Described as inspirational excellence in design and artistry. A visual delight on different levels, featuring ponds, rockery, summerhouse and arbour. Seating for your teas surrounded by borders full of harmonising perennials, roses, shrubs and more. See how a diverse small space created on different levels can be exciting and inspiring. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 3rd June to 30th August for groups of between 10 and 25.
150ft south west facing, sloping town garden, developed over 10 yrs from scratch. Hedges and trees planted, and wildlife pond (2020). Enthusiastic plantswoman, attempting seasonal succession from spring bulbs through to late flowering prairie style planting. Two areas of grass kept as wild meadows. Collection of succulents, echeveria, pelargoniums. Unusual pots and planters. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 2nd May to 13th October for groups of between 5 and 20.
Black Barn Garden was designed and planted in Jan 2018. The site was cleared and only the mature trees remained. A hedgerow separating the garden from the field was removed and a large pond has been created in the southwest corner. A large gravel garden was created to the south of the barn and a terrace laid. The existing terrace at the back was increased and a large bed was created. Opens for By Arrangement visits from April to 29th September for groups of up to 20.
A natural landscape, the garden has been developed around three disused sand quarries with far-reaching views across the Amberley Wildbrooks to the South Downs. A woodland walk in spring leads you past beautiful sculptures, against a backdrop of colourful rhododendrons and azaleas. In summer the garden is a colourful tapestry of heathers, which are renowned for their abundance and variety. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 8th April to 13th September for groups of 10+.
12 acres of garden with mature and specimen trees from the late 1800s, lawns and woodland edge. Formal parterre, rose and herb gardens. 100ft terrace and herbaceous border overlooking flower rimmed croquet lawn. Cut turf labyrinth and forsythia tunnel. Water features, statues and gazebos. Pets’ cemetery. Giant chessboard. Lake with island and temple. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to September for groups of between 10 and 50.
A garden for all seasons which delights the visitor. Started in 1988, it features cottage, woodland and Japanese style gardens, water features and borders of perennials with a particular emphasis on southern hemisphere plants. Unusual plants for the plantsman to enjoy, many grown from seed. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 2 January for groups of up to 30.
A quintessential English cottage garden, jam packed with a mix of perennials and bulbs on a potentially challenging multi layered site. Comprising four distinct rooms inc a small roof terrace, top terrace sitting above the house garden and a vegetable garden built in what was a small swimming pool. This is not a huge garden, however every square inch has been used! Opens for By Arrangement visits from 6th May to 7th October for groups of between 10 and 20.
Set in parkland, enjoying magnificent views to the sea. Come and relax in the large walled garden which features an impressive 200ft herbaceous border. There is also a sunken gravel garden, mixed borders, a small rose garden, dreamy rose and clematis arches, an interesting collection of hostas, foliage plants and shrubs, and an orchard and kitchen garden. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 20th May to 5th July.
Set on the South Downs with panoramic views out to the undulating wooded countryside. The garden merges seamlessly into its surrounding landscape with rose and herbaceous borders that have been moulded into the sloping ground. There is a well-stocked vegetable garden and walks shaded by beech trees which surround the natural wildflower meadow where various native orchids flourish. Opens for By Arrangement visits for groups of 15+.
This 2 acre garden surrounding a medieval hall house (not open) with Horsham stone roof, enjoys uninterrupted views over a ha-ha of the South Downs and Chanctonbury Ring. There are many different gardens here, Japanese inspired gardens, a large pond, wildflower meadow and orchard, colourful long borders and vegetable garden. There is also a Monet style bridge over a pond with water lilies. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to 22nd September for groups of between 10 and 30.
⅕ acre property with terraced front garden, leading to a heavily planted rear garden with majestic 120 yr old black pines. Shrubs, perennials, and packed with interest around every corner providing all season colours. Many raised beds, numerous sculptures, vegetables in boxes, a greenhouse, pond and a large collection of tree lilies, growing 6-8ft. opens for By Arrangement visits from 30th April to September for groups of between 10 and 20.
Stunning grounds and gardens surrounding a Grade II listed Georgian country house (not open), nestled at the foot of the South Downs. The most glorious setting for a tapestry of perennial borders set off by Sussex flint walls. The many charms inc a yew allee, cloud pruned trees, espaliered fruit trees, a productive ornamental kitchen garden, rose arbours and arches, and a cutting garden. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to September for groups of between 15 and 30.
3 acre tranquil, romantic, country garden with walled kitchen garden growing a wide range of fruit, vegetables and flowers inc a large collection of dahlias. Large glasshouse and old potting shed, mixed flower borders, roses, rhododendrons and lawns. Magnificent 115ft tall cedar overlooks wisteria covered Grade II listed Georgian house (not open). Wild garden, long grass areas and stream. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 22nd April to 23rd August for groups of between 8 and 40.
Colourful cottage garden surrounding a C16 period house (not open), set in pretty downland village of Charlton, close to Levin Down Nature Reserve. Herbaceous borders well-stocked with a wide range of plants. Variety of perennials, grasses, annuals and shrubs to provide long season of colour and interest. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 25th June to 29th August.
From a green field site 5 yrs ago, this almost 2 acre garden has been developed into different areas inc a wildlife pond, rose and gravel garden, patio areas and a dry riverbed. There are herbaceous borders, wildflower areas and a small orchard and kitchen garden. A separate picnic area adjacent to a paddock with donkeys and ponies. Opens for By Arrangement visits from June to August for groups of between 10 and 30.
In a rural setting this stunning garden is densely planted with mixed borders and shrubs. Large collection of roses, clematis, fuchsias and dahlias, a profusion of colour and scent in a well maintained garden. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 2nd June to 18th August.
Early C17 house (not open) and walled gardens in South Downs National Park. Clipped yew, lawns, borders and fine views. Vegetables, fruit and poultry in the kitchen garden. 100+ roses planted since 2008. Trees both mature and young. Lime avenue planted in 1973 to replace elms. Wild flowers in field outside walls, accessible from garden. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 17th June to September for groups of up to 30.
Approx 3 acres of traditional English garden with extensive views of the South Downs. Herbaceous borders, early spring bulbs, bluebell woodland walk, walled kitchen garden with fruit, vegetables and cutting flowers. NB under long term programme of restoration, some parts of the garden may be affected. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 5th February to 14th June for groups of 20+.
Approx 2 acre garden built from scratch over the last 16 yrs; designed and planted by current owners. Colour themed beds inc double borders, formal pond and green and white shady garden. Pleached hornbeam avenue out to the Sussex countryside. A walled garden provides fruit, cut flowers and vegetables. Orchard with a hazelnut walk. New wildlife swimming pond, bog garden and gravel garden. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to 4th October for groups of between 5 and 25.
1½ acre garden in lovely downland position. Unusual trees and shrubs growing in dry gravel, briefly wet most yrs when the Winterbourne rises and flows through the garden. Coloured stems, catkins, drifts of snowdrops and crocuses. Small collection of special snowdrops. Opens for By Arrangement visits from February to November.
Country garden designed by Nigel Philips in 2010. Oak lined drive leading to the house (not open) and farm opens out to an enclosed courtyard with pleached hornbeam and yew. The herbaceous borders are colourful throughout the yr. Vegetable garden with raised beds and greenhouse with white peach and vine. Wild meadow leading to orchard and views across the fields, full of sheep and poultry. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 15th April to 27th September for groups of up to 25.
A modern garden with a nod to traditional planting nestled in the ancient landscape of the South Downs. Despite its ancient buildings the garden was only designed and planted 15 yrs ago and enjoys many of the contemporary twists not usually found in such a landscape. An abundance of mass planting demonstrates the advantages of a limited planting palate. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to October for groups of between 20 and 40.
Plantsman’s garden set high on the South Downs with panoramic views overlooking the Adur valley. 1⅓ acres with flower meadow, stream bed and ponds, formal and informal planting areas with over 600 varieties of plants. Very productive fruit and vegetable garden with glasshouses. Many plants grown from seed and coastal climate gives success with tender plants. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 28th May to the end of June for groups of between 10 and 30.
Scratch built in June 2019 after the 300m² garden was removed down to 40cm, then new topsoil and returfed. By summer 2021 the garden was well established. Some formal areas and a range of plants with acers, salvias, lilies, roses, cypresses and boxes. New flower bed, new trees and plants added in 2023. If June 2024 is as glorious as 2023 then our garden will be spectacular. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 10th June to 15thJune for groups of between 6 and 20.
Gardens of 3½ acres set around 1832 Regency house (not open). The front is formally laid out with topiary, wide lawn, mixed border and contemporary water sculpture. The rear features new and mature trees from C19, herbaceous borders, water garden and stunning uninterrupted views of the North Downs. The Japanese garden with waterfall and pond leads to a large copse, stream, treehouse and stumpery. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 8th February to 10th October for groups of between 10 and 30.
This inspirational space is a delight with plenty of shaded areas to sit and relax, enjoying delicious teas. Interlocking beds packed with year-round colour and scent, shaded by specimen trees, inventive water feature inc a rill, raised fish pond, working Victorian fireplace and woodland sculptures. Opens for By Arrangement visits from April to October for groups of up to 24.
Clever use is made of evergreen shrubs, azaleas, rhododendrons and acers enclosing our 70ft x 80ft garden, enhancing the flower decked pergolas, folly and summerhouse which overlooks the pond. Planting inc nine silver birches ‘Tristis’ which are semi pendula, plus a lovely combination of primroses, anemones and daffodils in spring and a profusion of roses, clematis and perennials in summer. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 14th March to August for groups of up to 20.
Walled and other gardens surrounding C15 stone house (not open); bulbs, flowering shrubs, roses, ponds, and potager. Many unusual and rare trees and shrubs. In late spring the wisterias are spectacular. Hybrid musk roses fill the walled garden in June and in late summer the garden is filled with dahlias, sedums, late roses, sages and Japanese anemones. Opens for By Arrangement visits from April to 3rd October for groups of between 10 and 30.
Planted with an artist’s eye for contrasts and complementary colours. Vibrant late summer flower beds of salvias, eryngiums, agapanthus, grasses and lilies attract bees and butterflies. A broad lawn is surrounded by borders with maples, rhododendrons, hydrangeas and mature trees interspersed with ferns and grasses. The large fruit cage and vegetable beds comprise the productive area of the garden. Opens for By Arrangement visits from July to 7th August for groups of between 8 and 30.
Come and explore the varied gardens surrounding a beautiful Georgian flint house (not open), approached by a chestnut avenue. The flint walled garden has a mature 160ft herbaceous border with unusual planting along with rose, hellebore and hydrangea beds. Pool garden with exotic palms and grasses divided from a formal knot and herb garden by espalier apples. Kitchen and walled fruit garden. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 10th June to 26th July for groups of between 10 and 30.
A compact terraced garden using the borrowed landscape of Kingley Vale in the South Downs. The south facing flint stone cottage (not open) is surrounded by a Purbeck stone terrace and numerous individually planted and styled seating areas. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to August for groups of between 10 and 30.
¼ acre plot with mature trees, shrubs, wildflower lawn, roses, agapanthus and dahlias in front garden leading to walled back garden of mixed colourful borders, soft fruit, sculpture and large collection of hostas. Many colourful pots, wall baskets and greenhouse. Ideas and points of interest throughout. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 10th June to 15th June for groups of between 6 and 20.
An iconic, organic smallholding used as an outdoor classroom to teach children about the environment, sustainability and healthy food. 2½ acres packed with a wildlife pond, orchard with heritage top fruit varieties, two solar polytunnels, fruit cages, and raised vegetables, herbs and cut flower garden. Willow provides natural arches and wind breaks. Bug hotel and beehives support vital pollinators. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 16th January to 7th October for groups of between 12 and 30.
Set in 6 acres on the edge of the South Downs National Park surrounded by NT woodland, this rural garden was started in 2012 when a new Huf house (not open) was built on a derelict site. Now there are lawned areas with beds of perennials, a serenity pool with Koi carp, a wildflower meadow, a Japanese garden, a sculpture garden, a woodland walk, a large rockery and an exotic walled garden. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 10 June to 9 September for groups of between 8 and 35.
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