A largely level, 1 acre garden incorporating the ornamental and the edible. It offers a riot of colour and scent over many months, especially in early summer, with large and rampant mixed borders, many scented roses, a small mixed orchard, wildflower meadow, fruit cage and vegetable garden, and shade, cottage and white borders. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 25 May to 16 August for groups of between 5 and 16.
Yes, we have some bananas!! But that’s not all. There’s giant gunnera, spiky agave and yucca, tetrapanax, bamboo, palm trees, and so many more unusual plants. Featuring ‘Our Folly’, a sunken garden with figs, peaches, canna, colocasia and many frogs! All set in a lush one acre garden with many quirky touches. A very different garden, miss it if you dare! National Collection holder. Opens for By Arrangement visits from August to 24 August for groups of 15+.
The garden has several different areas inc a Zen garden, water garden, walled vegetable garden with two large greenhouses, herb garden, herbaceous borders and a woodland walk. The garden makes clever use of grasses and is set amongst woodland with stunning countryside views. Winner of the Society of Garden Designers award. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to 25 September for groups of between 12 and 35.
‘Quirky and fun’ are two words that pop up in visitors’ comments – come and see our 1 acre country garden for yourself! Enjoy the secret jungle garden, Cornish inspired beach corners, rainbow border, and the poison garden. Set around a C16 farmhouse in 6 acres of rural Sussex with the South Downs in the distance; mainly a traditionally managed wildflower meadow with a few orchids, enjoy a walk in June. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 26 March to 12 October.
A 3 acre country garden with a lovely view across fields and hills to the South Downs. Created from scratch over the past 12 yrs, with all design, planting, and maintenance by the owner. Features inc a lavender-lined carriage driveway, naturalistic border, vegetable garden, shady garden, a 30 metre white border, dahlia garden, part-walled garden, and summerhouse. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 15 June to 4 September for groups of between 8 and 25.
Tranquil large cottage garden with shrubs, flowers, vegetables, attractive terrace and lots of pots. Down from terrace to three levels of lawns, flint walls, flower beds, raised vegetable beds and a woodland area, all connected by hidden twisty paths around three shady ponds leading to a surprise Tai Chi Temple. Shady and sunny seating to relax in and enjoy the peace and tranquillity. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 17 April to 28 June for groups of up to 16.
Cupani is a mature, secluded garden offering a delightful mix of trees, shrubs, perennial borders, and a changing display of pots. Features inc a courtyard garden, gazebo, summerhouse, water features, sweet pea obelisks, raised beds, a Mediterranean bed, and planted troughs, creating a riot of colour in June/July. Opens for By Arrangement visits from June to 15 July for groups of between 6 and 14.
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. Opens for By Arrangement visits from March to 20 September for groups of between 5 and 50.
Introduced by Monty Don on BBC Gardeners’ World in 2016 and again in 2024. In 2024, The Sunday Times said ‘visit this rejigged award-winning plot’. Featured on Channel 4’s George Clarke’s Beautiful Builds in 2025, where research led them to Driftwood as the perfect inspiration for a seaside garden design. A perfect paradise made up of different gardens, each with individuality and creativity. Opens for By Arrangement visits from June to 2 August for groups of up to 25.
Gardens Illustrated said ‘The 18th century house is at the highest point in the garden with views down the slope over abundant borders and velvety lawns that are punctuated by clusters of specimen trees and shrubs. Beyond and below are the wildflower meadows and the ponds with a backdrop of the gloriously unspoilt Wealden landscape’. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to June for groups of 12+.
One of Brighton’s secret gardens. We aim to provide year-round interest with trees, shrubs, herbaceous borders and annuals, fruit and vegetables, two glasshouses, a pond and rockery. A friendly garden, always changing with a touch of magic to delight visitors, above all it is a slice of the country in the midst of a bustling city. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 16 March to October for groups of between 10 and 20.
An acre of English garden providing views and cameos of plants and trees round every corner with many different areas giving constant interest. A fish pond and a wildlife pond beside a grassy area with many shrubs and flower beds. Among the trees and winding paths there is a cottage garden which is a profusion of colour and peace. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 10 May to 30 August.
A beautiful 7 acre garden centred around water. Streams run down the hill, through waterfalls into ponds flanked by luscious planting. A huge variety of plants creates interest from May through to Oct. Thick jungle borders flank the top garden, while the beds further down are filled with rhododendrons, acers, irises, day lilies, and roses. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 30 April to September for groups of 10+.
Legsheath was first mentioned in Duchy of Lancaster records in 1545. It was associated with the role of Master of the Ashdown Forest. Set high in the Weald, with far-reaching views of East Grinstead and Weirwood Reservoir. The garden covers 11 acres, with a spring-fed stream feeding ponds. There is a magnificent davidia, rare shrubs, embothrium, and many different varieties of meconopsis and abutilon. Opens for By Arrangement visits all year.
‘A garden with everything’, ‘lots of unusual plants’, and ‘stunning herbaceous borders’ are comments from NGS and overseas garden tour visitors. Set within 2 acres, this Gertrude Jekyll style garden features herbaceous borders, a wildflower orchard, swathes of spotted orchids, a pond, roses, vegetables, a herb garden, vine house, greenhouses, croquet lawn, and shrubberies. WC facilities. Opens for By Arrangement visits from June to August for groups of between 10 and 30.
A rural 5 acre garden with stunning views of the South Downs. The garden is divided into separate rooms, featuring a box parterre and borders with glass sculpture, herbaceous and shrub borders, and a mixed border for seasonal colour. An orchard with wild flowers leads to partitioned areas with grass walks, a snail mound, birch maze, and willow tunnel. A wildlife farm pond is surrounded by planting. Opens for By Arrangement visits from June to 20 September for groups of between 10 and 40.
This beautiful garden is a hidden oasis behind an ancient flint wall, with both sunny and shaded places to sit. Informal and tranquil, this ½ acre chalk garden features architectural and unusual trees, with rhododendrons, azaleas, and acers in raised beds. Evolving over 20 yrs, it is maintained by the owners. The Georgian house (not open) was once the home of Mabel Lucie Attwell. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 14 April to 14 May for groups of up to 20.
A mature 1½ acre plantaholic’s garden with a large variety of trees, shrubs, perennials, and bulbs, many unusual. Gardened organically, with mainly colour themed beds planted informally. A small woodland, meadow, and deep pond to encourage wildlife, along with a kitchen garden with raised beds. Member of the Hardy Plant Society. Opens for By Arrangement visits from April to 12 June.
A large garden with a spectacular outcrop of rocks, 140 million yrs old. The grounds inc a lake, C18 and C20 temples, and woods. Daffodils, bluebells, azaleas, and magnolias. An old walled garden with herbaceous borders, roses, and shrubs. A 1928 pool and pond gardens. Part C18 house (not open) once owned by William Penn of Pennsylvania. Opens for By Arrangement visits from April to July for groups of 10+.
Explore our beautiful 4½ 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. Opens for By Arrangement visits from April to September for groups of 15+.
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. Opens for By Arrangement visits from March to 18 October.
A stunning 3 acre garden with a growing international reputation for the quality of its design, planting and gardening. Set round a C17 Sussex farmhouse (not open), the garden has over 400 roses, herbaceous borders, herb garden, white garden, topiary inspired by the sculptures of Henry Moore, an 800 yr old oak, potager, and a unique ruined Priory Church and Cloisters in hornbeam. Opens for By Arrangement visits from June to 4 July for groups of 15+.
Family garden originally planted nearly 75 yrs ago by the current owner’s grandparents. A plantsman’s garden with a focus on spring and early summer interest, featuring herbaceous and shrub borders, a pond, wildflower meadow, gravel beds and alpine troughs, a secret garden, summerhouse, and as many trees as can be accommodated in a ⅓ acre. Dogs welcome. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 20 May to June for groups of up to 30.
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