Mary Evelyn (1648-1723) became the third wife of Sir Cyril Wyche in 1692 when she was already 44 years old and he was 60. She had been born at Wotton, Kent where her father George Evelyn created a renowned Italian garden in 1643-52. When George died in 1699, Wotton went to his brother, the famous gardener, diarist and Fellow of The Royal Society, John Evelyn (1620-1706). Perhaps some features of the Hockwold garden, particularly it’s layout, are due to the Evelyns.