National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2025 booklet

31 SUSSEX 01798 368050 Are you experiencing persistent aches and discomfort that are hindering your ability to tend to your garden? Discover your inner Alan Titchmarsh and book a free 15-minute consultation At Dynamic Movement Therapy We: Provide a service that introduces long-term pain relief and improves physical health, with the promise of a better quality of life. 56 FOXGLOVE COTTAGE C2 29 Orchard Road, Horsham, RH13 5NF. Peter & Terri Lefevre, 01403 256002, teresalefevre@outlook.com. East Horsham. At Horsham Stn, over bridge, at r’about 3rd exit (Crawley), 1st R Stirling Way, at end turn L, 1st R Orchard Rd. From A281, take Clarence Rd, at end turn R, at end turn L Orchard Rd. Street parking. Sun 25 May (11-5). Adm £6, chd free. Home-made teas inc vegan, gluten & dairy free cake. Visits also by arrangement 27 May to 4 July for groups of 12 to 30. Smaller groups or individuals can ask to join an existing visit. A ¼ acre plantaholic’s garden, full of containers, vintage finds and quirky elements. Gravel paths navigate borders crammed with colourful planting, many salvias. A cosy summerhouse and deck, surprises at every turn! A water feature in a pebble circle, and two additional small ponds encourage wildlife. The end of the garden is home to climbers, drought tolerant planting and a plant nursery. A recently added gravel garden with a large, rusty metal arbour, called the Dome! Members of the Hardy Plant Society. A large selection of unusual plants for sale. fgbc 57 THE GARDEN HOUSE C3 5 Warleigh Road, Brighton, BN1 4NT. Bridgette Saunders & Graham Lee, 07729 037182, contact@gardenhousebrighton.co.uk, www. gardenhousebrighton.co.uk. 1 ½ m N of Brighton pier, Garden House is 1st L after Xrds, past the open market. Paid street parking. London Road Stn nearby. Buses 26 & 46 stopping at Bromley Rd. Fri 11, Sun 13 Apr (1-5). Adm £6, chd free. Home-made teas. Visits also by arrangement 3 Mar to 25 July for groups of 10+. One of Brighton’s secret gardens. We aim to provide year- round interest with trees, shrubs, herbaceous borders and annuals, fruit and vegetables, two glasshouses, a pond and rockery. A friendly garden, always changing with a touch of magic to delight visitors, above all it is a slice of the country in the midst of a bustling city. Plants for sale. fgbc THE GARTH PLEASURE GROUNDS The Garth, Newchapel Road, Lingfield, RH7 6BJ. See Surrey County Booklet or visit ngs.org.uk 58 u GREAT DIXTER HOUSE, GARDENS & NURSERIES E2/F2 Northiam, TN31 6PH. Great Dixter Charitable Trust, 01797 253107, www.greatdixter.co.uk. 8m N of Rye. Off A28 in Northiam, follow brown signs. For opening times and information, please phone or visit garden website. A vibrant, daring, and immersive garden with a C15 house restored by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Leading the way in ornamental gardening, gardening for biodiversity, and horticultural education. Created by the great gardener and garden writer Christopher Lloyd, OBE, VMH. Please see garden website for accessibility information. egCbp GREAT MAYTHAM HALL Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Tenterden, TN17 4NE. See Kent County Booklet or visit ngs.org.uk 59 GROVELANDS C2/C3 Wineham Lane, Wineham, Henfield, BN5 9AW. Mrs Amanda Houston. 8m SW Haywards Heath. From Haywards Heath A272 W approx 6m, then L into Wineham Ln. House 1 ¾ m on L after The Royal Oak pub. 3m NE Henfield N on A281, R onto B2116 Wheatsheaf Rd, L into Wineham Ln. House ½ m on R. Sat 24, Sun 25 May, Sat 6, Sun 7 Sept (10-4.30). Adm £7, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. A South Downs view welcomes you to this rural garden set in over an acre in the hamlet of Wineham. Created and developed by local landscape designer Sue McLaughlin and the owners, it is designed to delight throughout the seasons. Features inc mixed borders, mature shrubs and orchard. A vegetable garden with greenhouse and pond hide behind a tall clipped hornbeam hedge. fbc 60 HAMMERWOOD HOUSE A2 Iping, Midhurst, GU29 0PF. Mr & Mrs M Lakin. 3m W of Midhurst. Take A272 from Midhurst, approx 2m outside Midhurst turn R for Iping. Over bridge, uphill to grassy junction, turn R. From A3 leave for Liphook, follow B2070, turn L for Milland & Iping. Sun 11 May (1-5). Adm £6, chd free. Home-made teas. Large south facing garden with lots of mature shrubs inc camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas. An arboretum with a variety of flowering and fruit trees. The old yew and beech hedges give a certain amount of formality to this traditional English garden. Tea on the terrace is a must with the most beautiful view of the South Downs. For the more energetic there is a woodland walk. Partial wheelchair access as garden is set on a slope. efgbc 61 16 HARDY DRIVE E3 Eastbourne, BN23 6ED. Deb Cornford. E of Eastbourne, nr the Marina. Between Sovereign & Langley r’abouts. Going N turn R into Beatty Rd, in 300yds turn R into Hardy Dr. Sun 13 July (1-5). Combined adm with 36 Jellicoe Close £5, chd free. A small coastal town garden, made private by strategic planting and plenty of work. Filled with perennials, shrubs and climbers to give privacy and colour. Central to the garden is a magnificent 35 yr old Canary palm. The garden is well designed with lots of interest. An excellent example of what can be accomplished in a small garden resulting in an oasis of peacefulness and calm! Local cafés on Eastbourne seafront and in the harbour area.