National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2025 booklet

16 SUSSEX 8 BANKS FARM D3 Boast Lane, Barcombe, Lewes, BN8 5DY. Nick & Lucy Addyman. 6m N of Lewes. From Barcombe Cross follow signs to Spithurst & Newick. 1st road on R into Boast Ln towards the Anchor Pub. At sharp bend carry on into Banks Farm. Sat 26, Sun 27 Apr (11-4). Adm £5, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. 9 acre garden set in rural countryside. Extensive lawns and shrub beds merge with the more naturalistic woodland garden set around the lake. An orchard, vegetable garden, ponds and a wide variety of plant species add to an interesting and very tranquil garden. Refreshments served outside, so may be limited during bad weather. Wheelchair access to the upper part of garden. Sloping grass paths in the lower area. efbpc 9 u BATES GREEN GARDEN D3 Tye Hill Road, Arlington, BN26 6SH. John McCutchan, 01323 485151, john@bluebellwalk.co.uk, www.batesgreengarden.co.uk. 3 ½ m SW of Hailsham & A22. Midway between the A22 & A27, 2m S of Michelham Priory. Bates Green is in Tye Hill Rd (N of Arlington village), 350yds S of Old Oak Inn. Ample parking on hard-standing verges. For NGS: Sun 9 Mar, Sun 5 Oct (10.30-3.30). Adm £7, chd £3.50. Home-made soup, cakes & scones plus light lunches in large insulated Bluebell Barn. Refreshments in aid of Cancer Research UK. For other opening times and information, please phone, email or visit garden website. This plantswoman’s tranquil garden provides interest through the seasons. Woodland garden created around a majestic oak tree. Colour themed middle garden. Courtyard gardens with seasonal container displays. Front garden a spring and autumn joy with narcissi, primroses, violets then coloured stems and leaves of cornus and salix. Wildlife pond and wildflower meadow. Gardened for nature and wildlife. Spring visitors walk through a wild daffodil glade leading to the 24 acre ancient oak wood, home of the Arlington Bluebell Walk. Beatons Wood is managed for conservation and diversity and autumn guests can enjoy spotting the abundant fungi within. Please visit www.ngs.org.uk for pop-up ‘fungal foray’ in October. Dogs not in garden but allowed in barn and woods. Wheelchair access to most areas. Mobility scooters to borrow free of charge. Accessible WC. egCbpc 10 N BEARDSLAND C3 97 Lewes Road, Ditchling, nr Hassocks, BN6 8TZ. Lynn & Clive Bush. ½ m E from the centre of Ditchling on the B2116. Situated at the eastern edge of Ditchling village on the B2116 between the recreation ground (parking available) & Spatham Ln. What3words app: snap.collides. amber. Sun 20 July (12-5). Adm £7, chd free. Tea, coffee & home-made cakes. A constantly evolving country garden together with a 2 acre wildflower meadow, with views of the Downs and Ditchling Beacon. A colourful explosion of dahlias, delphiniums and assorted annuals and shrubs greet you, along with a border of vegetables where we have experimented by sowing from seed by the phases of the moon. There is a small orchard, a greenhouse and much more to explore. bc