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The English Flower Garden is “An example of the English 19th Century Arts and Crafts gardens designed as a setting for plant collections and planned seasonal colour compositions”. The English Garden is both beautiful designed and historically very important as the first public garden on the Continent, which paved the way for the further development of public green areas in towns.

The first step is to select three to four main colors to create continuity within the garden. Stunning contrast is made possible by using perennial blooms of opposing colors. Variety can be achieved by using many shades (dark versions) and tints (lighter versions) of the main colors. Roses, delphiniums, and foxglove are traditional plant choices although you aren’t restricted to these.
The formal English Garden is surrounded by a yew hedge; the dark green velvet-textured foliage contrasts with the flower colors of deep reds, purples and oranges in the west border to pastel pinks, blues and yellows in the east border. White flower color accents meld both borders with the Victorian-style pavilion at the north end. The elegant, cream-colored pavilion is accented by a traditionally laid blue stone floor and walk that surrounds a large lawn for wedding ceremonies.
Castles sometimes made room for small courtyard gardens, with paths through raised flower beds. Other common features of medieval castle gardens include turf seats and high mounds, or mounts, which provided a view over the castle walls. Notable designers of English gardens include Stefen Switzer (1682-1745), William Kent (1685-1748), Charles Bridgeman, Capabillity Brown (1716-1783), John Vanbrug (1664-1726), and Lucas Pietrs Roodbaard.