The house of Rhos y gilwen is built in stone in the Victorian Gothic style. The front façade has been softened by small shrub borders and has a magnificent Jasmine climbing up one wall. The close environs of the house are planted with fine mature specimen Magnolia and Rhododendron, mixed with a screening hedge of Yew, underplanted with Narcissus and Cyclamen.
Across the orchard that is currently being renovated, the walled garden is reached through an area of grass meadow which is left uncut during the summer to encourage diversity of insects, particularly butterflies, and native flowers.