Conceived by the owner Hans Hoefer to follow the traditional spirit of Nepali country life where the outdoor is the actual “living room” and the house is the cave for the privacy of storing, eating and sleeping.

Accordingly, the garden represents a "home without a roof". Some of the design features: an arbor with vines on the east side for tea or light meals; the smaller shaded pavilion on the north face; the twin pavilions on the summit by the big pond. And a stepped circular open fireplace to linger beyond sunset shaped like an improvised theatre of sorts. Each spot a niche to relax, play or read or contemplate the fascinating work of man and nature surrounding you. Whatever the season, it is an ever-changing wash of brown earth and lush green. Mist rolls by and clouds gather thickly like a lake of cotton wool.

Time for the pashmina scarf.