For the third year running, The South Downs Heritage Centre will be taking part in Brighton and Hove’s Artists Open Houses event.
The CUBE Gallery will play host to seven guest artists during May 2018:
Martin Nee – Resin Art
Lynne Davies – Acrylics
Claire McCartney – Sculpture
Daniel Griffiths – Metal Sculpture
Chris Raper – Ceramics
Tom Cotcher – Acrylics
Debbie Zoutewelle – Oils
All enquiries to Martin Nee on m.nee@mac.com.
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Native Plants for Ponds and Pond Margins
Pond Maintenance in Spring
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Shade Loving Perennials
Future Proofing Your Garden For Climate Change
Growing Your Own Fruit and Veg on a Limited Budget
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Creating a Jubilee Tree Garden in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee
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South Downs Nurseries make a plant donation to St Peter & St James Hospice Open Garden
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Paradise Park plant team celebrate 100 years of combined service
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Future Garden Trends by Tates Director, Darren
Mother’s Day Gift Guide by Tates Gift Buyer, Martin Barrett
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Allotment blog by Tates Director, Mark Gilbert
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Old Barn Garden Centre receives defibrillator from The Budding Foundation
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Ashurst CE Primary School Donation
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Paradise Park Outdoor Seating Area Completed
Breeze House Showroom Now Open
Coffee Shops and Restaurants Open Once Again
Malvern Garden Buildings Showrooms Open at Old Barn and South Downs
New Look Old Barn Garden Centre Unveiled
Museum of Gardening Curator on BBC Gardener’s World
Sweet Peas Available Now
Strawberries Available Now
Playground Improvements at Paradise Park Attractions
Paradise Park Outdoor Seating Area Improvements
Heritage Centre Open
Primula Available Now
Newhaven In Bloom Entries Now Open
Name The Squirrel Competition Winners Receive Prize
The Budding Foundation Treat Local Young Carers
New Model of Shoreham Fort Installed at Paradise Park
Paradise Park Donate Christmas Tree to Local School
Christmas Jumper Day Raises £500
Mayberry & The Budding Foundation Help Local School
Old Barn Donate Christmas Tree to Local Charity
Mayberry Donate Christmas Trees
Santa’s Opening Weekend Well Received
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South Downs Donate Christmas Trees
Old Barn Donate Christmas Tree to Local Church
Coffee Shops and Restaurants Open Once Again
Christmas Tree Express Stops Open
South Downs Hard at Work in The Wreathery
Sussex-Grown Poinsettia Now Available
Late Night and Event Cancellations
Old Barn Donate Leaf Blower to Veterans Charity
Miniature Train Re-opens at Paradise Park
Mayberry Celebrate 10 Years
New Restaurant Open
Christmas Shops Now Open!
Oh My Gourd! Pumpkins Now Available
Get ready for your next adventure with Craghoppers Clothing
Autumn Hanging Baskets Ready Now
Bare Rooted Wallflowers Available Now
Old Barn Play Equipment Well Underway
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Eat Out to Help Out Starts Today
Mayberry Present Cheque to Lions
Helping Church with Cutting-Hedge Technology
Construction of New Restaurant at Old Barn Garden Centre
Deadheading and Pruning in June
Food Donation to Local Charity
Food Donation To Local Care Homes
Spring Planter Donation to NHS Workers
Easter Donation to Nova House Care Home
Message from TV Horticulturalist David Domoney
Old Barn Donate Items to Christ’s Hospital
South Downs Donate Plants to Local Horticultural Society
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South Downs Colouring Competition Winners
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Nest Box Workshop is a flying success
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Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: February 2020
Santa’s Elf Hunt Competition Winner at Old Barn Garden Centre
Charity Grotto Draw Winner Collects Prize
Old Barn Garden Centre Forest Fairies Letter Hunt Winner
Paradise Park Christmas Colouring Competition Winner
Old Barn Garden Centre Christmas colouring competition winner
Colouring Competition Winner at South Downs Nurseries
Santa’s Elf Hunt Winners at South Downs
Our Short Guide To Eco Gardening
Gardening Tips for January
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: January 2020
Charity Grottos Raise £41,358
Christmas Jumper Day Raises £400
Our Gardening Tips For December
Our Gardening New Year’s Resolutions
Mayberry Garden Centre donate a tree to Hova Villas
Tates of Sussex donate trees to local church
Mayberry Donate Jumpers to Homeless Dogs
South Downs Donate Christmas Tree to Burgess Hill APC
Paradise Park support Daniel MacDiarmid’s Christmas challenge
Paradise Park donate a tree to the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital
South Downs Donate Compost to School Gardening Project
Mayberry Donate More Trees!
Paradise Park Donate Christmas Tree to Harbour Primary
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: December 2019
Santa’s Enchanted Forest Opens Tomorrow
Late Night Extravaganza 2019
Santa arrives at Old Barn Garden Centre
Steyning Winter in Bloom Raffle Donation
Halloween Ghost Hunt Winner at South Downs Nurseries
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: November 2019
Gardening Tips For November
Join the Restaurant Team at Old Barn
Old Barn Garden Centre raise £410 for St Barnabas House
South Downs Present Cheque to St Peter & St James Hospice
Paradise Park Present Cheque to St Wilfrid’s Hospice
Christmas Shops Now Open!
Charity Coffee Morning Raises £4,000!
World Mental Health Day
Off The Fence paid a visit to South Downs Nurseries
Daphne’s Charity Knits at South Downs Nurseries
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: October 2019
Gardening Tips For October
Book your Christmas Experience online now
Our Favourite Spring Flowering Bulbs
Tea & Tips with Firefighters at South Downs
Temporary Measured & Cuckoo’s Nest Morris at Old Barn
Pumpkins on Display at Paradise Park
Newhaven in Bloom Awards 2019 at Paradise Park
Paradise Park Colouring Competition Winners
South Downs Gnome Hunt Winner
Old Barn Colouring Competition Winner
Old Barn Gnome Hunt Winner
South Downs Colouring Competition Winner
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Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: September 2019
Now Recruiting Santa’s Elves
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Mayberry Steps In to Help Blooming Boundary Campaign
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: August 2019
South Downs Nurseries Win Argus Garden Centre of the Year
Our Gardening Tips For August
Getting Your Garden Ready For BBQ Season
Paradise Park Donate Planters to Local Station Project
Old Barn Donate Paradise Park Tickets to Local School
South Downs Donate Plants to Local Bowling Club
Classical Guitarist Entertains Diners at South Downs Nurseries
Old Barn Donate Plants to Vale School
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: July 2019
Could Wendy Houses Help Your Child’s Development?
Woodlands Meed Visit South Downs Nurseries
Applications Open for Christmas Craft Fair at South Downs Nurseries
Paradise Park Donate Plants to Peacehaven Heights School
Fencing and Landscaping Sale Now On at Old Barn Garden Centre
Our Top Gardening Tips for June
More Colouring Competition Winners at South Downs
Old Barn Children’s Gardening Quiz Winner
South Downs Colouring Competition Winner
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South Downs Donate Plants to Allotment Charity Day
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: June 2019
Mayberry Raffle Raises £350 for StreetVet Brighton
Paradise Park Donate Plants to Harbour School
5 Ways to Help Children Fall In Love With Gardening
Paradise Park donate plants to Primary School
Our Top Gardening Tips for May
Donation to St Paul’s Catholic College
Donation to St Peter & St James Hospice
Donation to Chanctonbury Playschool
Ditchling Morris and Hammersmith Morris Men at the South Downs Heritage Centre
Paradise Park Donate Supplies to School
Paradise Park Present Cheque to Hospice
Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men at Old Barn
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: May 2019
Brother and Sister Win South Downs Bunny Hunt
How To Choose The Right Garden Building
Paradise Park Helps Local Nursery Celebrate Birthday
Mayberry Present Cheque to Martlets Hospice
Mayberry Easter Egg Raffle Winner
Easter Egg Draw Winner at the Heritage Centre
A Short Guide To Finding The Right Wendyhouse
Mayberry Make Donation to Local School
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: April 2019
Garden Re-Leaf Lucky Squares Winner
Old Barn Reaches Out to Local Hospice
Hurst Hedgehog Haven at South Downs Nurseries
Paradise Park Garden Centre Celebrates 30th Birthday
Garden Re-Leaf 2019
A Beginners Guide To Buying Log Cabins
Thinking About Reinventing Your Garage?
The Rising Popularity of Garden Offices
Mayberry Colouring Competition Winner
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: March 2019
Hassocks Infants Visit South Downs Nurseries
South Downs Colouring Competition Winner
South Downs Provide Parking Space for Community Transport
Open Your Garden For Charity
Top tips for buying a greenhouse
Celebrate Pancake Day with Tates of Sussex
Quiz Night raises £1050 for Charity
Win a Vineyard Tour
Staff Raise £200 for Charity
Summer House or Log Cabin?
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: February 2019
A Quick Guide To Better Garage Storage
Tree Trunks at Paradise Park Become Spectacular Carvings
Mayberry Support Rotary Tree Collection
A Quick Guide To Buying Garden Sheds In Sussex
Lucie and Grandad win South Downs Colouring Competition
Santa’s Elf Hunt Winners
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: January 2019
Santa’s Toy Factory Raises £22,000 for Charity
Giant Teddy Competition Winner
End of Season Sale
Breakfast with Santa at South Downs Nurseries
Paradise Park Donate Fish Tank to Hospice
Mayberry Donate More Trees!
Mayberry donate tree to Martlets Hospice
Paradise Park Donate Tree to School
Mayberry Donate Tree to Shoreham Fire Station
Paradise Park Donate Tree to Royal Alex
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: December 2018
Santa’s Toy Factory Hits the News
Santa’s Toy Factory Opening Tomorrow
Knitting for the homeless
Mayberry Charity Car Wash
Mayberry Donate Setup for School’s New Tortoises
Mayberry Competition Winner
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: November 2018
South Downs Nurseries Pumpkin Colouring Competition Winner
Old Barn Garden Centre is now part of Tates of Sussex Garden Centres
Christmas Shops Now Open!
Seaford Evening Flower Club Raffle Winners
Owls Out & About at South Downs Nurseries
Charity Coffee Morning Raises £2.5k!
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: October 2018
Seaford Evening Flower Club Welcome Autumn at Paradise Park
Juliet Sargeant talk raises £800 for local hospice
Paradise Park Raise £500 for Save The Children
Bare Root Wallflowers Ready Now
Autumn Bedding Plants Ready Now
‘Hats Off’ Campaign Well Underway
Newhaven in Bloom 2018 Awards Ceremony
Afternoon Tea Charity Raffle
Great Gnome Hunt Winner: Mayberry Garden Centre
‘Design a Sandcastle’ Competition Winner: Paradise Park
Mayberry donate plants to 1st Southwick Scouts
‘Design a Sandcastle’ Competition Winner: South Downs Nurseries
Budding Foundation funds new wheels for 12-year-old boy
Great Gnome Hunt Winner: South Downs Nurseries
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: September 2018
‘Old Bag’ Campaign a great success
Coffee Shop Manager Receives Kindness Award
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: August 2018
Artist Exhibits Fire Damaged Pieces in The CUBE
‘Old Bag Campaign’ first drop to Off The Fence
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: July 2018
Mayberry donate plants to Glebe Primary
Peacehaven Open Gardens Raises £1k
New Ale from Longman Brewery
Newhaven In Bloom 2018 Judges Visit
‘Old Bag’ Campaign at The Barn Coffee Shop & Restaurant
South Downs Nurseries Presents Cheque to Hospice
2nd Burgess Hill Brownies Visit Heritage Centre
Paradise Park Donates Plants to Age UK
Flower Power Competition Winner
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: June 2018
Tates Donate £1k to Homeless Charity
Planted Hanging Baskets Ready Now
Quiz Night Raises £200 for Local Hospice
Charity Book Shop in Hassocks raises over £12,000
Paradise Park Present Prizes to Cradle Hill School
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: May 2018
Paradise Park Donates Compost to UTC College
Cuckmere House School Visit Paradise Park
Donation to Denton Primary’s Gardening Club
Easter Bunny Hunt Winners
Neudorff Biological Control Now Available
Book your FREE seat at BBC’s Dig It
Grafted Veg Plants Ready Now
Veg & Tomato Plants Ready Now
Lions Easter Egg Competition Winner
Another Garden Re-Leaf Day Winner
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: April 2018
Tom Cotcher Art Exhibition
Mayberry donate plants to Martlets Hospice
Lions Book Sale at Paradise Park Raises £150
Garden Re-leaf Day Raises £500 at Paradise Park
Garden Re-leaf Day Winners
LVS Students enjoy career day at South Downs Nurseries
Wild Man Sussex Beer
Firewalkers raise £550 for local hospice
Burgess Hill Rainbows plant bulbs for Mother’s Day
St Peter & St James FIREWALK
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: March 2018
Mayberry Garden Centre support B RIGHT ON festival
Colouring Competition Winner – Mayberry Garden Centre
Colouring Competition Winner – Paradise Park Garden Centre
Teams Raise £250 for Homeless
Dizzy’s Daffs Winner
Heritage Centre Gardens to be re-planted
Second Colouring Competition Winner – South Downs Nurseries
Colouring Competition Winner – South Downs Nurseries
Juliet Sargeant brings Sussex Garden School to South Downs Nurseries
‘Dig It’ Team to return to South Downs Nurseries in 2018
Still hard at work at 81
Valentine’s Love Week Winner
New State of the Art Sewage Treatment Plant
Artists announced for Artist’s Open Houses 2018
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: February 2018
Santa Home Visit Winner
Retired Greyhounds receive donated goodies
Santa surprises local boy with cheque for the homeless
Santa’s Grottos raise over £15k for local charities
Harbour Primary School Tree Donation
Cedar Tree School donation
Mayberry donate tree to Martlets Hospice
Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital Tree Donation
Hassocks Pre-School children officially open Santa’s Toy Factory
London Meed Primary School receive Christmas Tree Donation
FOGS receive Christmas Tree Donation
Christmas Decoration Donation
Charity Car Wash
Fruit Tree Donation to Harbour Primary School
More Halloween Colouring Competition Winners
Halloween Colouring Competition Winners
Support for Horticultural Community Project
Seaford Evening Flower Club
‘Our Newhaven’ at Paradise Park
Charity Coffee Morning 2017
Cider with Rosie
Newhaven in Bloom Winners
Garden Centre raises funds in memory of beloved staff member
Pumpkin Season Begins
The Sussex Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society Early Show
Lions Charity Book Sale
Great Charity Walk raises £2000!
Summer Colouring competition Winners
Lindfield Primary Academy
Paradise Park RNLI
Plant donation to St Thomas A Becket Church
Mayberry Garden Centre to the rescue!
South Downs Nurseries donate supplies to local rescue
Paradise Park lends a hand
Father’s Day Competition 2nd Prize Winner
Father’s Day Runner-Up Revealed
We have an award-winning nursery!
Father’s Day Competition Winners
Peacehaven Open Gardens
Local cheeses a hit at British Cheese Awards
Donated Topiary Ball
Seahaven Academy
ETC Sussex Donation
1st Ditchling Beavers Nursery Tour
Walkers raise over £1,000 for charity
Paradise Park receive life saving defibrillator
St Peter & St James Open Gardens
Newick C of E Primary School Engineering Club
Shoppers raise £1000 for charity!
Breakwater Academy receives a visitor
Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal
Denton Primary School
Seahaven First Responders Fundraiser
Ditchling Morris at the Heritage Centre
BBC’s Dig It at South Downs Heritage Centre
Mayberry Garden Centre Book Donations
A Poem brings a Happy Easter
Vale Park Makeover
Harbour Primary School
Annecy School in Seaford
Local Brownie Group receives donation from garden centre
Garden Re-leaf 2017
Mayberry plants featured on ‘The Home Game’
Wild Bird Quiz Competition Winner
Brian Vernon Charity Book Sale
Valentine Love Week Winners
Victorian Art Causes a Stir
Breakwater Academy
Volunteers Wanted
The Budding Foundation set to double its fundraising total in 2017
Extend Summer and Keep Your Garden Colourful into Autumn
What Can I Plant Now to Fill a Summer Border?
A Glorious Day Out at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Past Winners & Notable Introductions From RHS Chelsea
Roll on Summer!
National Children’s Gardening Week
Tips for Successful Gardening with Peat-Free Compost
Outdoor Living
It’s Time to Put a Spring in your Step!
Sussex Garden School: Make the Most of Your Garden Plot 2-Day Course
How to water patio pots, hanging baskets and containers successfully
Hardening Off Plants in Spring
A Guide to Climbing Plants
10 Essential Perennials For Your Garden
Garden Plants for Pollinators
Spring Pond Care April-May
Love Your Soil: 5 Ways to Improve Soil Quality
Essential Gardening Tools
Hardiness Ratings of Plants
Winter Gardening Diary
Choosing and Caring for your Live Christmas Tree
10 of the Best Crab Apple Trees
Making and Maintaining a Compost Heap
Autumn is Here: It’s Time to Hedge Your Bets
Containers for Autumn and Winter
Growing Hyacinths For Indoor Christmas Displays
Autumn in the Garden
Capture Spring’s Radiance with Autumn-Planted Spring Bulbs
Ornamental Grasses
Gardening for Renters
Late Summer in the Garden
Growing Potatoes for Autumn and Winter Harvest
Grey Water is not a Grey Area: How to Water Your Garden During a Hosepipe Ban
Summer Gardening
Top Design Trends at the Chelsea Flower Show 2023: Dead Wood, Edimentals and more
Slug Patrol
Turn Your Lawn into a Marvelous Meadow
Native Plants for Ponds and Pond Margins
Pond Maintenance in Spring
Clematis
Spring Lawn Care
Shade Loving Perennials
Future Proofing Your Garden For Climate Change
Growing Your Own Fruit and Veg on a Limited Budget
Native Plants To Attract Wildlife
Elegant Evergreens
Our Top 12 Winter Flowering Plants
Spring Gardening
Winter pruning
Growing Your Own Potatoes
Hedging
How to make a compost heap
Autumn Lawn Care
Spring Bulbs
Autumn Colour
How to grow Tulips in containers
October on the allotment
How to grow garlic in containers
Growing, Caring for & Harvesting Garlic
September on the allotment
Top 10 plants for late summer colour
Green Manures – a sowing and growing guide
Top 10 drought tolerant plants
August on the allotment
August jobs for the garden
Paradise Park Gardens’ new Hexagon Garden
July on the allotment
July jobs for the garden
Creating an outdoor living space by Tates Director, Darren Clift
Father’s Day Gift Guide by Tates Gift Buyer, Martin Barrett
June on the allotment
Creating a Jubilee Tree Garden in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee
June jobs for the garden
South Downs Nurseries make a plant donation to St Peter & St James Hospice Open Garden
May on the allotment
Paradise Park plant team celebrate 100 years of combined service
Renovating the Paradise Park gardens
May jobs for the garden
April Jobs for the garden
Mother’s Day Gift Guide by Tates Gift Buyer, Martin Barrett
March on the allotment
February on the allotment
Allotment blog by Tates Director, Mark Gilbert
Gardening Jobs for March
Old Barn Garden Centre receives defibrillator from The Budding Foundation
Paradise Park Garden Centre Helps Seaford Premier United Football Club Get Life-Saving Equipment
Juliet Sargeant’s ‘Sussex Garden School’ at Old Barn Garden Centre
Ashurst CE Primary School Donation
Keep your Roses blooming
April on the allotment
Achieving the Perfect Lawn
Future Garden Trends by Tates Director, Darren
Paradise Park Outdoor Seating Area Completed
Breeze House Showroom Now Open
Coffee Shops and Restaurants Open Once Again
Malvern Garden Buildings Showrooms Open at Old Barn and South Downs
New Look Old Barn Garden Centre Unveiled
Museum of Gardening Curator on BBC Gardener’s World
Sweet Peas Available Now
Strawberries Available Now
Playground Improvements at Paradise Park Attractions
Paradise Park Outdoor Seating Area Improvements
Heritage Centre Open
Primula Available Now
Newhaven In Bloom Entries Now Open
Name The Squirrel Competition Winners Receive Prize
The Budding Foundation Treat Local Young Carers
New Model of Shoreham Fort Installed at Paradise Park
Paradise Park Donate Christmas Tree to Local School
Christmas Jumper Day Raises £500
Mayberry & The Budding Foundation Help Local School
Old Barn Donate Christmas Tree to Local Charity
Mayberry Donate Christmas Trees
Santa’s Opening Weekend Well Received
Paradise Park Donate Christmas Trees to Harbour Primary
South Downs Donate Christmas Trees
Old Barn Donate Christmas Tree to Local Church
Coffee Shops and Restaurants Open Once Again
Christmas Tree Express Stops Open
South Downs Hard at Work in The Wreathery
Sussex-Grown Poinsettia Now Available
Late Night and Event Cancellations
Old Barn Donate Leaf Blower to Veterans Charity
Miniature Train Re-opens at Paradise Park
Mayberry Celebrate 10 Years
New Restaurant Open
Christmas Shops Now Open!
Oh My Gourd! Pumpkins Now Available
Get ready for your next adventure with Craghoppers Clothing
Autumn Hanging Baskets Ready Now
Bare Rooted Wallflowers Available Now
Old Barn Play Equipment Well Underway
Viola vs. Pansy: What’s the Difference?
Eat Out to Help Out Starts Today
Mayberry Present Cheque to Lions
Helping Church with Cutting-Hedge Technology
Construction of New Restaurant at Old Barn Garden Centre
Deadheading and Pruning in June
Food Donation to Local Charity
Food Donation To Local Care Homes
Spring Planter Donation to NHS Workers
Easter Donation to Nova House Care Home
Message from TV Horticulturalist David Domoney
Old Barn Donate Items to Christ’s Hospital
South Downs Donate Plants to Local Horticultural Society
Old Barn Colouring Competition Winner
Mayberry Wild Bird Quiz Winner
South Downs Nurseries Wild Bird Quiz Winner
South Downs Colouring Competition Winners
Paradise Park Colouring Competition Winner
New Dream Team in the Kitchen at South Downs Nurseries
Nest Box Workshop is a flying success
Love Week Competition Winner At Paradise Park
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: February 2020
Santa’s Elf Hunt Competition Winner at Old Barn Garden Centre
Charity Grotto Draw Winner Collects Prize
Old Barn Garden Centre Forest Fairies Letter Hunt Winner
Paradise Park Christmas Colouring Competition Winner
Old Barn Garden Centre Christmas colouring competition winner
Colouring Competition Winner at South Downs Nurseries
Santa’s Elf Hunt Winners at South Downs
Our Short Guide To Eco Gardening
Gardening Tips for January
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: January 2020
Charity Grottos Raise £41,358
Christmas Jumper Day Raises £400
Our Gardening Tips For December
Our Gardening New Year’s Resolutions
Mayberry Garden Centre donate a tree to Hova Villas
Tates of Sussex donate trees to local church
Mayberry Donate Jumpers to Homeless Dogs
South Downs Donate Christmas Tree to Burgess Hill APC
Paradise Park support Daniel MacDiarmid’s Christmas challenge
Paradise Park donate a tree to the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital
South Downs Donate Compost to School Gardening Project
Mayberry Donate More Trees!
Paradise Park Donate Christmas Tree to Harbour Primary
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: December 2019
Santa’s Enchanted Forest Opens Tomorrow
Late Night Extravaganza 2019
Santa arrives at Old Barn Garden Centre
Steyning Winter in Bloom Raffle Donation
Halloween Ghost Hunt Winner at South Downs Nurseries
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: November 2019
Gardening Tips For November
Join the Restaurant Team at Old Barn
Old Barn Garden Centre raise £410 for St Barnabas House
South Downs Present Cheque to St Peter & St James Hospice
Paradise Park Present Cheque to St Wilfrid’s Hospice
Christmas Shops Now Open!
Charity Coffee Morning Raises £4,000!
World Mental Health Day
Off The Fence paid a visit to South Downs Nurseries
Daphne’s Charity Knits at South Downs Nurseries
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: October 2019
Gardening Tips For October
Book your Christmas Experience online now
Our Favourite Spring Flowering Bulbs
Tea & Tips with Firefighters at South Downs
Temporary Measured & Cuckoo’s Nest Morris at Old Barn
Pumpkins on Display at Paradise Park
Newhaven in Bloom Awards 2019 at Paradise Park
Paradise Park Colouring Competition Winners
South Downs Gnome Hunt Winner
Old Barn Colouring Competition Winner
Old Barn Gnome Hunt Winner
South Downs Colouring Competition Winner
Our Gardening Tips for September
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: September 2019
Now Recruiting Santa’s Elves
Daphne’s Charity Knits Coming to South Downs
Mayberry Steps In to Help Blooming Boundary Campaign
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: August 2019
South Downs Nurseries Win Argus Garden Centre of the Year
Our Gardening Tips For August
Getting Your Garden Ready For BBQ Season
Paradise Park Donate Planters to Local Station Project
Old Barn Donate Paradise Park Tickets to Local School
South Downs Donate Plants to Local Bowling Club
Classical Guitarist Entertains Diners at South Downs Nurseries
Old Barn Donate Plants to Vale School
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: July 2019
Could Wendy Houses Help Your Child’s Development?
Woodlands Meed Visit South Downs Nurseries
Applications Open for Christmas Craft Fair at South Downs Nurseries
Paradise Park Donate Plants to Peacehaven Heights School
Fencing and Landscaping Sale Now On at Old Barn Garden Centre
Our Top Gardening Tips for June
More Colouring Competition Winners at South Downs
Old Barn Children’s Gardening Quiz Winner
South Downs Colouring Competition Winner
South Downs Children’s Gardening Week Winner
South Downs Donate Plants to Allotment Charity Day
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: June 2019
Mayberry Raffle Raises £350 for StreetVet Brighton
Paradise Park Donate Plants to Harbour School
5 Ways to Help Children Fall In Love With Gardening
Paradise Park donate plants to Primary School
Our Top Gardening Tips for May
Donation to St Paul’s Catholic College
Donation to St Peter & St James Hospice
Donation to Chanctonbury Playschool
Ditchling Morris and Hammersmith Morris Men at the South Downs Heritage Centre
Paradise Park Donate Supplies to School
Paradise Park Present Cheque to Hospice
Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men at Old Barn
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: May 2019
Brother and Sister Win South Downs Bunny Hunt
How To Choose The Right Garden Building
Paradise Park Helps Local Nursery Celebrate Birthday
Mayberry Present Cheque to Martlets Hospice
Mayberry Easter Egg Raffle Winner
Easter Egg Draw Winner at the Heritage Centre
A Short Guide To Finding The Right Wendyhouse
Mayberry Make Donation to Local School
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: April 2019
Garden Re-Leaf Lucky Squares Winner
Old Barn Reaches Out to Local Hospice
Hurst Hedgehog Haven at South Downs Nurseries
Paradise Park Garden Centre Celebrates 30th Birthday
Garden Re-Leaf 2019
A Beginners Guide To Buying Log Cabins
Thinking About Reinventing Your Garage?
The Rising Popularity of Garden Offices
Mayberry Colouring Competition Winner
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: March 2019
Hassocks Infants Visit South Downs Nurseries
South Downs Colouring Competition Winner
South Downs Provide Parking Space for Community Transport
Open Your Garden For Charity
Top tips for buying a greenhouse
Celebrate Pancake Day with Tates of Sussex
Quiz Night raises £1050 for Charity
Win a Vineyard Tour
Staff Raise £200 for Charity
Summer House or Log Cabin?
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: February 2019
A Quick Guide To Better Garage Storage
Tree Trunks at Paradise Park Become Spectacular Carvings
Mayberry Support Rotary Tree Collection
A Quick Guide To Buying Garden Sheds In Sussex
Lucie and Grandad win South Downs Colouring Competition
Santa’s Elf Hunt Winners
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: January 2019
Santa’s Toy Factory Raises £22,000 for Charity
Giant Teddy Competition Winner
End of Season Sale
Breakfast with Santa at South Downs Nurseries
Paradise Park Donate Fish Tank to Hospice
Mayberry Donate More Trees!
Mayberry donate tree to Martlets Hospice
Paradise Park Donate Tree to School
Mayberry Donate Tree to Shoreham Fire Station
Paradise Park Donate Tree to Royal Alex
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: December 2018
Santa’s Toy Factory Hits the News
Santa’s Toy Factory Opening Tomorrow
Knitting for the homeless
Mayberry Charity Car Wash
Mayberry Donate Setup for School’s New Tortoises
Mayberry Competition Winner
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: November 2018
South Downs Nurseries Pumpkin Colouring Competition Winner
Old Barn Garden Centre is now part of Tates of Sussex Garden Centres
Christmas Shops Now Open!
Seaford Evening Flower Club Raffle Winners
Owls Out & About at South Downs Nurseries
Charity Coffee Morning Raises £2.5k!
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: October 2018
Seaford Evening Flower Club Welcome Autumn at Paradise Park
Juliet Sargeant talk raises £800 for local hospice
Paradise Park Raise £500 for Save The Children
Bare Root Wallflowers Ready Now
Autumn Bedding Plants Ready Now
‘Hats Off’ Campaign Well Underway
Newhaven in Bloom 2018 Awards Ceremony
Afternoon Tea Charity Raffle
Great Gnome Hunt Winner: Mayberry Garden Centre
‘Design a Sandcastle’ Competition Winner: Paradise Park
Mayberry donate plants to 1st Southwick Scouts
‘Design a Sandcastle’ Competition Winner: South Downs Nurseries
Budding Foundation funds new wheels for 12-year-old boy
Great Gnome Hunt Winner: South Downs Nurseries
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: September 2018
‘Old Bag’ Campaign a great success
Coffee Shop Manager Receives Kindness Award
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: August 2018
Artist Exhibits Fire Damaged Pieces in The CUBE
‘Old Bag Campaign’ first drop to Off The Fence
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: July 2018
Mayberry donate plants to Glebe Primary
Peacehaven Open Gardens Raises £1k
New Ale from Longman Brewery
Newhaven In Bloom 2018 Judges Visit
‘Old Bag’ Campaign at The Barn Coffee Shop & Restaurant
South Downs Nurseries Presents Cheque to Hospice
2nd Burgess Hill Brownies Visit Heritage Centre
Paradise Park Donates Plants to Age UK
Flower Power Competition Winner
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: June 2018
Tates Donate £1k to Homeless Charity
Planted Hanging Baskets Ready Now
Quiz Night Raises £200 for Local Hospice
Charity Book Shop in Hassocks raises over £12,000
Paradise Park Present Prizes to Cradle Hill School
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: May 2018
Paradise Park Donates Compost to UTC College
Cuckmere House School Visit Paradise Park
Donation to Denton Primary’s Gardening Club
Easter Bunny Hunt Winners
Neudorff Biological Control Now Available
Book your FREE seat at BBC’s Dig It
Grafted Veg Plants Ready Now
Veg & Tomato Plants Ready Now
Lions Easter Egg Competition Winner
Another Garden Re-Leaf Day Winner
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: April 2018
Tom Cotcher Art Exhibition
Mayberry donate plants to Martlets Hospice
Lions Book Sale at Paradise Park Raises £150
Garden Re-leaf Day Raises £500 at Paradise Park
Garden Re-leaf Day Winners
LVS Students enjoy career day at South Downs Nurseries
Wild Man Sussex Beer
Firewalkers raise £550 for local hospice
Burgess Hill Rainbows plant bulbs for Mother’s Day
St Peter & St James FIREWALK
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: March 2018
Mayberry Garden Centre support B RIGHT ON festival
Colouring Competition Winner – Mayberry Garden Centre
Colouring Competition Winner – Paradise Park Garden Centre
Teams Raise £250 for Homeless
Dizzy’s Daffs Winner
Heritage Centre Gardens to be re-planted
Second Colouring Competition Winner – South Downs Nurseries
Colouring Competition Winner – South Downs Nurseries
Juliet Sargeant brings Sussex Garden School to South Downs Nurseries
‘Dig It’ Team to return to South Downs Nurseries in 2018
Still hard at work at 81
Valentine’s Love Week Winner
New State of the Art Sewage Treatment Plant
Artists announced for Artist’s Open Houses 2018
Good Gardening with Mark Curtis: February 2018
Santa Home Visit Winner
Retired Greyhounds receive donated goodies
Santa surprises local boy with cheque for the homeless
Santa’s Grottos raise over £15k for local charities
Harbour Primary School Tree Donation
Cedar Tree School donation
Mayberry donate tree to Martlets Hospice
Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital Tree Donation
Hassocks Pre-School children officially open Santa’s Toy Factory
London Meed Primary School receive Christmas Tree Donation
FOGS receive Christmas Tree Donation
Christmas Decoration Donation
Charity Car Wash
Fruit Tree Donation to Harbour Primary School
More Halloween Colouring Competition Winners
Halloween Colouring Competition Winners
Support for Horticultural Community Project
Seaford Evening Flower Club
‘Our Newhaven’ at Paradise Park
Charity Coffee Morning 2017
Cider with Rosie
Newhaven in Bloom Winners
Garden Centre raises funds in memory of beloved staff member
Pumpkin Season Begins
The Sussex Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society Early Show
Lions Charity Book Sale
Great Charity Walk raises £2000!
Summer Colouring competition Winners
Lindfield Primary Academy
Paradise Park RNLI
Plant donation to St Thomas A Becket Church
Mayberry Garden Centre to the rescue!
South Downs Nurseries donate supplies to local rescue
Paradise Park lends a hand
Father’s Day Competition 2nd Prize Winner
Father’s Day Runner-Up Revealed
We have an award-winning nursery!
Father’s Day Competition Winners
Peacehaven Open Gardens
Local cheeses a hit at British Cheese Awards
Donated Topiary Ball
Seahaven Academy
ETC Sussex Donation
1st Ditchling Beavers Nursery Tour
Walkers raise over £1,000 for charity
Paradise Park receive life saving defibrillator
St Peter & St James Open Gardens
Newick C of E Primary School Engineering Club
Shoppers raise £1000 for charity!
Breakwater Academy receives a visitor
Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal
Denton Primary School
Seahaven First Responders Fundraiser
Ditchling Morris at the Heritage Centre
BBC’s Dig It at South Downs Heritage Centre
Mayberry Garden Centre Book Donations
A Poem brings a Happy Easter
Vale Park Makeover
Harbour Primary School
Annecy School in Seaford
Local Brownie Group receives donation from garden centre
Garden Re-leaf 2017
Mayberry plants featured on ‘The Home Game’
Wild Bird Quiz Competition Winner
Brian Vernon Charity Book Sale
Valentine Love Week Winners
Victorian Art Causes a Stir
Breakwater Academy
Volunteers Wanted
The Budding Foundation set to double its fundraising total in 2017
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Harmful Plants
Potatoes For Christmas
Potted and Container-Grown Christmas Trees
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