National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2026 booklet

55 SUSSEX 119 SHEPHERDS COTTAGE A3 Milberry Lane, Stoughton, Chichester, PO18 9JJ. Jackie & Alan Sherling, 07795 388047, milberrylane@gmail.com, www.instagram.com/ drjackieblackman. 9 ⅙ m NW Chichester. Off the B2146, in the next village after Walderton. Shepherds Cottage is nr the telephone box & beside St Mary’s Church. No parking in the lane beside the house. Visits by arrangement Apr to Aug for groups of 10 to 35. Adm £15, chd free. Adm inc home-made teas. A compact terraced garden that borrows the landscape of Kingley Vale in the South Downs. The south facing flint stone cottage (not open) is surrounded by a Purbeck stone terrace and numerous individually planted and styled seating areas throughout the garden to enjoy the views. A small orchard underplanted with meadow, lawns, topiary yew hedges, Amelanchier, Cercis, and drifts of wind grass provides structure and year-round interest. The garden features many novel design ideas and unusual perennial combinations, all suitable for a small space. gib 121 SKYSCAPE C3 46 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BG. Lorna & John Davies. From Brighton take A259 coast road E, passing Roedean School on L. Take 1st L at r’about to Greenways & 2nd R into Ainsworth Ave. Skyscape at the top on R. No. 52 bus runs hourly to Ainsworth Ave. Sat 30, Sun 31 May (1-5). Adm £5, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. A 250ft south facing rear garden on a sloping site with fantastic views of the South Downs and the sea. Garden created by the owners over the past 13 yrs and features an orchard, flower beds, wildlife ponds, and planting with bees and wildlife in mind. Full access to the site via a purpose-built sloping path (not suitable for mobility scooters). efgCb SMITHS HALL Lower Road, West Farleigh, ME15 0PE. See Kent County Booklet or visit ngs.org.uk Selhurst Park 120 SIENNA WOOD D2 Coombe Hill Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4LY. Belinda & Brian Quarendon, 07970 707015, belinda222@hotmail.com. 1m W of East Grinstead. Off B2110 East Grinstead to Turners Hill. Garden is ½ m down Coombe Hill Rd on L. Sun 10 May (1-4.30). Adm £7, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. Visits also by arrangement Apr to Sept for groups of 15+. Explore our beautiful 4 ½ acre garden, picturesque lakeside walk and 6 acre ancient woodland. Start at the herbaceous borders surrounding the croquet lawn, through the formal rose garden to the lawns and summer borders stopping at the new Italian terrace, through the arboretum to the lake and waterfall and back past the exotic border, orchard and vegetable garden. Many unusual trees and shrubs. Possible sighting of wild deer inc white deer. Many interesting statues. Partial wheelchair access to many parts of the garden. ebc 122 SOUTH GRANGE F2 Quickbourne Lane, Northiam, Rye, TN31 6QY. Linda & Michael Belton, 01797 252984, belton.northiam@gmail.com. Between A268 & A28, approx ½ m E of Northiam. From Northiam centre follow Beales Ln into Quickbourne Ln, or Quickbourne Ln leaves A286 approx ½ m S of A28 & A286 junction. Disabled parking at front of house. Visits by arrangement 1 Mar to 18 Oct. No limits on group sizes, large groups welcome. Adm £10, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. Confirm refreshments at time of booking. Plants in aid of Demelza Hospice Care for Children. Hardy Plant Society members’ garden, tended with wildlife in mind for year-round interest. A wide variety of often unusual trees, shrubs, and fruit trees in a meadow setting, along with a wildwood, herbaceous borders, vegetables, and a wildlife pond. We try to maintain nectar and pollen supplies and varied habitats for most of the creatures that we share the garden with, hoping that this variety will keep the garden in good heart. Home propagated plants for sale. Wheelchair access over hard paths through much of the garden, with steps up to patio and WC. egCab 123 STANLEY FARM A2 Highfield Lane, Liphook, GU30 7LW. Bill & Emma Mills. For SatNav please use GU30 7LN which takes you to Highfield Ln & then follow NGS signs. Track to Stanley Farm is 1m. Sun 3 May (12-5). Adm £6, chd free. Home- made teas. Refreshments in aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK & Brain Tumour Research. 1 acre garden created over the last 15 yrs around an old West Sussex farmhouse (not open), sitting in the midst of its own fields and woods. The formal garden inc a kitchen garden with heated glasshouse, orchard, espaliered wall trained fruit, lawn with ha-ha and cutting garden. A motley assortment of animals inc sheep, donkeys, chickens, ducks and geese. Bluebells flourish in the woods, so feel free to bring dogs and a picnic, and take a walk after visiting the gardens. Wheelchair access via a ramp to view main part of the garden. Difficult access to woods due to muddy, uneven ground. efgbc