The square garden is divided into four portions, with a large fountain at the centre. Covered in moss, the fountain makes the ideal landing pad for honeybees, which need water to drink, as well as cool their hives. They can land safely, drink and fly off again, unlike at many ponds which can be a death trap for insects. If you don’t have space for a large fountain you can apply the same principles to a pond or even a bird bath: grow water lilies, as landing pads, or add a few stones so bees have a dry surface to rest on while drinking. Elsewhere in the veg garden, there is a long arch of apple trees, underplanted with hellebores to attract queen bumblebees to pollinate the apple blossom in spring. Among the vegetables, oregano and catmint are aplenty, and dwarf germander hedges, Teucrium x lucidrys, attract a variety of bees and other insects.