National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2026 booklet

25 SUSSEX ChichesterCathedralRestoration&DevelopmentTrustCIO (charityno.1156729) chichestercathedral.org.uk/flowerfestival TickeTs now on sale 34 DALE PARK HOUSE B3 Madehurst, Arundel, BN18 0NP. Robert & Jane Green, 01243 814260, robertgreenfarming@gmail.com. 4m W of Arundel. Take A27 E from Chichester or W from Arundel, then A29 (London) for 2m, turn L to Madehurst & follow red arrows. Visits by arrangement 25 May to 30 June for groups of 10+. Adm £6, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. Set in parkland, enjoying magnificent views of the sea. Come and relax in the large walled garden, which features an impressive 200ft herbaceous border. There is also a sunken gravel garden, mixed borders, a small rose garden, dreamy rose and clematis arches, an interesting collection of hostas, foliage plants and shrubs, along with an orchard and kitchen garden. Cab unusual shrubs, grasses, ferns, and herbaceous perennials. The Gift Shop has beautifully curated gifts and locally made products. Midpines Café serves breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea. efgCbc 35 u DENMANS GARDEN B3 Denmans Lane, Fontwell, BN18 0SU. Gwendolyn van Paasschen. 5m from Chichester & Arundel. Off A27, ½ m W of Fontwell r’about. For NGS: Mon 16 Feb, Mon 27 Apr, Mon 26 Oct (9.30-4). Adm £10, chd £8. Pre-booking essential, please phone 01243 278950, email office@denmans.org or visit www.denmans. org for information & booking. Light refreshments. For other opening times and information, please phone, email or visit garden website. Award-winning Grade II registered tranquil contemporary garden, created by gravel gardening pioneer Joyce Robinson and developed by renowned landscape designer John Brookes MBE. Known for its curvilinear layout and complex planting, features inc year-round colour, unusual plants, structure and fragrance in the gravel gardens, dry riverbeds, ponds, walled garden, and conservatory. Plant Nursery with specially selected and 36 47 DENMANS LANE C2 Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2JN. Sue & Jim Stockwell, 01444 459363, jamesastockwell@aol.com, www.lindfield-gardens.co.uk/47denmans-lane. Approx 1 ½ m NE of Haywards Heath town centre. From Haywards Heath train stn follow B2028 signed Lindfield & Ardingly for 1m. At T-lights turn L into Hickmans Ln, then after 100 metres take 1st R into Denmans Ln. Sun 22 Mar, Sun 5, Mon 6 Apr, Sun 3, Mon 4 May (11-4). Adm £7, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. Plants in aid of St Peter & St James Hospice. Visits also by arrangement 1 Mar to 20 Sept for groups of 5 to 50. This beautiful and tranquil 1 acre garden was described by Sussex Life as ‘a garden where plants star’. Created by the owners over the past 20 yrs, it is planted for interest throughout the year. Spring bulbs are followed by azaleas, rhododendrons, roses, and herbaceous perennials. The garden also has ponds, vegetable and fruit gardens. An extensive choice of plants and home-made jams for sale. Featured on French TV in Aug 2025, you can view on YouTube by searching ‘Jardins à l’anglaise: une fierté nationale.’ Also featured in Sussex Life magazine (Aug 2018), you can read article via a link on our garden website; page 122. Most of the garden accessible by wheelchair with some steep slopes. egCbc