Before Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson began to create their now world-famous garden at Sissinghurst Castle, they had a starter garden: Long Barn. Today Long Barn is owned by Lars and Rebecca Lemonius, who beautifully maintain the three acres of gardens and meadows as well as several more acres of paddocks beyond. Come with us on a tour.
Terracing leads to the rose walk.
A north-to-south path cuts right across the garden.
The Rose Walk.
A mown path guides you into the orchard.
An apple blossom in the orchard.
A wooden door in the hornbeam hedge leads to a secluded miniature green garden.
Erigeron karvinskianus populates the crevices of stone steps.
Vast brick raised beds in the Dutch Garden.
Many plants are now propagated and grown on-site.
The garden's newly installed "nursery area".