At the very back of the property, designed to be eventually hidden from the house behind a hedge of orange trees is the Secret Garden. A lush, private space: the perfect nook to relax or read a book. The centrepiece of the garden is a giant lawn-and-marble chessboard with 60cm-high Chess pieces. It’s shaded by a majestic Pecan tree that can be seen for hundreds of metres beyond the property. To the east side of the lawn is a bed of bulbs, most larger than a fist in size, and collected from throughout the property where they had been planted over 50 years by the previous owner, Caterina Morgana. Now, all in one space, this beautiful collection of bulbs is named Caterina’s Corner in her honour.