The Great House stands in approximately one-and-a-half acres of lush tropical gardens. Lovingly tended by two full-time gardeners, they are considered to be one of the finest gardens on the island.

Mature coconut palms cast dappled shade on the lawns, dense plantings and two fish ponds filled with water lilies. Depending on the season, the air is perfumed with the scent of Frangipani and, at dusk, the all-pervading fragrance of the Lady of the Night. Clinging to the branches and trunks of the trees are the jewel-like colours of tree orchids. The electric green flowers of the rare Jade Vine, one of only two or three on the island, dazzle the eye. So do the vivid shades of the Bougainvilleas, Heliconias (including the sought after “Sexy Pinks”) and Ginger Lilies.

The garden is very much a part of The Great House experience in the way that the boundary between indoors and outdoors seems to melt away. There are comfortable seating areas outside and flowers from the garden are brought into the house to complement a year-round display of white orchids. And, this being the tropics, the gardens also produce their own harvest of edible fruit, including limes, bread fruit and bananas which we put to good use in the kitchen. We also grow our own herbs at the back of the kitchen.