Kiftsgate Court is the creation of three generations of women gardeners. Started by Heather Muir in the 1920s, continued by Diany Binny from 1950 and now looked after by Anne Chambers, Kiftsgate is a series of interconnecting gardens each with its distinct character and secrets. The upper gardens surrounding the late Victorian manor house are planted to give harmonious colour schemes, whilst the sheltered lower gardens provide a home for plants from warmer climes and recreate the atmosphere of the Mediterranean. "It's exuberant but shy at the same time... This is a place where you can be totally sensualist, savage, inventive... everything's frothing, foaming and spurting all over the place. I love all that. It's just perfect."