CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Sitting in the shade of severaJmature trees in a lawned area to the east of the house thrs statue. Torso by John Skelton. is one of severalstrik.-.g

works of art placed ttvougt')()ut the garden. G1bberd was obsessed with paving and

often changed it around. This flint and stone slab pathway. which 6eads on to the lawn directly

bel'wld the house. is a typtca1 detail. One of the more mysterious moments 1n the garden 1s provided by Gerda Rubinsteri's Mother and Child

set against dar1t hedging. Thete are several sculpb.Kal oelebratJOnsof motherhood in the garden.

The oentixy-old llmea ... enue was not planted by Cbberd but wiselyretarled. It fOfms an unusual and

arres.t.-.g featlJre at the heart of the gatden.

sculpture garden