Gardens

Great Dixter House and Garden (Northiam)

The spectacular planting here includes topiary, exotics and some stunning colour.

Merriments Gardens (Hurst Green)

Created during the early 1990s, there are four acres of densely planted, themed borders where the plants grown in the nursery can be seen in a garden context.

Michelham Priory (Upper Dicker, near Hailsham)

Features a sculpture trail, kitchen garden, medieval cloister garden and the longest medieval moat in England.

Pashley Manor Gardens (Ticehurst, Near Wadhurst)

Pashley Manor Gardens are a mixture of romantic landscaping, fine old trees, fountains and large ponds – typical of an English country house.

Sheffield Park Garden (near Fletching)

Originally laid out by Capability Brown, these magnificent gardens surround four elegant lakes.

National Garden Scheme (NGS) – Sussex gardens

Most gardens which open for the NGS are privately owned and open just a few times each year. All money raised goes to the NGS who then distribute it to nursing, caring and gardening charities.