Sussex's National Trust spots that are blossoming this half term - Nymans, Standen House, Sheffield Park , Bateman’s, Petworth House, Uppark House, Woolbeding Gardens, Alfriston Clergy House, Monk’s House -IN PICTURES
By Joss Roupell
Published 16th Feb 2022, 11:53 BST
Updated 16th Feb 2022, 13:31 BST
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With spring around the corner and many flowers and trees bursting into life, the National Trust is celebrating the beauty of blossom and is flaunting fabulous floral displays in its gardens.
Emulating Hanami the ancient Japanese tradition of viewing and celebrating blossom as the first sign of spring, the conservation charity is encouraging everyone to take a moment to enjoy the fleeting beauty of blossom.
See below for a list of the National Trust' s best places to witness the first-rate florescence of the fantastic fauna.
The National Trust is also asking people to share their blossom images using #BlossomWatch, with the hope that the joyful sight of blush-tinted blooms will lift spirits and enable everyone to celebrate nature together.
The National Trust is also asking people to share their blossom images using #BlossomWatch, with the hope that the joyful sight of blush-tinted blooms will lift spirits and enable everyone to celebrate nature together.
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Alfriston Clergy House The cottage garden at Alfriston Clergy House is a lovely place to find inspiration on a domestic scale. The orchard is planted with rare varieties of apples such as Lady Sudeley, Crawley beauty, Monarch and the local Alfriston apple.
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Uppark, near Petersfield Hundreds of fragrant white narcissus ‘Thalia’, and creamy white and yellow frilled variety ‘Ice Follies’ greet you just outside the main gates to these landscaped gardens. Delicate pale yellow dwarf narcissus ‘W.P Milner’ lines the driveway to the mansion house - a favourite spring display with visitors. Keep an eye out for pale blue spring starflower and a mix of irises in the border next to the café. In the formal garden, a magnificent magnolia tree produces large waxy pink petals and perennial honesty provides a profusion of scented, lilac-white flowers that bees and butterflies love. In late spring, Uppark’s small wildflower meadow begins its changing displays, as the long grasses are gradually dotted with yellow rattle, crown imperials and fragile orchids. On a warm spring day this is a lovely space to wander into and sit for a while, surrounded by the gentle yum of wildlife.
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Standen From new blooms to soft birdsong, Standen comes to life in springtime. Enjoy bold displays of spring bulbs and tulips on the house terrace - and banks of daffodils and fritillaries around the garden. The bluebells in Rockinghill Wood are spectacular in late April. Rhododendrons from Mrs Beale’s original collection can be seen around the garden from mid May. While wisteria clothes the wall by the lavender lawn with fragrant purple blooms. The garden team at Standen have recently replanted the border by the cafe with a narcissus called Goose Green, plus wildflowers and over a thousand alliums. Don’t miss the clouds of apple and pear blossom in spring. James Masters, Head Gardener, says: “We have apple, pear, cherry, pear, quince and medlar blossom at Standen. Look out for them in the orchard, Goose Green and the kitchen garden. The best time to see blossom does vary each year, pears are normally first in mid-March, the apples blossom throughout April and we have a couple of early cherries that will
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