Date: Monday 1 June 2026
Borde Hill Garden in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1XP. Borde Hill Garden has been planted with passion by four generations of the Stephenson Clarke family. The garden nestles in 200 acres of English Heritage listed Parkland and Woodland. This special month long celebratory event gives visitors the chance to admire the beauty of Borde Hill’s Rose Garden at its peak and enjoy rose tours and talks. Take the opportunity to be immersed in the scents of 750 David Austin rose plants and enjoy the experience of 100 different rose varieties filling the air with their divine perfume. If you’re thinking of planting roses in your own garden, the Rose Garden at Borde Hill can help you select your favourite plants, as this garden contains the most popular roses developed by David Austin, including Rosa ‘Gertrude Jekyll’, ‘Winchester Cathedral’ and ‘Graham Thomas’. Visitors can explore the most popular roses sold in the last 12 months (in the UK), including Rosa ‘Olivia Rose Austin’, ‘Lady Emma Hamilton’, and ‘Darcy Bussell’. During Borde Hill Garden’s Rose Celebration, visitors can get hints and tips on rose growing and can purchases roses in Borde Hill Garden’s nursery. For more information, please click here. If you’re thinking of becoming a regular visitor, why not become a Friend of Borde Hill? For all the details of how to become a friend, please click here. Find more information on Borde Hill Gardens, here. Information for disabled visitors can be found here.
