Beyond the gate is a broad gravel drive which is surrounded by an abundance of various flora indigenous to that region, which include: rhododendron bushes, fir trees, and chestnut trees. These grow so close together that their leaves intertwine above and form something like a tunnel under which the drive runs. This wooded area goes on for what seems to be several miles until it abruptly recedes and the drive continues to a large open area covered with more gravel and surrounded by carefully tended rose beds.