National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2025 booklet

46 SUSSEX 102 N THE OLD MANOR B3 The Street, Nutbourne, Pulborough, RH20 2HE. Mr Frank & Mrs Erica Riddle. 2m E of Pulborough. Take A283 from Pulborough towards Storrington. Turn L down West Chiltington Rd then L down Nutbourne Rd. Go along The Street, pass The Rising Sun pub. Follow parking directions from a volunteer. Thur 5, Sat 7 June (12-5). Combined adm with Shorts Farm £8, chd free. Home-made teas at Shorts Farm. A Victorian allotment style kitchen garden has been recreated providing year-round vegetables, and fruit from strategically placed trees around the house. There are chickens and sometimes bottle-fed orphan lambs in the adjacent small field that abounds with wildflowers in the lower part. Look out for how the tiered levels have been used to provide niches for plants. bc The Old Manor The Orchard THE OLD RECTORY Sandy Lane, Brewer Street, Bletchingley, RH1 4QW. See Surrey County Booklet or visit ngs.org.uk 103 THE OLD RECTORY, BARNHAM B3 97 Barnham Road, Barnham, PO22 0EQ. Peter & Alexandra Vining, theoldrectory97@gmail.com. 8m E of Chichester. Between Arundel & Chichester at A27 Fontwell junction, take A29 road to Bognor Regis. Turn L at next r’about onto Barnham Rd. 30 metres after speed camera arrive at garden. Sat 31 May, Sun 1 June (10-4). Combined adm with The Shrubbery £6, chd free. Home-made teas. Visits also by arrangement 2 June to 6 June. Scratch built in June 2019 after the 300m² garden was removed down to 40cm, we then added fresh topsoil and re-turfed. By summer 2021 the garden was well established. Now, we have reached the final planning and planting of the beds ‘we think’! Apart from replacing the odd failing plant (we all have them) we just keep things ship-shape as best we can. Wheelchair access through 90cm wide entrance, and no steps. Please advise if you need disabled parking. egbc 104 N THE OLD RECTORY, PULBOROUGH B2/B3 Old Rectory Lane, Pulborough, RH20 2AF. Claire Roscoe. From A29, 200 metres from r’about to A283, enter Old Rectory Ln (Chequers Hotel on the corner) & pass the signboard listing all houses in the lane. The Old Rectory is the 1st house on your L. Sat 26, Sun 27 July, Sat 2, Sun 3 Aug (11-5). Adm £7, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. A formal front garden with sunken centrepiece and rose and flower beds of approx ½ acre. Large rear garden consisting of small woods, croquet lawn with beds, natural swimming pond and large summerhouse, small orchard and meadow, and walled area by pickleball court. Many interesting trees inc a 500 yr old sweet chestnut. ibc 105 N THE OLD RECTORY, WARBLETON E3 Kingsley Hill, Warbleton, TN21 9PT. Lord Barker Of Battle & George Prassas, sharneegates@hotmail.com, www.instagram.com/theoldrectorygarden. 5m S of Heathfield town centre. What3words app: weaved.throat. require takes you to the property’s white front gate. Parking in the car park of the property opp (signed), in the lane, or by the church a 5 min walk away. Tue 15, Wed 16 Apr, Wed 11, Thur 12 June (11-4). Adm £9, chd free. Pre-booking essential, please visit www. ngs.org.uk for information & booking. Tea, coffee & cake. Refreshments in aid of Family Support Work. Visits also by arrangement 20 Jan to 6 Oct. Please contact Sharnee Gates, Head Gardener via email or Instagram. Nestled in the High Weald AONB, The Old Rectory garden was re-imagined by renowned designer Arne Maynard. His vision blends formal elements like yew and beech topiary, a knot garden, and herbaceous borders with wild flowers and rambling roses. A stream separates the formal garden from an orchard interplanted with roses and wild flowers. Over 3000 tulips bloom in spring. Other features inc cutting garden, pond, copse, meadows, pot displays, and gravel garden. b