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Members' Events 2008
Tour of Groombridge Place Gardens
Thursday 15th May at 2pm
These award winning gardens, situated on the Kent/Sussex border, formed the location for the recent film, Pride and Prejudice. The gardens form a series of outdoor rooms and during our organised tour we willsee spring flowering trees and shrubs in the Peacock Walk, cherry blossom and laburnum in the secret garden and bluebells in the Enchanted Forest .
During the visit there will be the chance to take a short canal boat trip to and from the Enchanted Forest with idyllic views. A Cream tea will be served at your leisure after the tour.
Guided tour of High Beeches Gardens
Handcross, Mid-Sussex - Thursday 12th June at 2pm
Dating from the early 20 th century, High Beeches Gardens in the Sussex Weald is a well preserved example of a landscaped woodland garden. The visit will begin with a guided tour lasting approximately 1 hour after which we will be free to wander around the garden. There are 27 acres of magnificent woodland and water gardens with rare, exotic and unusual plants from many parts of the world that were collected by some of the most famous plant hunters in history. The specimens were selected for their exceptional foliage, flowering, colour and perfume. These gardens have now become one of the great gardens of Sussex with RHS award winning plants. In June, it boasts the best natural acid wildflower meadow in the county – a site of special nature conservation interest. The meadow has never, within living memory, been ploughed or cultivated. There is also a tree trail to follow.
A cream tea will be served at your leisure after the tour in the converted barn or tea garden.
Please note - the gardens are on a hillside and so, regretfully, are not suitable for wheelchairs.
Private visit to Parham House, Storrington, West Sussex
Tuesday 8th July at 2pm
Set in an ancient deer park below the South Downs, Parham House is a beautiful Elizabethan House with a remarkable family inheritance of portraits, furniture, paintings and notable early needlework. Our private tour of the house will last about 1.5 hours after which you will be free to visit the two award winning gardens: the 19th century Pleasure Grounds and a magnificent 4 acre romantic walled garden with a 1920's historic Wendy House.
Visit to Pashley Manor Gardens, Ticehurst, East Sussex
Wednesday 30th July at 2pm
A quintessential English Garden , Pashley Manor Gardens was voted English Garden of the Year 1999. It offers a blend of romantic landscaping designed by the eminent landscape architect Anthony du Gard Pasley, imaginative plantings and fine old trees, fountains, springs and large ponds. In July the scent of sweet peas and lilies will perfume the air, alongside roses and a variety of summer bedding plants. The gardens surround a private Grade 1 listed timber framed Tudor house.
Our visit will begin with a 15 minute introductory talk by the Head Gardener after which we will be free to tour the gardens. A cream tea will be served at your leisurre in the Garden Room Café.
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