The original C17th garden has been much overlaid and extended by the College, with a series of modern demonstration gardens to the east. Around the house are mature trees, which include Scots and other ornamental pines said to be over 250 years old, Cedar and other ornamental conifers, notable yew hedges and perimeter planting with many mature trees. The lawn to the north has island shrubberies; there is a good walled garden adjacent to the house. The recent theme gardens were created by the college to trace the history of gardens and gardening, those in the east being the more mature, and have historic interest in their own right.