Sussex nurseries and growers 2025

Sussex is lucky to have so many independent and interesting nurseries - excellent growers of garden-worthy, unusual and sometimes rare plants.

The Plant Heritage Sussex group have put this list together to actively encourage growers and gardeners to support the wonderful businesses on our doorstep.

Please contact the nurseries before you visit. A number are by appointment only.

If we have missed any of your favourites, please contact us with details at: sussexphed@gmail.com

EAST SUSSEX

ATHELAS PLANTS

Independent with big, bold specimen plants.

• Straight Lane, Hooe, TN33 9HU

• athelasplants.co.uk

CADE STREET NURSERY

Family run: bedding, perennials, hanging baskets.

• Cade St, Heathfield, TN21 9BU
• cadestreetnursery.co.uk

CHALK FARM NURSERIES

A good source of cuttings and plugs to grow on.

• Coopers Hill, Willingdon, BN20 9JD
• chalkfarmnurseries.co.uk

CULINARY HERB COMPANY

Herbs, perpetual salads, veg and edible flowers.

• culinaryherbco.co.uk

DOVES BARN NURSERY

Bedding orientated grower.

• Copthorne Rd, Felbridge, RH19 2PB
• www.dovesbarnnursery.co.uk

ENGLISH WOODLANDS
Container and field-grown trees, conifers and shrubs.

• Burrow Nursery, Cross in Hand, TN21 0UG
• ewburrownursery.co.uk

FLOWERS GREEN PLANTS
Bedding, patio plants, perennials, herbs and veg plants.

• Church Rd, Herstmonceux, BN27 1RQ
• https://flowersgreen.co.uk

GREAT DIXTER NURSERY
Stocks a range of plants and seeds from the garden.

• Great Dixter, Northiam, TN31 6PH
• https://shop.greatdixter.co.uk

GROW LOCAL SUSSEX
Veg, herbs, companion plants and plants for pollinators.

• growlocalsussex.co.uk and on Facebook

KING JOHN’S NURSERY and GARDEN
Classic perennials plus shrubs, bedding, herbs and veg.

• Sheepstreet Lane, Etchingham, TN19 7AZ
• kingjohnsnursery.co.uk

ORCHARD NURSERY PLANT CENTRE
Herbaceous perennials, seasonal bedding, shrubs and veg.

• Holtye Rd, East Grinstead, RH19 3PP
• orchardnursery.co.uk

PELHAM PLANTS NURSERY
Good range of herbaceous familiar and unusual plants.

• Rose Cottage, off Common Lane, Laughton, Lewes, BN8 6BX
• https://pelhamplants.co.uk

PLANTBASE
Tropical, exotic, hardy, bog, rare and South African plants.

• Sleepers Stile Rd, Cousley Wood, Wadhurst, TN5 6QX
• plantbase.co.uk

SUSSEX FRUIT TREES
Wide range of apples, pears, cherries, plums, quinces, etc. (appointment only)

• Hook Farm, Nettlesworth Ln, Vines Cross, TN21 9EN
• sussexfruittrees.co.uk

THE OLD ROSE NURSERY
Traditional rose nursery.

• Beales Ln, Northiam, TN31 6QY
• theoldrosenursery.co.uk

RAPKYNS NURSERY
Specialises in cottage garden plants, shrubs and climbers.

• Street End Ln, Broad Oak, Heathfield TN21 8UB
• rapkynsnursery.co.uk

ROTHERVIEW NURSERY
Wide range of alpines, ferns, camellias and shrubs.

• Ivyhouse Ln, Three Oaks, Hastings, TN35 4NP
• https://shop.rotherview.com

ZOPHIAN PLANTS
Specialises in eastern Med plants, mainly species.

• Little Park, Hooe Rd, Ninfield, TN33 9EH
• instagram.com/zophianplants

WEST SUSSEX

APULDRAM ROSES
Specialist rose nursery, including old favourites. Also talks and demonstrations

• 163 Birdham Rd, Chichester, PO20 7EQ
• apuldramroses.co.uk

ARCHITECTURAL PLANTS
Rare and exotic plants from all over the world (appointment only)

• Stane St, North Heath, Pulborough, RH20 1DJ
• architecturalplants.com

BIG PLANT NURSERY
Hardy exotic and architectural plants from temperate regions.

• Hole St, Ashington, RH20 3DE
• bigplantnursery.co.uk

CHARLESHURST FARM NURSERY
Interesting shrubs and trees – some rarely offered.

• Loxwood Rd, Plaistow, Billingshurst, RH14 0NY
• http://charleshurstplants.co.uk

C & V CACTI
Small, specialist online nursery; grown from seed.

• cvcacti.co.uk

LAURENCE HOBBS ORCHIDS
Wide variety of species and hybrids.

• Bailiffs Cottage Nursery, Hophurst Ln, Crawley Down, RH10 4LN
• https://laurencehobbsorchids.co.uk

LODER PLANTS
Unusual cultivars of Azalea and Rhododendron, Camellia and Hydrangea.

• Market Garden, Lower Beeding, Horsham, RH13 6PP
• loder-plants.co.uk

 MEADOWGATE NURSERY
Wide variety of unusual ornamental grasses.

• Street End Ln, Sidlesham, PO20 7RG
• meadowgatenursery.co.uk

MILES JAPANESE MAPLES
Broad selection of acers grown from young, grafted plants.

• Near Storrington; open by appointment
• https://milesjapanesemaples.co.uk/

ROTHERHILL NURSERIES & GARDEN CENTRE
Owner-owned nursery; interesting and unusual plants.

• School Ln, Stedham, nr Midhurst, GU29 0PA
• https://rotherhill.co.uk

 SUSSEX ROSES
Cut-flower nursery and florist.

• Nine Gables Nursery, Southlands Ln, West Chiltington, RH20 2JU
• co.uk and Facebook

THE CITRUS CENTRE
Specialist in citrus plants and their relatives (please make appointment).

• West Mare Ln, Pulborough, RH20 2EA
• https://citruscentre.co.uk

THE PLANT COMPANY
Wide range – from herbaceous perennials to trees.

• Coolham Rd, West Chiltington, RH20 2LH
• https://theplantco.co.uk

VILLAGE NURSERIES
Bedding, seasonal and hardy plants grown on site.

• Sinnocks, W. Chiltington, RH20 2JX
• villagenurseries.co.uk