GARDEN ROOM AND DECKING OVER WATER BASIN

ABOVE - before

BELOW AND RIGHT - after.

New Garden Room, Water Basin and Decking leading around to the Terracotta Terrace

White water lilies spread out across the surface and blue irises fan out around the edge of the decking. The Garden Room is home to bougainvillea and other tender conservatory plants.

The bold-leaved Agave americana takes a summer holiday outside along with a pair of standard Brugmansias (daturas) whose trumpets scent the evening air.

Dragonflies emerge to dry their wings and swallows swoop to take a drink - what heaven to sit on the basin edge (left).