7. Pergola

Climbers cover the twisted pillars of the pergola, which is draped with blue and white wisterias in late spring.

Against the house is a  Magnolia grandiflora ‘Exmouth’, with saucer sized flowers that  fill the air with fragrance during the summer,  and the fascinating Actinidea kolomikta , whose leaves look as though they have been dipped in pink and white paint.