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Sandhill Farm House

Front and rear gardens broken up into garden rooms inc small kitchen garden. Front garden with small woodland area, planted with early spring flowering shrubs, ferns and bulbs. White and green garden, large leaf border and terraced area. Rear garden has rose borders, small decorative vegetable garden, red border and 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

About Sandhill Farm House

Although only just over an acre, and divided into 2 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 with a red Chinese style bird table. A lavender hedge separates this part of the garden from the woodland area below, with a new stumpery and a collection of snowdrops, ferns and plants chosen for their varied leaf forms and spring and autumn colour. A newly planted border flanks the porch and terrace area. The China rose R. ‘Crimson Bengal’, which flowers 9 months of year and R. Pierre de Ronsard are 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 3 native Acer campestre and multi-stemmed Betula (Silver Birch). Wildlife boundary hedge.

Garden featured in The Garden RHS magazine (Feb 2013) written by Andy Sturgeon, photos by Marianne Majerus; 2011 edition of Saga magazine written by Vanessa Berridge, photos by Clive Nicholls; Gardens Illustrated (Sept 2010), written by Matt Wilson, and book Female Gardeners with photos by Elke Borkowski 2016

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

Location details

Sandhill Farm House,
Petersfield,
Sussex,
GU31 5HU

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

Sandhill Farm House openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

  • Gravel paths and a few steps not easily negotiated in a wheelchair. Dogs on leads.
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FAQs

Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.

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.