The English Garden Tour: Garden 3, 1 Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
The Church of St Andrew and St Mary the Virgin, Fletching, Uckfield
1 Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
1 Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
Across the street from the Church of St Andrew and St Mary the Virgin, in the village of Fletching, is a row of tiny, clustered, connected cottages that look just like dollhouses. The garden at 1 Whites Cottage is compact, and exactly what you would think a cottage garden should look like. Following winding paths there are lovely groupings of flowers, delights for the child of any age, and riots of color, color, color in that messy, disheveled look imagined in fairy tales. What child could not spend the day in a gypsy caravan surrounded by a family of ducks? Snuggled in your perfect spot, this cottage is where stories are told. Let’s take a peek at Whites Cottage, one of the cottages on the National Garden Scheme.
The Rows of Small Cottages at Fletching, Uckfield
Beauty at the Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
And what is beyond the garden gate?
Beauty and Color at the Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
Masses of Soft White Blooms at Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
What’s behind here? Let’s look and see!
The Tiny Gypsy Caravan, Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
One of the Duck Family at Whites Cottage, Uckfield
The Duck Cottage at Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
Here was an area for the succulents! Some were planted in chimney pots! Waste not, want not! Where can I get one of those and how can I get it home? Hmmmm…..
Garden Interest at Whites Cottage
Bright colors in the garden!
More Succulents at Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
The blooming clematis was so delicate and I loved the lime and lavender centers with the crisp, clean, green leaves!
The Beautiful Blooming Clematis at Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
What’s down this grassy knoll?
Another Look at the Garden, Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
I love the way you see the seeds in this plant!
The Vines at Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
The Greenhouse at Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
Art in the garden, look up, look down. We don’t want to miss anything!
Art in the Garden Adds Interest, Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
Visiting the different gardens on the National Garden Scheme has taken us to very interesting small villages! Lets take a walk and see the village! Is this the Clergy House? Love it!
A Beauty Next Door to St Andrew and St Mary the Virgin, Fletching, Uckfield
Here is an old door to the Churchgate Cottage!
Another Old Cottage Door in Fletching, Uckfield
In medieval times Fletching was the major producer of bows and arrows; many were used in the battle of Agincourt in 1415. In 1912, The Piltdown Man was discovered near Fletching and thought to be the “missing link” between humans and apes. The significance of the specimen remained controversial, until amidst great publicity and much embarrassment in scientific circles, it was exposed as a forgery in 1953. I think their treasure lies in the beauty of their tiny dollhouse cottages! And maybe this delight, the Tudor Cottage.
The Tudor Cottage in Fletching, Uckfield
We still have several gardens to see on my “English Garden Tour.” Won’t you join me! Another village tomorrow!
The Succulents at Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield
13 Responses to “The English Garden Tour: Garden 3, 1 Whites Cottage, Fletching, Uckfield”
Don’t you just love these English villages. And of course I also love the gardens
The small villages are so charming and haven’t changed in years!
Such love photos….beautiful place…
Diana, we had the BEST time visiting all the gardens! I came back so inspired!
I love the mass of white blooms on that shrub. I wonder what it was? I think the plant with the seeds showing is called Honesty. The row of cottages is such a familiar style to me. My grandmothers house which was not particularly old (built in the 1960s) had the same half tiled design as the end cottage and the middle cottage was very similar to an end terrace house my mother bought in the little village of Walberton in West Sussex.
Annette, I know I drive you crazy not knowing the names of plants!
Not at all. At one time I thought I was quite knowledgeable on plants because I know a lot more than my other half, but I am now discovering that most gardeners know a lot more than me and usually the full botanical names too. The problem now is that I am now forgetting ones I used to know and also I can’t seem to keep new ones in my head. I have to refer to a large spreadsheet of the plants in my garden whenever I write my blog. So, no you don’t drive me crazy!
Oh I am so jealous of most gardeners, especially the British! They usually know all the names of the flowers and their “official” names as well. It good to know I am not the only one doing spreadsheets! Ha ha! I have a big book for my own plants that I keep. But when I’m on my travels they all look new to me!
Another village, another garden. Really like the virtual garden tour.
I’m am quite sure everyone was sick to death of looking at my garden pictures, but I thought all the gardens were so different. I figured if people don’t want to read about them they can skim over the pictures! Ha ha!
I thought they were great, and just didn’t have the time to look at them earlier. They were all very interesting, you take such wonderful photos, and tell interesting stories about your travels.
Doug I got my DNA results this week! I am not who I thought I was! Will probably do post on it when all my England posts are complete! I’m too anal and organized to get out of sequence ha ha. It seems I have a great deal of Irish in me!!! Story telling? What Irish person doesn’t like a story?
I’ve thought it would be interesting to do DNA tests too.