Brief (garden)

I have wanted to visit the garden for more than a decade. It is located in the south of Sri Lanka, near the town of Beruwala. I visited it with Kathrin Messner, who had told me a lot about her friendship with Bevis Bawa over the years. We had a wonderful time in this special place. Brief Garden is a landscape garden and former home - designed by landscape architect and owner Bevis Bawa. The entrance to the garden is located through to ornate gateposts, crowned with male and female figures. The gateposts were created by Bawa and Donald Friend, an Australian artist and represent a fusion of Eastern and Western influences. The path then leads to two additional entrances. The first, a black and white door set in a mustard yellow wall, leads to the house via a curved staircase. The second leads down into the garden but screens any views of the house.