Green Room

Surrounded by lush paddy fields in south-western Sri Lanka, this magical garden has a fascinating past and continues the legacy of its eccentric creator. 

- Georgina Reed

If the stone garden walls of the Brief garden in Sri Lanka could talk, they’d have plenty of stories to tell. They’d speak of lavish parties attended by the who’s-who of Sri Lankan society, long and lingering gin and tonic afternoons on the verandah, and eclectic gatherings of international artists, politicians and local plantation owners. They’d speak, too, of the artistic flair of the man who created them – Bevis Bawa, older brother of the famed architect Geoffrey. The Brief garden is a Bawa masterpiece.