Today saw the debut opening of a garden in Alfriston, East Sussex, not five miles from my home. It had featured on Gardener's World a few weeks ago, and also in The English Garden magazine, so I knew a little bit about it already. It's a newly constructed garden by well known designer Ian Kitson, designed to complement but not compete with a wonderful view of the Sussex Downs. The project took 8 months to complete, and involved the shifting of a lot of earth to create sunken areas and a large pond. The time and (great) expense were well worth it - the garden was stunning. My favourite area was probably the easiest to create - a beautiful wildflower meadow. The only drawback today was that due to its media coverage it was extremely busy - brilliant for the charity it was raising money for - but it made it a little tricky to get around at times and, worst of all, they sold out of cake! :-(
Gorgeous garden but you must have been left starving with no more cake available!! Gardens and cake go hand in hand... :) Love the pond (Ok, I'm biased).
ReplyDeleteVery nice pics and beautiful garden, shame for the cake, you should have pushed someone in the pond to decrease competition...
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully designed garden. Thanks for taking us along on the visit
ReplyDeleteBeautiful planting, and blends perfectly with the surrounding views. Thanks for the photos.
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