Dewstow gardens are the recently rediscovered gardens and landscapes created around the turn of the century by “James Pulham & Sons” landscapers, Rock Builders and Garden Designers. The gardens had been buried around the 1940s and 50s and although some where in a very poor condition, other parts remained as good as the day it was built. Most of the repairs have now been completed during a massive restoration operation which began in 2000. The gardens contain many ponds and rills but interestingly, underground grottoes, tunnels and sunken ferneries. The rock gardens are made up of a mixture of real stone and faced stone using various types of Pulhamite. The site is approximately 8 acres and they hope to renovate as much as they can and have landscaped and replanted the gardens in the past 3 years.