 Henry 's garden was very ornately decorated , as 16th @-@ century visitors noted . The Spanish Duke of Nájera wrote of a visit in 1544 in which he saw " a very pleasant garden with great walks and avenues in all directions , containing many sculptures of men and women , children and birds and monsters , and other strange figures in low and high relief . " Von Wedel recorded in 1584 that in the garden were " thirty @-@ four high columns , covered with various fine paintings ; also different animals carved in wood , with their horns gilt , are set on the top of the columns , together with flags bearing the queen 's arms . In the middle of the garden is a nice fountain with a remarkable sun @-@ dial , showing the time in thirty different ways . Between the spaces that are planted in the garden there are fine walks grown with grass , and the spaces are planted very artistically , surrounded by plants in the shape of seats . " 
