Sussex prairie gardens

We count ourselves amongst a handful of large new gardens, designed and created in the 20th and 21st century, in Great Britain. Get updates from Sussex. About Surrounded by mature oak trees, the acre garden consists of a series of arced borders planted in the naturalistic style.

Small paths within the borders encourage exploration through swathes of flowering plants and grasses permanent sculpture collection and exhibited sculpture throughout the season. From the wilds of Rajasthan, to the quiet beech wood valleys of Luxembourg Paul and Pauline McBride have been creating gardens for over years.

Inspired by their time working in Luxembourg with the world renowned Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf, Paul and Pauline have put their own very British twist on the Dutch new wave perennial style of planting in. Large numbers of plants in impressive drifts are one of the unique features of this garden, as well as the huge variety of unusual grasses and rare perennials.

For the last years our family has farmed the land. Welcome to the jungle. This spectacular eight-acre prairie garden is packed with colour from early summer to late autumn. The garden features many.

Gardens to visit in September. Britain’s largest “Prairie,” or “Naturalistic,” garden.

I’m always blown away by the colour combinations and the creativity that Sarah Raven and her head gardener Josie Lewis conjure. For more stunning gardens to visit in the UK, head to our round up of the National.

Unlike most gardens of a similar size, there is no stately home or castle here! Usually open from June until October, six afternoons a week – why not pop in for a cup of tea in their tea rooms. Expect layers of colour, texture and architectural splendour, a permanent sculpture collection and exhibited sculpture.

A stunning garden that we all dream of creating. Opening until the 14th October 1pm to 5pm open every afternoon apart from Tuesdays. There is no doubt that prairie gardens can loook amazing also attracting insects and butterflys.

I agree that we don’t have a “Prairie,” rather a garden inspired by and using many plants endemic to the north American grasslands known as Prairie. I love this because it forms a. It is surrounded by mature oak trees with views of Chanctonbury Ring and the South Downs.

SUSSEX PRAIRIE GARDENS PIET OUDOULF. Run by Paul and Pauline McBride who had the good fortune to work with Piet Oudoulf in Luxemburg. NATURALISTIC PLANTING. BIG PLANS TO LITTLE OASIS.

You will need to show your membership card on arrival. Please note that free entry for RHS Members only applies in June and September.

However, the term as a garden style has come to include plantings that consist not only of North American grasses and flowering perennials but many other combinations of plants that require the same growing conditions. We will have a private guided tour with the head gardener and you will be free to wander around in the garden before it opens to the public.

Aerial view across prairie-style garden, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’, clipped hornbeam hedges, Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’. Liatris spicata, Lythrum virgatum, Foeniculum vulgare ‘Giant Bronze’.

A naturalistic wonder. Admire wildflowers in abundance, browse local art and take home a plant of your own from the nursery. RHS members (with an individual membership) benefit from free entry to the garden when visiting on an individual basis. It is one of the sunniest places in England with rolling countryside, hidden villages, a great coast and so much to see.

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You can visit six afternoons a week until October.