The Garden at Nymans

Set high above the Sussex Weald the garden holds a stunning collection of magnolias, eucryphias, camellias and rhododenrons, together with one of the largest collections of South American plants in the UK. Planted in the 1890s by German émigré, Ludwig Messel, the spirit of the Messel family is reflected in the constantly evolving plant designs. With views of the rolling Wealden landscape in one direction and the South Downs in the other, the garden combines the formality of topiary and a rock garden with the informality of sweeping naturalistic planting and drifts of colourful plants.

Summer borders at the height of summer

The summer borders at Nymans 

There is perhaps no greater embodiment of summer here at Nymans than the blossoming beauty of our stunning summer borders. Flowering in a profusion of colour, these borders really are the heart of the garden at this time of year

Nymans South African border

The South African bed  

At the south end of the garden you'll find the South African bed, characterised by unusual and interesting plants set in rhythmic patterns and bold drifts.

" Half of the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination"
- Mrs C.W. Earle 1836-1925
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Autumn highlights

A colouful display of late summer salvias

Nymans Salvia collection  

Salvias are a great autumn feature of any garden and at Nymans our collection centres around 40 different cultivars.

Autumn colour at Parke, Devon

Autumn colour in Nymans' arboretum  

This time of year you’ll be wowed by the spectacular display that the trees provide in the form of autumnal colour in the arboretum.

Using harvested rainwater to water in the nursery

BBC Gardener's World at Nymans 

Gardener's World presenter, Mark Lane, met the garden team to get the low down on how we garden sustainably, making Nymans one of the greenest places cared for by the National Trust.