Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

The original tree, that dominated the previous garden, before the houses were built!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

We have reached our final garden in Warninglid, at the Yeoveney House. This garden is planted with rhododendron, camellias, azaleas, and hostas and other lovely plants in shades of lime green and chocolate-black colorings that have been so popular in the gardens here. As usual there was a “special something,” featured in this garden too. Each garden was so different and interesting!

 I want to take this time also to answer questions that I have been asked over the past weeks while I wrote these posts.  I was not in a specialized, planned, garden tour with a group. First, I joined the National Trust Society. (in the U.S. it is called The Royal Oak Society)  I do not remember exactly how I came to know about the National Garden Schemes, (maybe Facebook?) but I planned and researched the trip on my own, in order to visit the National Trust homes and the gardens on the NGS in the area of Kent and Sussex. All the listings were in the books I received after joining their societies. I just picked an area I thought would be interesting and went for it! I was not disappointed! The gardens we have visited have been splendid and it has been one of our best vacations ever! We loved driving around the countryside, eating in the local pubs, discovering the gardens, and visiting with other gardeners! This allowed us to get out and really enjoy the locals and learn about the UK! So without further ado, I give you Youveney House Garden. Thank you Warninglid, and the other gardens we visited, for making our garden tour so special!

Here is the back of Yeoveney House, revealing the conservatory linked to a new art studio!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

The special surprise at Yeoveney House was a WWI memorial!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

The people in the background are checking out the artwork!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

This gardener loves hostas as much as I do! You can never have enough!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Wow, this is a beauty!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Beautiful sweet peas!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Everything is so neat and tidy!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

In front of the garden shed were raised beds for vegetables in the garden.

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Here is the strawberry patch!  Clever!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

Let’s add the tomato garden as well.

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

My favorite, favorite, favorite! Love the color!!!!!

Yeoveney House, Warninglid, Sussex

We say goodbye to Warninglid at the red telephone booth in the village center. We had a great time! See you tomorrow at Batemans, a National Trust Estate! Enjoy!

The Red Telephone Booth, Warninglid, Sussex

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Hay House is a lovely dutch-design looking cottage sitting on an acre of ground that is wheel-chair accessible. Here on Cuckfield Lane we are seeing a more architecturally diverse style of home. The modern use of the term, dutch design, is to indicate a broad gambrel roof with flaring eaves that extend over the long sides, resembling a barn in construction. The early houses built by settlers were often a single room, with additions added to either end (or short side) and very often a porch along both long sides. Typically, walls were made of stone and a chimney was located on one or both ends. Looking at the front of this cottage we indeed see the placement of two chimneys and the tell-tale gambrel roof. Following a sweep of lawn and a herbaceous border, with a large climbing pale, pink rose clinging to the cottage, we are invited to come look.

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Following the drive around the house to a large, smooth, flat area in the back, we see it is perfect for a croquet match!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Here is the walkway into the garden at the back of the cottage.

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex.

There is a room on the back, adding an extension to the house, just as predicted!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex.

Strolling along the flower beds I spy a tall, curly, woody, pod plant. What is that?  Can one of my gardening friends tell me? It is extraordinary!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Here is the LIME and black combo we have seen in several gardens! I would love it in mine too!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Can anyone tell me what the pinky-purple star clusters are? Are they from the allum family?

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

The garden was surrounded by a huge,  huge, well tended hedge! Look for it in other pictures of the garden too!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Love, love, love this color combo!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Here is a nice place to sit and watch the croquet match!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Every garden had a greenhouse of some kind!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

This is another unusual plant to me. I thought at first it was made of wood! Those petals did look like sculptured wood, but it was a plant! What is it?

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

I could certainly while-away the hours here and write to my heart’s content in that room!!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Everything is so tidy in the vegetable beds!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

A very tropical looking palm tree got my attention too! There were several plants that I had never seen before in this garden. If you can identify them for me I would very much appreciate it! Hay House was lovely and had so much to offer! I have been so impressed with the choice of gardens here in Warniglid! See you tomorrow in the garden!

Hay House, Warninglid, Sussex

The roof of the cottage and the roses were in competition for color!

Roses in Warninglid, Sussex

1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

1 Herrings Cottage was the smallest garden on our tour, a triangular shaped garden in partial shade.

When we were early for the tour and decided to walk around the village Mr. A.B invited us into his garden, in a row of attached cottages, for an early look see. What a delight this gentleman was, showing what can be done with initiative and pluck on a budget, and in a small space. Working alone, he gives tender loving care to the plants and shrubs, but he also includes artwork to highlight his garden. I loved it. Now let’s take a walk in 1 Herrings Cottage! There is a reason Warninglid has won Best-Kept Village Competition three times!

Mr A.B in His Garden, 1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

There was a bit of whimsy, with treasured finds, to draw your eye to areas of the garden. Here a tree is a piece of art! Do you have a small garden?  Go UP!

1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

Every garden deserves a quiet space, a spot to enjoy the garden and sip a bit of tea.

A Place to Sit and Enjoy the Garden, 1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

Lots of Plants Tucked Into a Tiny Space! 1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

Do not waste a wall space, any wall space!

Art in the Garden at 1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

Get attention on the ground too!

Art in the Garden at 1 Herrings Cottage, arninglid

As the garden severely narrows at the back, completing the triangular space, every inch of the garden was made special!

Walking to The Vegetable Patch and Garden Shed, 1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

A small glassed in porch, at the back of the cottage, was the perfect place to show more artwork.

The Artist and Her Work, 1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

A Look Over the Fence, 1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

A tangle of flowers in the garden with one of my favorites, the Jerusalem Sage! Enjoy the garden!

Jerusalem Sage with Poppies, 1 Herrings Cottage, Warninglid

Old Post, Warninglid, Sussex

This is the front entry to Old Post Cottage. There is a chimney pot nestled in the fray!

Old Post, Warninglid, Sussex

The jumbled, carefree, masses of blooms are my favorite!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post, Warninglid, Sussex

One of my favorite cottage gardens in Warninglid was the second garden we toured, Old Post.  The garden of the oldest house (circa 1430) in The Street,  creates a dramatic first impression of color, shape, and texture with a select choice of blooms and creative landscaping.  There were so many small vignettes of activity and bursts of color to enjoy! Let’s look closely at Old Post!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

The display of white flowers and soft variations of shades of green foliage beckons us to the entry of the garden. The long narrow garden plot is so inviting and every bit of space is used to its advantage! Look at the trough planter on the old sewing machine stand creating height and interest! Notice how white, white these plants are? Two paths to follow, which one should we take first?

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Every cottage garden could use a box hedge, a stone wall and a touch of white! Or maybe a soft robins egg blue-green dividing wall!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

The clematis trellis creates an entrance into another garden room.

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Don’t forget the walls of your garden. Give us a reason to look up!  Lovely!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Every spot in the garden was used! Another variety of chimney pot tucked in here and there! I should do a post on pots! I love them! Are there chimney pot collectors? Most of these pots seem to be made of clay. Here we see a black trellis to show off the plants! A touch of black is a must!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

One can never have enough of a variety of containers! Love the look it creates! How about the distinction in the brick path using old and new! The brick edging continued throughout the garden creating sweeping curves.

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

A chimney pot to hold a pot!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

This color combination of spikes and planter was stunning!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Pots with lots of COLOR! Another focal point in the garden! It certainly catches your eye!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

What a great combination of plants and color here! So full and lush!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

The wispy, silver green stems of the yarrow adds height and contrast, bringing out the white of the flower pots.

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

The Artistic Owner of Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

My Favorite Tree, The Black Elder at Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

I Love, Love, Love the contrast of the lime and black in the garden!

My Favorite Tree, The Black Elder at Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex

One last bit of color in a very tall pot! This creative gardener used every inch of her garden to design a beautiful oasis!!! Old Post Garden is a must see! It was clearly one of my favorites!  See you tomorrow in the garden! Enjoy!

Old Post Cottage, Warninglid, Sussex