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Sandhill Farm House

The front and rear gardens are broken up into garden rooms, inc a small kitchen garden. The front garden features a small woodland area planted with early spring flowering shrubs, ferns, and bulbs. There is also a white and green garden, a large leaf border, and a terraced area. The rear garden has rose borders, a small decorative vegetable garden, a red border, and a grasses border.

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Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House
Sandhill Farm House

About Sandhill Farm House

Although only just over an acre, and divided into two gardens lying on either side of the house, there are many different, contrasting and inspirational areas within this small space.

A compulsive plant collector, Rosemary Alexander VMM (Rhs), (Principal and owner of the English Gardening School) has amassed interesting and unusual groupings of plants for each area.

Approached by an opening cut through a beech hedge there is a green and white border with topiarised Phillyrea, a wide gravel path is edged with Box balls, thyme, Helianthemum and Rosemarinus, ending in a large leaf border.

A lavender hedge separates this part of the garden from the woodland area below, with a stumpery and a collection of snowdrops, ferns and plants chosen for their varied leaf forms and spring and autumn colour. A recently planted border flanks the porch and terrace area. The China rose R. ‘Crimson Bengal’, which flowers nine months of year is planted by porch door.

The rear garden has a potager and small summerhouse, a grasses border, plus double borders with the weeping pear Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’, half standard Photinia fraseri ‘Red Robin’ and perennials in orange and red colours inspired by the brick wall behind. Cottage area planted with three native Acer campestre and multi-stemmed Betula (Silver Birch). Wildlife boundary hedge.

For further details use the English Gardening School website www.englishgardeningschool.co.uk.

Sandhill Farm House features

Location details

Sandhill Farm House,
Nyewood Road,
Petersfield,
Sussex,
GU31 5HU

Directions to Sandhill Farm House
From A272 Xrds in Rogate, take road S signed to Nyewood & Harting. Follow road for approx 1m, over a small bridge. Sandhill Farm House is on R, just after the cattle grid.

Sandhill Farm House openings

You can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas.
Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 12:00-16:00

Accessibility

  • The garden inc gravel paths and a few steps, which may be difficult in a wheelchair.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Sandhill Farm House at this time.

Yes, dogs are welcome at Sandhill Farm House. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Sandhill Farm House, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Sorry, Sandhill Farm House does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Sandhill Farm House is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.