National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2025 booklet

47 SUSSEX Stone cross 106 THE OLD VICARAGE B3 The Street, Washington, RH20 4AS. Lady Walters, 07766 761926, meryl.walters@me.com, www.instagram. com/the_old_vicarage_washington. 2 ½ m E of Storrington, 4m W of Steyning. From Washington r’about on A24 take A283 to Steyning. 500yds R to Washington. Pass Frankland Arms, R to St Mary’s Church. Car park available, but no large coaches. Every Thur 6 Feb to 2 Oct (10-4). Adm £8, chd free. Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs.org.uk for information & booking. Self service light refreshments on Thurs (cash only) & picnics welcome. Mon 21 Apr, Mon 26 May, Sun 27 July, Mon 25 Aug (10-5). Adm £8, chd free. Purchase ticket in advance or at the gate on the day. Home-made teas. Visits also by arrangement 17 Mar to 2 Oct for groups of 12 to 30. No private group visits on Thursdays. Gardens of 3 ½ acres set around 1832 Regency house (not open). The front is formally laid out with topiary, wide lawn, mixed border and contemporary water sculpture. The rear features new and mature trees from C19, herbaceous borders, water garden and stunning uninterrupted views of the North Downs. The Japanese garden with waterfall and pond leads to a large copse, stream, treehouse and stumpery. Each yr 2000 tulips are planted for spring as well as another 2000 snowdrops and mixed bulbs throughout the garden. WC available. Regional Finalist, The English Garden’s The Nation’s Favourite Gardens 2021. Wheelchair access to front garden, but rear garden is on a slope. efbc 109 N THE ORCHARD C3 Dyke Lane, Poynings, Brighton, BN45 7AA. Ms Nigs Digby. Take A281 off the A23 heading towards Henfield. 1m along, you will see signs for Poynings. Go straight into the village & look for signs to the garden. Street parking only. Very short drive to other garden opening. Thur 12 June, Thur 17 July (11-5). Combined adm with Woodlands £7, chd free. Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs.org.uk for information & booking. Home-made teas. Two hour timed slots at 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Refreshments in aid of Mid Downland Parish (local churches) 50%. This is a new garden, planted in autumn 2023 after finishing a new build on site. We have soft, prairie planting in the front and a rambling, informal cottage garden around the back, with a cutting bed, soft fruit, vegetables and a small natural pond. Stunning views of the South Downs. ibc Orchard Cottage © Irene Eltring ham-Willson 107 OLD WELL COTTAGE B3 High Street, Angmering, Littlehampton, BN16 4AG. Mr N Waters. Situated nr Angmering Manor Hotel & almost adjacent to the top of Weavers Hill in the High St. Look for the ‘mushroom’ shape tree! On road parking only, please be mindful of residents. Sun 6 July (11-4). Adm £5, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. ⅓ acre plot featuring topiary, formal areas and perennial borders. Framed within flint walls and surrounding the C16 to C18 cottage (not open) in the Angmering Conservation Area. Splendid holm oak and bay topiary trees, large espalier apple trees and a small kitchen garden. Lots of purples, whites and pinks. bc 108 N OLIVERS B3 Potts Lane, Pulborough, RH20 2AH. Mandy Faulkner. Potts Ln is a pedestrian lane off Lower St (A283) in Pulborough. The entrance is between two houses next to T-lights. Parking in Lower St public car park almost opp Potts Ln. Sat 17 May (11-5). Combined adm with The Cottage £9, chd free. Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs.org.uk for information & booking. Home-made teas. Two hour timed slots at 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Olivers is a small cottage garden with old stone walls on two of its boundaries. The focus has been on simple planting to encourage wildlife where no chemicals are used. There are two ponds, one for fish and the other for the benefit of frogs and dragonflies. Where possible eco-friendly structures have been used to support climbing roses and clematis. A relaxing environment. gbc 110 ORCHARD COTTAGE D2 Boars Head Road, Boarshead, Crowborough, TN6 3GR. Jane & Ray Collins, 01892 653444, collinsjane1@hotmail.co.uk. 6m S of Tunbridge Wells, off A26. At T-junction, do not follow SatNav. Instead, turn L down dead end. Orchard Cottage is at the bottom of the hill on LHS. Fri 30, Sat 31 May, Sun 1 June (10-4). Adm £6, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. Refreshments in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity. Visits also by arrangement 14 Apr to 30 June. Mature 1 ½ acre plantaholic’s garden with a large variety of trees and shrubs, perennials and bulbs, many unusual. Gardened organically. Mainly colour themed beds, planted informally. Small woodland, meadow and deep pond to encourage wildlife. Kitchen garden with raised beds. Hardy Plant Society member. Featured in Alan Titchmarsh’s Love Your Weekend, Ode To Joy. Access via gravel drive with wide, gently sloping grass paths suitable for wheelchairs and mobility scooters. Drop-off in drive by prior arrangement. efgCbc