However, the main feature in this part of the plot is a large iron / metal pergola, which creates a series of arches and has been painted black. Espalier apple trees will soon be planted up the pergola, while herbs, such as thyme and sage, and growing underneath, being covered in lilac and purple flowers. The raised vegetable garden edge is defined with a row of stones, which subtly stop the soil from spilling onto the gravel / hoggin pathway leading around the allotment plots.
