Sussex Prairie Gardens…

The Sussex Prairie Gardens had been on our list to visit for a while so when our friends Paul and Lorraine said they had a stand at a show being held there, we decided to go visit and arranged to meet the Brown there too. The gardens are relatively new (ten years or so) and are laid out in a spiral of beds, some of the outer ones raised to offer wider views. As suggested by the name the planting uses a lot of grasses as might be found on the prairies. The site was quite crowded due to the show, but even so clever planting allowed guests to walk into the beds and find some respite in secluded spaces contained within. After our visit, we went with the Browns to a pub for a late lunch before returning home. I think this is a place we will return to on a non-show day to see it at its best.