The Orchard

This is a new garden, planted in autumn 2023 following the completion of a new build on site. At the front, there is soft prairie style planting, while around the back you will find a rambling, informal cottage garden with a cutting bed, soft fruit, vegetables, and a small natural pond. The garden enjoys stunning views of the South Downs.

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Ms Nigs Digby

About The Orchard

My garden is a work in progress (aren’t they all)? The back was a dumping ground for everything I could get my hands on while a new house was being built on the site. This autumn I will be shifting things around to get a better balance. It’s full of my favourite cottage garden plants. And some I don’t like anymore!

The front was planted with a broad pallet of prairie plants, but 80 of them didn’t see it through last winter, while others romped away, so I’m hoping to keep adjusting the balance and get the variety I was aiming for in 2026!

We have native hedging around the garden. The drive is shingle, and once you are over that, there is hard landscaping which makes it easy to get through to the back, no gates.

The Orchard features

Location details

The Orchard,
Dyke Lane,
Brighton,
East Sussex,
BN45 7AA

Directions to The Orchard
About 0.6m along, you will see signs for Poynings. Continue into the village & look for signs to the garden. Street parking only. Very short drive to the other garden opening.