I have the day off tomorrow, and have now found out that I won't be
doing what I expected to do (waiting in for a delivery).

As a result, I though I might visit a garden for inspiration (as of last
weekend ours is now just bare earth). Can anyone suggest a garden worth
visiting in West Sussex?

Brian (who is new to this gardening lark)

Brian wrote:
I have the day off tomorrow, and have now found out that I won't be
doing what I expected to do (waiting in for a delivery).

As a result, I though I might visit a garden for inspiration (as of
last weekend ours is now just bare earth). Can anyone suggest a
garden worth visiting in West Sussex?

Brian (who is new to this gardening lark)

Can't off the top of my head. But there's always the National Trust. See
http://tinyurl.com/ajou9 for a few in Sussex. That cottage looks a good one.
Or there's the Yellow Book Scheme (which doesn't appear to have a website).

Hope that helps

Sarah

Hope that helps? Who the **** have you EVER helped? The people you have NOT
helped far out weighs the other.
IFC


"Miss Perspicacia Tick" wrote in message
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Brian wrote:
I have the day off tomorrow, and have now found out that I won't be
doing what I expected to do (waiting in for a delivery).

As a result, I though I might visit a garden for inspiration (as of
last weekend ours is now just bare earth). Can anyone suggest a
garden worth visiting in West Sussex?

Brian (who is new to this gardening lark)

Can't off the top of my head. But there's always the National Trust. See
http://tinyurl.com/ajou9 for a few in Sussex. That cottage looks a good
one. Or there's the Yellow Book Scheme (which doesn't appear to have a
website).

Hope that helps

Sarah

In message , Brian
writes
I have the day off tomorrow, and have now found out that I won't be
doing what I expected to do (waiting in for a delivery).

As a result, I though I might visit a garden for inspiration (as of
last weekend ours is now just bare earth). Can anyone suggest a garden
worth visiting in West Sussex?

Brian (who is new to this gardening lark)

Sheffield Park, Nymans. Wakehurst Place, Borde Hill, Wisley all have a
good reputation. (Also Sissinghurst and Great Dixter in East Sussex.)

From the summary on the NT web site, I suspect that Sheffield Park is
not at its best in the summer.

A quick google also finds this page of South East gardens -
URL:http://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk...uth%20east.htm

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote after, Brian asked

I have the day off tomorrow, and have now found out that I won't be doing
what I expected to do (waiting in for a delivery).

As a result, I though I might visit a garden for inspiration (as of last
weekend ours is now just bare earth). Can anyone suggest a garden worth
visiting in West Sussex?

Brian (who is new to this gardening lark)

Sheffield Park, Nymans. Wakehurst Place, Borde Hill, Wisley all have a
good reputation. (Also Sissinghurst and Great Dixter in East Sussex.)

From the summary on the NT web site, I suspect that Sheffield Park is not
at its best in the summer.

A quick google also finds this page of South East gardens -
URL:http://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk...uth%20east.htm


Don't bother with Sheffield Gardens this time of year. Wakehurst Place is
more a Botanic garden so won't give you many ideas for yours. I've been to
the others but can't remember them except how disappointed I was with
Sissinghurst, but that was years ago. They are all "Grand" gardens so don't
translate into a normal sized plot.
For garden inspiration Wisley has to be the place.
Or, better still, some "Yellow Book" gardens... http://www.ngs.org.uk/
(you may have to rush out to a bookseller tomorrow morning to get a copy to
find if any are open near you)

Oh, and take a notebook and pen to write down the plants, the association of
plants, draw plans, etc..
--
Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

"Miss Perspicacia Tick" wrote in message
...
Brian wrote:
I have the day off tomorrow, and have now found out that I won't be
doing what I expected to do (waiting in for a delivery).

As a result, I though I might visit a garden for inspiration (as of
last weekend ours is now just bare earth). Can anyone suggest a
garden worth visiting in West Sussex?

Brian (who is new to this gardening lark)

Can't off the top of my head. But there's always the National Trust. See
http://tinyurl.com/ajou9 for a few in Sussex. That cottage looks a good
one. Or there's the Yellow Book Scheme (which doesn't appear to have a
website).

Hope that helps

Sarah


The National Gardens Scheme (who produce the 'Yellow Book') most definitely
DO have a website

http://www.ngs.org.uk

It gives a searchable database of all the gardens that open for the Scheme.

My father opened his wonderful garden 'Cobblers' in Crowborough, East Sussex
for over 30 years for the scheme, until the last opening last summer when he
was aged 91.
Sadly he died in December and the house is now for sale. We hope that
whoever buys the house will love the garden as much as he did while he was
creating it and enjoying it.
Although he didn't really understand how it worked, he was still very proud
that his garden was on the internet!! Whenever he came to visit us, he would
struggle upstairs to our computer and we would have to show him that it was
still on the screen!!

Gardeners are a determined breed!

Bless him: I will miss him and his knowledge and enthusiasm for plants for a
long time.

I wonder if anyone from the group has visited 'Cobblers' in the last 30
years??

Chris in Somerset.

Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote:

Can't off the top of my head. But there's always the National Trust. See
http://tinyurl.com/ajou9 for a few in Sussex. That cottage looks a good one.
Or there's the Yellow Book Scheme (which doesn't appear to have a website).

Thanks Sarah, Stewart and Bob. I think a quick trip into the bookshop
tomorrow morning is a good idea :-)

Brian

CK wrote:
My father opened his wonderful garden 'Cobblers' in Crowborough, East Sussex
for over 30 years for the scheme, until the last opening last summer when he
was aged 91.
Sadly he died in December and the house is now for sale. We hope that
whoever buys the house will love the garden as much as he did while he was
creating it and enjoying it.

Thanks Chris - hope the new owners continue to let it be seen as well.

Brian

On 19/7/05 18:08, in article
, "Brian"
wrote:

I have the day off tomorrow, and have now found out that I won't be
doing what I expected to do (waiting in for a delivery).

As a result, I though I might visit a garden for inspiration (as of last
weekend ours is now just bare earth). Can anyone suggest a garden worth
visiting in West Sussex?

I would suggest you get a copy of the Yellow Book and see what gardens are
open in your area.
http://www.ngs.org.uk/yellow_book.htm
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Jay" wrote in message
...

...
Brian wrote:
I have the day off tomorrow, and have now found out that I won't be
doing what I expected to do (waiting in for a delivery).

As a result, I though I might visit a garden for inspiration (as of
last weekend ours is now just bare earth). Can anyone suggest a
garden worth visiting in West Sussex?

Brian (who is new to this gardening lark)

Can't off the top of my head. But there's always the National Trust. See
http://tinyurl.com/ajou9 for a few in Sussex. That cottage looks a good
one. Or there's the Yellow Book Scheme (which doesn't appear to have a
website).

Hope that helps

Sarah

Yellow book web site is www.ngs.org.uk and its very easy to use.

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

In article , Miss Perspicacia Tick
writes

Or there's the Yellow Book Scheme (which doesn't appear to have a website).

Hope that helps

Sarah



Yes it does, you can search on each separate county.

www.ngs.org.uk/

These would be nicer gardens for a beginner as they are often slightly
smaller in size than the huge scale of NT ones, which might put off
someone who wanted to learn gradually

There's one open in Worthing by the Station, think it's the 23rd July
but there's a full list and details on the site.

Janet
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

Janet Tweedy wrote:
Yes it does, you can search on each separate county.

www.ngs.org.uk/

These would be nicer gardens for a beginner as they are often slightly
smaller in size than the huge scale of NT ones, which might put off
someone who wanted to learn gradually

There's one open in Worthing by the Station, think it's the 23rd July
but there's a full list and details on the site.

Thanks Janet, and everyone else. I had a look at the website this
morning but couldn't find anything open today that was within a
reasonable distance. However, the weekend looks promising, and I think
you might be right about the smaller scale of the gardens :-)

Anyway, we ended up spending a few hours, and enjoying a pleasant lunch,
at West Dean, just a few miles up the road.

Brian