National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2026 booklet

59 SUSSEX Our milk vending machine sells fresh, gently pasteurised and non-homogenised whole milk straight from the cow! Bring your own containers or buy one of our reusable 1 litre glass bottles. We also sell home grown potatoes and free range eggs. Fresh Milk! Buddington Farm, Hollist Lane, GU29 0QP alfierenwick@hotmail.co.uk 07500 666672 or 07999 921348 www.buddington.co.uk 132 WANDERDOWN C3 2 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX. John Conlon & Chris Judge. Located in Ovingdean village, E of Brighton, approx 5m from the city centre. By car A259 (E) from Brighton, or B2123 (Falmer Rd) from the A27. Bus No. 52 from Brighton alighting Ovingdean Stores, or No. 2 from Brighton alighting Ovingdean Rd. Sat 18, Sun 19 July (12-5). Adm £5, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. Created almost from scratch six seasons ago, Wanderdown is adjacent to the South Downs National Park with wonderful views of the Downs to the sea. Primarily a coastal chalk garden, the planting reflects the location with cultivated and wild flowers set against a backdrop of subtropical plants and garden sculptures. fbc village, then turn R again onto Plaistow Rd. Look for white Whithurst Park sign at roadside. Sun 21 June (10-5). Adm £7, chd free. Home-made teas. 14 yr old walled kitchen garden with many espaliered fruit trees. Herb beds, vegetable beds, flower borders and cutting beds. Central greenhouse and potting shed with interesting support buildings behind the wall inc extensive compost area close to beehives. Sustainability through permaculture principles. Plants for sale in courtyard at the front of house, with teas available on the adjacent lawn. The open lawns around the walled garden and house are ideal for picnics, and woodland footpaths surround the house and lake. Wheelchair access via ramp over 10cm step onto garden paths. egCbpc Wanderdown 133 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. Mon 26, Wed 28, Fri 30 Jan, Mon 2, Wed 4, Tue 10, Thur 12, Sat 14, Tue 17, Wed 18 Feb (10.30-3.30). Adm £9, 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 year. Sorry, no WC. gb 134 WHITHURST PARK B2 Plaistow Road, Kirdford, nr Billingshurst, RH14 0JW. Mr Richard Taylor & Mr Rick Englert, www.whithurst.com. 7m NW of Billingshurst. Take A272 to Wisborough Green, follow signs to Kirdford, turn R at 1st T-junction through