Country Homes & Interiors What makes this garden so special... 2016-11-01 - ‘I find it so inspirational – I could spend hours just walking round it and picking whatever happens to be in season’ From the rock, Moncreiffe Hill provides a sensational view in the distance. Autumn leaves look painterly against the grassy terrace. The orange-hued leaves of a bird cherry, with a beech rising up alongside. Even when dry and faded, the flowerheads of Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ are a pretty sight. The paperbark maple, Acer griseum, shows off its striking chestnut brown trunk and boughs. The turning leaves of Hydrangea paniculata.