点评:With so many large and amazing gardens in Sussex open to the public, its easy for a gem like Bates green to slip by unnoticed. That would be a shame as this beautiful, medium sized garden has a lot to offer. Its also of the size where you can see ideas that would work in your own garden.
Its just 1.5 acres in size, but seems much bigger - divided into three distinct areas. The front garden has a cottage garden feel, with flowering shrubs, many bulbs and a pond. The middle garden has a more formal arrangement, with colourful planting. Beyond this is the woodland garden - where we were delighted by a nuthatch going to and from its nest. It is a garden that is really led by the plants, all excellently maintained, despite a challenging growing year.
You can look around in an hour, but with so many pleasant spots to sit and interesting and unusual plants, you can easily spend much longer. In addition to the gardens, you can also visit the adjacent wildflower meadow and woodland.
On the practical side the garden is open on Wednesdays throughout the year, and daily during the bluebell season. It also opens for pre-booked workshops on a range of topics most Thursdays. It was quite a grey and showery day when we visited, but the gardens were full of colour.
翻译:苏塞克斯有如此多的大型和令人惊叹的花园向公众开放,像贝茨绿地这样的瑰宝很容易被忽视。这真是一种遗憾,因为这个美丽的中型花园有很多东西可以提供。它的大小也让你可以看到适合你自己花园的想法。
它的面积只有 1.5 英亩,但看起来要大得多——分为三个不同的区域。前花园有一种小屋花园的感觉,有开花灌木、许多球茎和一个池塘。中间的花园布置得更正式,有色彩缤纷的植物。在这之外是林地花园——我们很高兴看到一只五子雀来回它的巢穴。这是一个真正以植物为主导的花园,尽管今年的生长很艰难,但所有植物都得到了极好的维护。
你可以在一个小时内环顾四周,但有这么多宜人的坐处和有趣和不寻常的植物,你很容易花更长时间。除了花园,你还可以参观相邻的野花草地和林地。
从实用性方面来说,花园全年每周三开放,在蓝铃花季节每天开放。大多数周四,花园还会开放,举办各种主题的预约研讨会。我们参观时,天色阴沉,还下着阵雨,但花园里却色彩缤纷。