Gardens to visit this month (See NGS Yellow Book for more details):
Saffrons, Holland Rd, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3GJ
Open Wednesday 22, Sunday 26 July (2 – 5.30pm).
A stylish garden of textural contrasts and rich colour. The herbaceous beds are filled with agapanthus, spiky eryngium and fragrant lilies, alliums and salvias. A broad lawn is surrounded by borders of Japanese Maples, rhododendrons, hydrangeas and specimen trees interspersed with ferns and grasses.
Open Wednesday 22, Sunday 26 July (2 – 5.30pm).
St Marys House, Bramber, West Sussex, BN44 3WE
5 acres incl charming formal topiary, large prehistoric Ginkgo biloba, and magnificent Magnolia grandiflora around enchanting timber framed Medieval house (not open). Victorian Secret gardens incl splendid 140ft fruit wall with pineapple pits, Rural Museum, Terracotta Garden, Jubilee Rose Garden and King’s Garden.
Friday 10, Saturday 11 July (2 – 5.30pm).
Follers Manor, Seaford Rd, Alfriston, East Sussex, BN26 5TT
Contemporary garden designed by Ian Kitson attached to C17 listed historic farmhouse. Entrance courtyard, sunken garden, herbaceous displays, wildlife pond, wild flower meadows, woodland area and beautiful views of the South Downs. Winner of Sussex Heritage Trust Award and three awards from the Society of Garden Designers.
Saturday 4, Sunday 5 July (2 – 5.30pm).
