One of my mantras:-

"I'm not proud, I'll talk to anybody."

As a consequence I discovered that:-
1. The walled garden was only a couple of years old.
2. They had used reclaimed bricks for a few reasons, one of which was so it was less obviously shiney new.
3. Seems there was an earlier garden, also octagonal, but hedged rather than walled.
It rather looks as though they are following what seems a common trend these days and using the garden for their chef/kitchen use.
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Just had a strip chewed off for not mentioning it was a Blipmeet.
Never gave it a thought:-
Those present knew it was, those absent, probably weren't overly bothered one way or t'other?
I see it's tagged as such, however I've never, consciously, noticed if tags are invisible to the casual visitor.
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