The first garden you encounter on entering the walled garden demonstrates plants that were commonly used for knots before box (Buxus sempervirens) became the popular choice for this purpose. The clippings of many of these plants would also have been used for strewing upon the floor to combat ‘pestilent ayres’. Queen Elizabeth employed a strewing lady whose task it was to ensure a constant supply of strewing material. The layout includes Medieval and Tudor features such as a turf seat and a brick paved terrace with an arrangement of seats and pots.
| Botanical Name | Common Names |
| Alchemilla vulgaris | Our Lady’s mantle |
| Anthemis nobile flore-plena | Double flowered chamomile |
| Anthemis nobile treneague | Lawn chamomile |
| Anthericum liliago | St Bernards Lily |
| Antirrhinum majus | Snap dragon |
| Armeria maritima | Thrift, sea pink, ladies cushion |
| Astrantia major | Masterwort |
| Cheiranthus cheiri ‘Bloody Warrior’ | Wall gilleflower |
| Cheiranthus cheiri ‘Harpur Crewe’ | Wall gilleflower |
| Cydonia oblonga | Quince |
| Geranium pratense striatum | Queen Anne’s needlework |
| Geranium robertianum | Herb robert, adders tongue, birds eye |
| Hyssopus officinalis | Hyssop |
| Lavandula angustifolia | English Lavender |
| Paradisea liliastrum | St Brunos lily |
| Plantago major rosularis | Rose plantain |
| Prunus cerasus var. morello | Morello Cherry |
| Ranunculus acris flore plena | Double meadow crowfoot |
| Ranunculus repens flore-plena | Bachelors Buttons |
| Rosa arvensis | Musk Rose |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary |
| Ruta graveolens | Rue |
| Salvia officinalis | Sage |
| Santolina chamaecyparissus | Cotton Lavender |
| Satureja montana | Winter savoury |
| Silene dioica | Red campion |
| Silene dioica alba | White campion, gypsy flower |
| Tanacetum parthenium | Feverfew |
| Teucrium chamaedrys | Wall germander |
| Thymus serphyllum | True wild thyme |
| Thymus vulgaris | Thyme |