National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2025 booklet

24 SUSSEX 37 DALE PARK HOUSE B3 Madehurst, Arundel, BN18 0NP. Robert & Jane Green, 01243 814260, robertgreenfarming@gmail.com. 4m W of Arundel. Take A27 E from Chichester or W from Arundel, then A29 (London) for 2m, turn L to Madehurst & follow red arrows. Visits by arrangement 19 May to 1 July for groups of 10+. Adm £6, chd free. Home-made teas. Set in parkland, enjoying magnificent views to the sea. Come and relax in the large walled garden which features an impressive 200ft herbaceous border. There is also a sunken gravel garden, mixed borders, a small rose garden, dreamy rose and clematis arches, an interesting collection of hostas, foliage plants and shrubs, and an orchard and kitchen garden. Cb www.orchardnursery.co.uk 01342 311657 Orchard Nursery Plant Centre 38 u DENMANS GARDEN B3 Denmans Lane, Fontwell, BN18 0SU. Gwendolyn van Paasschen. 5m from Chichester & Arundel. Off A27, ½ m W of Fontwell r’about. For NGS: Sun 16 Mar, Sun 27 Apr, Sun 26 Oct (11-4). Adm £10, chd £8. Pre- booking essential, please phone 01243 278950, email office@denmans.org or visit www.denmans.org for information & booking. Light refreshments. For other opening times and information, please phone, email or visit garden website. Created by Joyce Robinson, a horticulturalist and pioneer in gravel gardening and former home of influential landscape designer, John Brookes MBE. Denmans is a Grade II registered post-war garden renowned for its curvilinear layout and complex plantings. Year-round colour, unusual plants, structure and fragrance in the gravel gardens, faux riverbeds, intimate walled garden, ponds and conservatory. On site there is a plant centre with unusual plants for sale, a gift shop and Midpines Café offering breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and a selection of sweet treats. efgCbc 39 47 DENMANS LANE C2 Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2JN. Sue & Jim Stockwell, 01444 459363, jamesastockwell@aol.com, www.lindfield-gardens.co.uk/47denmans-lane. Approx 1 ½ m NE of Haywards Heath town centre. From Haywards Heath Train Stn follow B2028 signed Lindfield & Ardingly for 1m. At T-lights turn L into Hickmans Ln, then after 100 metres take 1st R into Denmans Ln. Sun 6, Mon 21 Apr, Sun 4, Mon 5, Sun 25, Mon 26 May (1-5). Adm £7, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. Plants in aid of St Peter & St James Hospice. Visits also by arrangement 17 Mar to 31 May for groups of 5 to 50. This beautiful and tranquil 1 acre garden was described by Sussex Life as a ‘garden where plants star’. Created by the owners over the past 20 yrs, it is planted for interest throughout the yr. Spring bulbs are followed by azaleas, rhododendrons, roses and herbaceous perennials. The garden also has ponds, vegetable and fruit gardens. Extensive choice of perennial and annual bedding plants plus home-made jams for sale. Featured in Sussex Life (Aug 2018). Most of the garden accessible by wheelchair with some steep slopes. egCbc