National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2025 booklet

52 SUSSEX 127 SANDHILL FARM HOUSE A2 Nyewood Road, Rogate, Petersfield, GU31 5HU. Rosemary Alexander. 4m SE of Petersfield. From A272 Xrds in Rogate take road S signed Nyewood & Harting. Follow road for approx 1m over small bridge. Sandhill Farm House on R, over cattle grid. Sun 9 Feb (12-4); Sat 12, Sun 13 Apr (1-4). Adm £8, chd free. Home-made teas. Front and rear gardens broken up into garden rooms inc small kitchen garden. Front garden with small woodland area, planted with early spring flowering shrubs, ferns and bulbs. White and green garden, large leaf border and terraced area. Rear garden has rose borders, small decorative vegetable garden, red border and grasses border. Snowdrop day on Sun 9 Feb. Home of author and principal of The English Gardening School. fgib N 129 PRINCESS DRIVE BN25 2QT. Sue & Darrel Topp. Open on all dates N WHITEHOUSE 130 Firle Road, BN25 2JD. Jayne & Fred Bass. Open on all dates Six gardens open on the 1 June and five gardens open on the 6 July, see dates for each garden. Cosy Cottage, a garden over three levels with ponds, flowers, vegetables, and shrubs. Madehurst, a garden on different levels with mature planting. 5 Clementine Avenue, a garden over several levels with agave and succulents and great views over the downs. 101 Clementine Avenue, newly developing garden beautifully planted to attract wildlife, wide selection of hardy perennials, ferns, and hostas. 129 Princess Drive, new in 2025, inc ponds, small woodland area, herbaceous borders, covered seating area and colourful seasonal pots. Whitehouse, new in 2025, a large garden and main tea venue for the trail. Mature trees, herbaceous borders, gravel garden, herb bed, fruit cage, raised vegetable plot, plus wild area with apple trees. Plants for sale at Cosy Cottage on 1 June only. fgbc Shalford House 128 SAYERLAND HOUSE D3 Sayerland Lane, Polegate, BN26 6QP. Penny & Kevin Jenden. 2m S of Hailsham, 1m N of Polegate. At Cophall r’about on A27 take A22, turn L at 1st turning (100yds). Follow through Bay Tree Ln, turn sharp L into Sayerland Ln. From N on A22 turn L into Bay Tree Ln before r’about. Sun 6 July (2-5.30). Adm £6, chd free. Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of Family Support Work. Plants in aid of Chalk Farm Nursery (% to NGS). Romantic, rambling, 5 acre garden surrounding listed Tudor house (not open). Several distinct garden areas all with an emphasis on a mix of annual and perennial naturalistic planting with many native plants and self seeders. A walled garden, rose garden, organic kitchen garden and a wild woodland area with many mature shrubs and trees inc a tulip tree and a very large fringe tree. gbc SCOTNEY CASTLE Lamberhurst, TN3 8JN. See Kent County Booklet or visit ngs.org.uk GROUP OPENING 129 N SEAFORD GARDENS NORTH D3/D4 Signed from the A259, gardens are located N of this road. Tickets & maps available at each garden. NB Not a walking trail. Sun 1 June (12-5). Combined adm £8, chd free. Sun 6 July (12-5). Combined adm £7, chd free. Home-made teas at Whitehouse, Cosy Cottage & 129 Princess Drive. 5 CLEMENTINE AVENUE BN25 2UU. Joanne Davis. Open on all dates 101 CLEMENTINE AVENUE BN25 2XG. Mr John & Mrs Vanessa Kelly. Open on all dates COSY COTTAGE 69 Firle Road, BN25 2JA. Ernie & Carol Arnold, 07763 196343, ernie.whitecrane@gmail.com, www. facebook.com/CosyCottage69Garden. Open on Sun 1 June Visits also by arrangement 7 Apr to 30 June. MADEHURST 67 Firle Road, BN25 2JA. Martin & Palo. Open on all dates