National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2025 booklet

59 SUSSEX 155 N THE WHITE HOUSE D2 Redbridge Lane, Crowborough, TN6 3SR. Andrew & Gail Bourcier. From the A26 turn at the sign for Rotherfield & Millbrook Industrial Estate, continue L on Sheep Plain, then R into High Broom Rd, R into Redbridge Ln. House is 300yds on L. Sat 17, Sun 18 May (11-4). Adm £6, chd free. Home-made teas. Sitting high on a hill with 180 degree panoramic views, overlooking the downs for 25 miles in an area of ANOB. Owned by the present owners family for over 100 yrs. Main garden has been redesigned to incorporate the borrowed landscape with herbaceous borders in a cottage garden style. The walled kitchen garden, featuring moongates, has been restored, containing a fruit cage, espalier trees, and raised vegetable beds. gbc The National Garden Scheme donated £281,000 in 2024 to support those looking to work in horticulture as well as those struggling within the industry. Small traditional nursery with over 40 years experience in horticulture. Specialising in New and Unusual Tender and Hardy Perennials DWARF SHRUBS - New varieties. Large selection of summer Patio plants including new varieties. More Details Including Opening times, Map & Full Plant Catalogue www.southon-plants.co.uk Mutton Hill, Dormansland, Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6NP SOUTHON PLANTS NURSERY 07496149067 Scan for more information For more information or to speak to a member of our team call 01483 211535 email giftinwill@ngs.org.uk or visit ngs.org.uk/giftinwill Pass on your love of gardens with a gift in your will Leaving a gift to the National Garden Scheme will help us ensure that everyone can experience the joy of garden visiting and inspire a passion for gardens in future generations. 156 WHITEHANGER A2 Marley Lane, Haslemere, GU27 3PY. Lynn & David Paynter, 07774 010901, lynn@whitehanger.co.uk. What3words app: barman.funny.tango. Take A286 Midhurst Rd from Haslemere & after approx 2m turn R into Marley Ln (opp Hatch Ln). After 1m turn into drive shared with St Magnus Nursing & keep bearing L through the nursing home. Visits by arrangement 2 June to 17 Aug for groups of 8 to 25. Set in 6 acres on the edge of the South Downs National Park surrounded by NT woodland, this rural garden was started in 2012 when a new Huf house (not open) was built on a derelict site. Now there are lawned areas with beds of perennials, a serenity pool with Koi carp, a wildflower meadow, a Japanese garden, a sculpture garden, a woodland walk, a large rockery and an exotic walled garden. efgc 157 5 WHITEMANS CLOSE C2 Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DE. Shirley Carman- Martin. 1m N of Cuckfield. On B2036 signed Balcombe, Whitemans Cl is 250yds from r’about on LHS. No parking in Whitemans Cl. Buses stop at Whitemans Green, where there is also a large free car park. Sat 25, Mon 27, Wed 29, Fri 31 Jan, Sat 1, Mon 3, Tue 4, Wed 5, Tue 11, Wed 12, Fri 14, Sat 15 Feb (11-3.30). Adm £8.50, chd free. Pre-booking essential, please phone 01444 473520 or email shirley.carmanmartin@ngs.org.uk for information & booking. Home-made teas inc. This garden shows that winter need not be dull as there is much to see and enjoy in the depths of winter. Here in my garden I have collected many single and double snowdrops, hellebores, bulbs and other winter treasures, some not widely known. As it is a sheltered garden, yes, there are flowers to enjoy in January and early February. Come and see the enormous Daphne bholua that scents the garden for weeks on end at this time of yr. gb