Valerian, Heal all |