CLAYTON in WEST SUSSEX ENGLAND BN6 9PH

 

Snowdrops and Hellebores 

Opening for the National Garden Scheme 

 

February 2012 : Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th, Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd 

11am to 4pm 

 

EXTRA HELLEBORE DAY: Friday, March 9th 2012, 11am to 4pm. There will be refreshments and lots of hellebores for sale. 

 

 

Groups of 15 or more are welcome to visit in February and March 2012 by appointment 

 

As seen on Gardeners' World BBC2 and featured in the February 2009 issue of Country Homes & Interiors and the January 2011 issue of More from Your Garden

 

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. Click on picture.	Photos taken by ABIGAIL REX. Click on picture.	Photos taken by ELKE BORKOWSKI. Click on picture.	Photos taken by JONATHAN NEED. Click on picture.

NGS Garden Tours with Janine Wookey at Gardens Etc

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We moved to Clayton 27 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 2012. 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 in the village . 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 entrance to Clayton Tunnel is nearby.  

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 in 2012 is £4.00. Children free.  Dogs on leads free.

We would like to thank everybody who came to our garden in February and March 2011. We had 1300 visitors and were able to send off nearly £8800 to the NGS.

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

Phone: 01273 842805

Email: pemburyhouse@googlemail.com

Last updated April 2011