The Italian Garden with balustrade around the lilypond at the Gardens of Easton Lodge - Credit: The Gardens of Easton Lodge The Gardens of Easton Lodge at Little Easton near Great Dunmow will be open for pre-booked visitors on Sunday, May 23. The work to restore the balustrade around the Italian Garden's lilypond should be complete. The Countess of Warwick with her dogs. In 1902 the Countess commissioned Harold Peto to redesign her Gardens at Little Easton near Great Dunmow - Credit: The Gardens of Easton Lodge, at Little Easton near Great Dunmow A storyteller will be on hand to talk about the Countess of Warwick, who loved animals. She had a mini-zoo at her other home, Warwick Castle, she became a dog-breeder and loved birds.