View of flower borders at Nymans Garden in West Sussex.

View of the south front of the ruins in spring, Nymans Garden, West Sussex. In 1947 fire destroyed the house. The gardens, however, survived.

Vista through rose arches with a fountain in the form of a rose designed by Vivien ap Rhys Pryce in the Rose Garden at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex.

The Lime Avenue, Nymans Garden in West Sussex.

Italian Loggia and Sunk Garden, Nymans Garden. A Byzantine urn stands in the centre of the flowers.

The dovecote with doves in the garden at Nymans seen through clipped yews.

View through the arch showing summer borders & fountain at Nymans Garden. This is one of the great gardens of the Sussex Weald, with many rare & beautiful plants & shrubs.

The Lime Avenue woodland, which contains trees of mainly oak, sweet chestnut and beech. The woodland forms the eastern boundary of the garden overlooking the park. Nymans Garden, West Sussex.

View of the Lion Arch in the Wall Garden at Nymans. The border in the foreground contains a purple flowering plant and bright yellow daffodils.

Fritillaria meleagris, snake's head, in close up at Nymans Garden. The white and purple chequered flowers are bell-shaped.

Close view of Narcissus "February Gold" at Nymans Garden. This is an early variety, with yellow petals and a slightly deeper yellow trumpet.

View of the dovecote and Camellias in the gardens at Nymans. The pink and white Camellias grow alongside the wall in front of the dovecote and the house beyond.