CLAYTON in WEST SUSSEX ENGLAND BN6 9PH

 

Snowdrops and Hellebores 

Opening for the National Garden Scheme 

 

February 2010: Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th, Tuesday 16th, Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th 

11am to 4pm 

 

(If the hellebores and camellias are late flowering, there may be an extra opening in March. Please wait for further information.) 

 

As seen on Gardeners' World BBC2 and featured in the February 2009 issue of Country Homes & Interiors

 

Click here to see YouTube video

Click here to see Mid Sussex Times video, March 2009

Photos taken by NICOLA STOCKEN TOMKINS for the article Snowdrop Heaven in the February 2009 issue of Country Homes & Interiors.

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We moved to Clayton 25 years ago and have steadily developed the garden ourselves. Our garden is two acres in size, planted informally on clay at the foot of the South Downs. There are young and mature trees, shrubberies, roses and herbaceous plantings and of course, the snowdrops and the hellebores. The garden is owner maintained and is designed for year round interest. There are plenty of seats so the views can be enjoyed at leisure.

We are looking forward to meeting our National Garden Scheme visitors in February 2010. You can find us on the B2112, 100 metres from the junction with the A273. We are less than one mile from the A23 and about six miles from Brighton. There is some parking at the house with overflow at the church hall. There are spaces reserved for disabled parking at the house. The garden lies on the footpath between Hassocks main line station and Clayton, a distance of about one mile. The 40, 40X and 273 bus routes link us to Brighton, Haywards Heath and Crawley. (The bus-stop at the Jack and Jill pub is 300 metres from the garden entrance.)

Visiting our garden is a great day out. There are plenty of walks on the South Downs with Jack and Jill windmills and Oldland windmill to visit and beautiful wall paintings to study in Clayton's Saxon church.  

The garden is always cold in winter and invariably muddy, so winter attire is a must. The garden is designed to be wheelchair friendly with good access around the house but the ground may be soft further away.

Plants will be on sale, along with home-made jams and chutneys. Hot drinks, soup and cakes will be available at the "Pembury Cafe".

Admission for adults is £3.50. Children free.  Dogs on leads free.

We would like to thank everybody who came to our garden in February/March 2009. We had over ???? visitors and were able to send off £???? to the NGS. Incidentally, in 2010, as well as the dates shown above, we will be offering Snowdrop and Hellebore visits by appointment for groups greater than 15 at £?.?? each which will include tea/coffee and cake. (Details coming soon.)

NICK & JANE BAKER, PEMBURY, DITCHLING ROAD aka NEW ROAD, CLAYTON, HASSOCKS, BN6 9PH, UK

Phone: 01273 842805

Last updated June 2009