Gardens

Gravetye Manor - an English garden

Rating: 3

May 1st 2012

At Gravetye Manor the painstaking restoration is underway of one of the most historically important English gardens of all time. Alex Oxborough met the man tasked with the transformation, Head Gardener Tom Coward

25 Gardens to Visit

Rating: 3

April 30th 2012

Sussex has a wealth of beautiful gardens. Leigh Clapp selects some of the very best to visit this year

A haven of colour

Rating: 2

March 24th 2012

You can be sure of a warm welcome at Fineoaks garden in Cowbeech from its enthusiastic owners. Words and photography by Leigh Clapp

High Beeches Garden

Rating: 3

February 29th 2012

High Beeches Garden is opening for the summer months

Who needs Gardeners’ World?

Rating: 3

December 1st 2011

The English Garden magazine has dipped its muddy gardening boot into the world of professional film

National Trust: Make the Most of Winter

Rating: 2

November 10th 2011

Although the leaves may be falling, there is still plenty to see and do at National Trust properties and gardens in Sussex, as Emma Ward explains

Create homes for wildlife in your garden with ‘Jordans 10% Challenge’

Rating: 2

October 19th 2011

One of Britain’s best-known cereal companies, Jordans Cereals, is issuing a challenge to Britain’s gardeners to follow the example set by farmers that grow Jordans cereals and make at least 10% of their gardens into homes for wildlife...

Autumn's splendour at Sheffield Park

Rating: 3

October 11th 2011

There is plenty of seasonal foliage colour to enjoy in our gardens and woodlands at the moment. One garden that is awash with burnished hues is Sheffield Park, near Haywards Heath

Gardener Alan Bradford on a lifetime of service at Sheffield Park

Rating: 2

October 2nd 2011

The breathtaking landscape holds hundreds of memories for National Trust gardener Alan Bradford, who started work back in 1971

Gardening: Birchfield Nursery in Henfield

Rating: 3

September 30th 2011

Young plantsman, nurseryman and garden designer Jack Dunckley is sure to inspire the “green-thumb” in us all. Words and pictures by Leigh Clapp

Wakehurst Place - home to the Millennium Seed Bank

Rating: 2

August 31st 2011

The 16th century mansion Wakehurst Place at Ardingly is the country estate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Its garden is internationally significant for its collections and its vital scientific research and plant conservation. Words: Judy Sharp

World’s first living billboard made entirely of British flowers

Rating: 2

August 26th 2011

Shoppers in London were treated to quite a sight today, as a billboard made entirely of living flowers was revealed outside the Westfield Shopping Centre...

Gardening: The Oast House in Isfield

Rating: 2

August 7th 2011

Take a stroll on a jetty walk and admire the textural prairie plantings in the unusual gardens at The Oast House in Isfield

Gardening: Nyewood House

Rating: 3

June 8th 2011

Roses and pretty planting combinations are all set off with superb views to the Downs at the charming gardens of Nyewood House, writes Leigh Clapp

Gardening: Lowder Mill near Fernhurst

Rating: 2

May 13th 2011

This month Lowder Mill is a delightful garden to visit, where pretty planting in an idyllic setting is topped off with delicious teas served on vintage china by the charming owners