crowded and he came down here and bought this 250-acre farm. this is fox-hunting country, which is brought him down here. >> great. clearly he was a guy that could do it whenever the spirit moved him. oh, it's a hidden door. mr. plumb did it in the library with a candlestick, i'm certain. but he left behind more than a cool house, he left behind these. turns out this man of leisure was obsessed with work, specifically with topiary, a fancy term where shrubbery was turned into a dog or a giraffe. he was out here every day transforming his estate into a museum. this was his life's work, which brings us to these guys. technically, i guess they are gardeners, but something tells me there's more to it. what is your official title here? >> senior gardener. >> senior gardener. are you a junior guarder or -- >> head of horticulture, or head of gardens. >> wait a minute. who is in charge then, the senior gardener or the head of horticulture? >> we kind of take turns sometimes, depends on what we are doing. >> division of power. what do you think of the chia pet as an invention? >> i kind of like them.