The annual summer and winter bedding plants in Darbishire Quad, the beds outside the SCR, and in pots around site have traditionally been in the Victorian style which reflects the era of the inception of the college. However, this is evolving due to a change in garden management in late 2019, with the aims of following more environmentally friendly growing principles and developing a more contemporary style. The western wall of Penrose and the northern wall of Vaughan form a secluded area, historically known as the Fellows' Garden (currently in a transitional phase), which is distinct from the main quad and separated from it by a hedge and a wall, and which were previously kitchen gardens. This walled garden is home to a sundial, commissioned in 1926 and commemorating first principal Madeleine Shaw-Lefevre, and a garden roller which was a gift from the parents of tutor Rose Sidgwick.