The garden at No.10 Downing Street
has been enjoyed by Prime Ministers and their families for
over 285 years. The terrace and garden were constructed in 1736, shortly
after Sir Robert Walpole moved into No.10. The garden is dominated by
an open lawn of half an acre that wraps around the building in an
L-shape. There is a central flowerbed with flower
urns, tubs of flowers line the terrace and roses line the main pathway
through the garden. The garden also features an attractive bronze
sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, a pond and some lovely trees. Ducks have
often nested there before mum and ducklings are
escorted back to St James Park. A vegetable garden produces radishes,
spring onions, tomatoes and lettuce. There are bird-feeding tables where
birds as exotic as a parakeet have been seen feeding.
