It is rare for a garden to merge so readily into an ancient landscape, but the planting at Old Camps harmonises perfectly with the surrounding Hampshire countryside.

'The first time I came down the drive and saw the stupendous view towards Watership Down, I was hooked,' recalls Adam Vetere.

Tucked away on a hillside in the village of Headley, Old Camps is built on the site of a former Roman camp. It is now a decade since Adam, his wife Heidi, and their young son Luke moved in. While the bungalow they had bought was being transformed, Adam used the architect's ground plan to map out a design for the garden that would wrap around the house on three sides.