On the outside of the walls, between them and the moat, are long beds with different planting schemes. Running along the entire length of the southern wall is the Spring Border, the main interest of which occurs before the herbaceous borders are in full colour. Groups of tulips are followed shortly by different species of iris. Peonies, which love this position, flower from May to June. Nigella damascena seed themselves to provide extra flowering time. The seed heads are attractive in themselves. Here also are roses - the crimson hybrid perpetual ‘Captain Hayward’, ‘Boule de Neige’, ‘Desprez 'leurs Jaunes’, ‘Gloire de Dijon’, ‘Stanwell Perpetual’, ‘Kitchener of Khartoum’, ‘Morletti’, ‘John Hopper’ and R. multiflora cathayensis. Also up the walls are honeysuckles, ceanothus and myrtle.