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.
Ashdown Park spans 186 acres of woodland, grazing land, parkland, an 18-hole golf course, and ornamental gardens. The Walled Garden features perennials, shrubs, fruit trees, and seasonal blooms. To the east lies the tranquil Secret Garden with flowing water amongst trees. Mature specimen trees grace the rolling lawns that lead to the main lake, perfect for peaceful exploration.
Small (100ft x 52ft) Japanese inspired front and back garden. Full of interesting planting with many acers, azaleas and bamboos. Over 100 different hostas, many miniature ones. The garden also features an attractive Japanese Tea House and courtyard with a fish pond, as well as a Japanese bridge and pond in the lower garden.
Three quite different, adjacent gardens on an easy walking trail. Winterfield is a long-established plantsman’s garden, full of uncommon shrubs and trees, herbaceous borders, a pond, and a wildlife area. Stumlet has evolved from a ‘work in progress’ garden into a restful and special space, with places to sit and enjoy a little peace, scent, colour, and interesting planting. The Coppice is a garden to watch as it develops over the coming years, transforming from a newly designed and partially planted area into an inspirational space. The areas near the house are already planted, offering a glimpse of the promise to come.
9 acre garden set in rural countryside. Extensive lawns and shrub beds merge with the more naturalistic woodland garden set around the lake. An orchard, vegetable garden, ponds and a wide variety of plant species add to an interesting and very tranquil garden.
Set in the Ashdown Forest, this unique 3 acre garden blends formal structure with naturalistic planting. Designed by an artist, it features sculpture, painting, ceramics, and glass art throughout. Explore a wildlife pond, meadow, and a small wetland, all offering tranquillity and inspiration in a relaxed, welcoming setting.
Tranquil and picturesque, Borde Hill has been planted with passion by five generations of the Stephenson Clarke family. With rare and fine rhododendrons, magnolias, rose borders, and champion trees, exploring the thirteen outdoor rooms is like travelling around the world in one garden.
A secluded, award-winning, 75’ x 65’ garden, with glorious early summer colour from an abundance of old roses, perennials, mixed beds, and diverse planting. There is a small pond, and areas for plants that love shade or sun. Special plants, inc abutilon and Euphorbia mellifera, that enjoy the relatively mild microclimate of this below street level space, very close to the south coast.
Created in 1918 by Roger Fry, Charleston’s walled garden became a painter’s paradise and sanctuary for artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Alive with colour from spring bulbs to summer roses, autumn dahlias to daisies, it brims with creativity and cottage charm. Still artistically tended, it offers inspiration year-round and hosts Festival of the Garden in July.
A beautiful ¾ acre garden with winding pathways, continuing to develop each year. It features a magnificent collection of unusual and mature trees, herbaceous beds, a rose garden, shrubs, formal beds around a pond, a rockery, fruit trees, and a soft fruit area. Within this space are smaller gardens, making it a lovely place to stroll. The owner has created an informative map identifying the many different trees.
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.
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’.
A restored stunning garden in East Sussex. The formal gardens extend over 9 acres and surround the Victorian Gothic mansion (not open). Features semitropical woodland avenues, a huge contemporary walled garden with amphitheatre and two 110 metre perennial borders above and below ha-ha with far-reaching views across Rye Bay.
Designed as different themed rooms for sculpture, Farleys garden presents our permanent collection of works chosen by photographer Lee Miller and surrealist artist Roland Penrose alongside works by contemporary guest sculptors. Over the years, giants, goddesses, mythical creatures and Roland’s own work has populated the garden in the company of work by their artist friends.
A charming 4½ acre Victorian garden with far-reaching views, boasting the oldest Atlantic cedar in Sussex. The owners themselves are undertaking a major restoration: felling, planting, and redesigning areas. The garden features both formal and informal planting, a woodland dell, and a mini arboretum. Azaleas, rhododendrons, and camellias abound, inc rare and unusual species. This is a garden to watch in the coming years as new plantings mature and redesigned areas flourish. A garden to explore! Please note: There is one deep water pond.
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.
Seven gardens are opening in the delightful Sussex village of Hellingly. Visitors can enjoy a pretty walled cottage garden with a summerhouse and sunny terrace. A garden entered via a bridge over a large pond, perfect for wildlife, with countryside views. There’s also a charming cottage garden overlooking the C12 Church of St Peter and St Paul. Another garden, located in the heart of the village, is extensive and still in development, with beautiful trees and roses, with ice creams for sale. On the other side of the village, a unique garden, where lunches and teas will be served, incorporates the River Cuckmere, a sluice gate, and a lush mix of perennials and mature trees. On the outskirts, an inspiring new-build garden offers areas for sun and shade, climbers, and fruit trees, all amid the sounds of trickling water. Tickets and maps available on the green near the church, at May House, and Brook Cottage. The historic church will also be open.
The Herstmonceux Castle Estate has formal gardens, woodland trails, meadows and lakes set around a majestic C15 moated castle. The gardens and grounds first opened for the NGS in 1927.
Five gardens, inc a historic windmill. In Cowbeech, there are two gardens: Merrie Harriers Barn is a garden with sweeping lawn and open countryside, colourful herbaceous planting, and a large pond with seating areas to enjoy the view. Kerpses is a delightful mix of mature trees, shrubs, herbaceous borders, a vegetable garden, ponds, and a meadow. Flitterbrook Flower Farm in Herstmonceux has an impressive collection of flowers grown for the retail market. Hill House in Windmill Hill has abundant roses, trees, shrubs, and varied perennials, along with a greenhouse and a wildlife pond with water lilies. There are plenty of seating areas to sit, reflect, and enjoy tea. The historic Windmill is well worth a visit, where you can enjoy a BBQ lunch or tea.
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.
Garden developed alongside the nursery, a romantic pond garden, gravel garden, long border, meadows and cutting garden. A garden of wild flowers and full of ideas.
1 acre country house garden set amongst traditional farm buildings with stunning views over the Sussex countryside. Series of borders around the house and Oast House (not open). Lawns and mixed herbaceous borders inc roses and delphiniums. A ha-ha separates the garden from the fields and sheep. The garden adjoins a working farm.
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.
The garden was designed in the 1930s when the house was owned by Charles Stewart Taylor, MP for Eastbourne. It has not changed in basic layout since then. The planting aims to reflect the age of the C17 property (not open) and original garden design. The house and garden are mentioned in Virginia Woolf’s diaries of 1929, depicting a particular charm and peace that still exists today.
Mayfield is a beautiful Wealden village with tearooms, an old pub and many interesting historical connections. The gardens to visit are all within walking distance of the village centre. They vary in size and style with a wide range of shrubs, herbaceous and annual planting and inc wildflower meadows, fruit and vegetable plots, mature trees and colourful pot displays. There are far-reaching, panoramic views over the beautiful High Weald.
3 acre wild woodland garden with bluebell lined walkways through exceptional rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, and other flowering shrubs. Fine trees and outstanding views. Stunning paved herb garden.
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.
A romantic garden featuring fountains, flowering trees, and an established arboretum. Stroll along the double herbaceous border and the long peony bed, explore the herb and walled kitchen gardens with glasshouses and cold frames, then relax with tea and home-made cakes. Pelargoniums and other plants available to buy.
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.
Depending on the vagaries of the season, hellebores and snowdrops are at their best in February and March. It is a country garden, tidy but not manicured. New borders and features. Winding paths give a choice of walks through 3 acres of garden, which is in and enjoys views of the South Downs National Park. Suitable footwear, macs and winter woollies advised. A German visitor observed ‘this is the perfect woodland garden’. Year-round interest.
A C15 timber framed farmhouse with a cottage garden on acid clay. A large collection of culinary and medicinal herbs in a small formal herb garden and mixed with perennials and shrubs in exuberant borders. Long established yew topiary and espalier apple trees provide structural elements. A traditional fernery and stumpery, recently enlarged with a small, secluded shrubbery and gravel garden.
We have been growing plants in an idyllic country setting for over 30 yrs, and during that time have amassed an extensive range, inc a large collection of salvias. Join us for a talk about the nursery and discover more about how we grow and propagate our beautiful plants, with a chance to learn some of our secrets. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about all things gardening.
Discover fourteen beautiful gardens across Seaford on four dates! 31 May (5 gardens), 14 June (7 gardens), 28 June (6 gardens), 5 July (7 gardens), all open from 12–5pm. Each garden offers its own unique charm, with a huge range of different planting styles, making this a truly inspiring group of gardens to visit. Enjoy tea, ice cream, plants, and artwork for sale at various gardens. Tickets and maps are available from any participating garden on the day.
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.
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.
Old favourites return with new owners, and the group expands to thirteen mostly cottage style gardens large and small. Set in the historic Cinque Port of Winchelsea with its picturesque townscape and long unspoiled sea and country views.
6 acre garden in Ashdown Forest, AONB, much of it mixed woodland with a perimeter walk around property. A delightful and tranquil setting with plenty of space to roam, and various points of interest that provide a sensory and relaxing visit, ideal for forest bathing! Lovely stonework, specimen trees, three ponds, herbaceous borders, an exotic bed, a greenhouse, and always something new on the go.
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