The gardens at Sandham have provided a place for calm and reflection for over ninety years. They continue to evolve; providing a tranquil space for wildlife, comfort and contemplation. At the front is the original orchard garden, planted with apple trees and wildflowers when the chapel was constructed. To the rear is the Garden of Reflection, planted in 2014 to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
The orchard contains a wealth of historic apple trees, flanking the brick path to the chapel, with many rare and unusual varieties. As well as providing food and shelter to local wildlife, the orchard rewards us with an abundance of apples each autumn - with a mixture of eaters and cookers, varieties include Bramley, Lane’s Prince Albert, Charles Ross, American Beauty, Newton Wonder, Ellison’s Orange and the elusive Winter Banana.
With the arrival of spring, our historic apple trees will soon begin to come into blossom and amongst the trees and along the hedgerows you will start to see the first of the spring flowers. Look out for scarlet pimpernel, snakeshead fritillary, cowslip, vetch, daisy, rattle, ragged robin, field scabious and field poppy.