- all the rooms have access to a quiet stone terrace slightly wider in the sunny part of the garden - two steps of an usual height (12x40 cm) lead down to a lawn covering the whole area of the garden - a centered gazebo sheltering maintenance tools, is accompanied by two hedges of taxus bacata (English yew) which underline the western wall - a stone pond at ground level is supplied whith water by a low stone sculpture. It is surrounded by evergreen shrubs, and a round mirror placed on the wall behind, reflects pond and plants to create a mysterious atmosphere - the existing ailanthus (tree of heaven) has been kept because it creates a visual protection from the neighbours. It will be covered with climbing roses - climbing and fragrant plants are mixed on the walls with different varieties of hedera (English ivy) - different varieties of azalea and rhododendrons take place along the facade between the windows - several deciduous of evergreen shrubs or small trees are chosen for their colors and the season of blossoming : ceanothus, cornus kousa, viburnum, hamamelis...