National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2025 booklet

36 SUSSEX HEVER CASTLE & GARDENS Edenbridge, TN8 7NG. See Kent County Booklet or visit ngs.org.uk meadow and glorious autumn colours. Picnic area. National Collection of Stewartias. Cdbpc Kerpses Herstmonceux Parish Trail © Irene Eltringha m -Willson 65 THE HIDDEN GARDEN A4 School Lane (behind Selsey Library), Selsey, Chichester, PO20 9EH. Paul Sadler. 5m S of Chichester. Park behind Selsey Library or in front of the Academy School on School Ln. You will see The Bridge Support Centre, enter through the gate & The Hidden Garden is behind the centre. Sun 20 July (10-4). Adm £5, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. The Hidden Garden is a community gardening project encouraging local people to become involved with growing fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers as well as providing spaces for wildlife to thrive. The garden is open to people of all ages and abilities, organised by the Selsey Community Forum but looked after by a dedicated group of local volunteers. fgbpc 66 u HIGH BEECHES WOODLAND AND WATER GARDEN C2 High Beeches Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HQ. High Beeches Gardens Conservation Trust, 01444 400589, gardens@highbeeches.com, www.highbeeches.com. 5m NW of Cuckfield. On B2110, 1m E of A23 at Handcross. For NGS: Sun 1 June, Sun 28 Sept (1-5). Adm £11, chd £4. Tea, coffee & cake. For other opening times and information, please phone, email or visit garden website. 25 acres of enchanting, landscaped woodland and water gardens with spring daffodils, bluebells and azalea walks, many rare and beautiful plants, an ancient wildflower 67 u HIGHDOWN GARDENS B3 33 Highdown Rise, Littlehampton Road, Goring- by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 6FB. Worthing Borough Council, highdown.gardens@adur-worthing.gov.uk, www.highdowngardens.co.uk. What3words app: quiet. stages.camera. Off the A259 Littlehampton Rd heading E towards Worthing. Turn L up Highdown Rise. Nearest train station: Goring-by-Sea. For NGS: Thur 13 Feb (10-4.30); Thur 1 May (10-8). Adm by donation. For other opening times and information, please email or visit garden website. Highdown Gardens were created by Sir Frederick Stern. They are home to rare plants and trees, many grown from seed collected by Wilson, Farrer and Kingdon-Ward. A fully equipped glasshouse enables the propagation of this National Plant Collection. A visitor centre shares stories of the plants and people behind the gardens. An accessible path leads to a sensory garden with a secret sea view. Highdown is also offering Snowdrop Identification tours on the 13 Feb and Peony Identification tours on the 1 May (not for NGS), for more information and booking please see garden website. Accessible top pathway and lift to visitor centre, see garden website accessibility page for full details. egCb 68 HIGHLANDS D2 Etchingwood Lane, Framfield, Uckfield, TN22 5SA. Chris Brown, Head Gardener, www.instagram@ thesussexplanthunter. 1 ½ m E of Uckfield. Leave Uckfield on B2102 (Framfield Rd). Bear L onto Sandy Ln. Turn L at Xrds with Etchingwood Ln. Entrance via field gate in 100 metres on R. Do not use postcode for SatNav, use Highlands. Sat 7 June (10-4.30). Adm £9, chd free. Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs.org. uk for information & booking. Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of Friends of Sussex Hospices. An 8 acre garden set around a house with C15 origins (not open), amid pasture and woodland. Intensively gardened beds near the house inc hot and pink beds and a white garden, are kept vibrant through waves of annuals planted through the perennials. These give way to meadow, orchard, ponds and woodland plantings. In recent yrs featured in Country Life ‘Crackling with good ideas’, Gardens Illustrated ‘Ebulliently planted’ and Head Gardener, Chris Brown has been interviewed in the garden for BBC Gardeners’ World. gbc 69 4 HILLSIDE COTTAGES A3 Downs Road, West Stoke, Chichester, PO18 9BL. Heather & Chris Lock, 01243 574802, chlock@btinternet.com. 3m NW of Chichester. From A286 at Lavant, head W for 1 ½ m, nr Kingley Vale. Sun 8 June, Sun 20 July, Sun 17 Aug (11-4). Adm £5, chd free. Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of local hospice. Visits also by arrangement June to Aug. In a rural setting this stunning garden is densely planted with mixed borders and shrubs. Large collection of roses, clematis, fuchsias and dahlias, a profusion of colour and scent in a well maintained garden. Please visit www.ngs.org. uk for pop-up openings in June, July and August. b