'Quiet Living' is the title of the latest exhibition at the Rye Art Gallery and most befitting for the content of our latest newsletter which is all about the gardens belonging to our portfolio of properties.

A beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian period house. There is a small open plan area of garden to the front with a ragstone dwarf wall, Yew tree and decorative wrought iron fence with a rope twist rail. The hedge and fence enclosed landscaped rear garden, which extends to about 65' x 50' max, has a wide flagstone paved terrace with a stone balustrade and steps down to an abundantly planted lower section with paved pathways, a small ornamental pond, a curved rill and burgeoning flower beds overspilling with geraniums, lavender, euphorbia, stachys byzantine, ferns, lilies, iris, alliums together with hydrangeas, a clipped bay tree, acer, box hedging and a three-tiered topiary holly tree. At the far end of the garden is a pedestrian gate for rear access and a detached single garage,  See the House

An attached Grade II Listed Georgian period house. The property is set back from the road and screened by a mature hedgerow and specimen trees.  being laid out in a series of interconnecting "rooms" comprising paved seating areas and various terraces with a wisteria clad arbour and rose clad pergolas, linked by brick and shingle paths flanked by well stocked and burgeoning borders underplanted with iris, black peony poppies, ferns, box hedging, brunnera, a variety of trees including palm and maple and flowering shrubs, including mahonia and camellias leading to an area of lawn with a pergola covered seating area, apple and fig fruit trees and access to 2 large workshops with light and power, a greenhouse and a further area of lawn backing onto fields with a willow tree, a circular brick edged pond and summer house.

A detached single storey coastal house located between the old and new lighthouses set well back off an unmade track within the Dungeness Estate with views over the shingle beds. Located within the Dungeness Estate, Dungeness is only one of four areas recognised as High Nature Conservation Value (HNCV) in Kent. In fact Dungeness is the only Grade I star sight in Kent identified by the Nature Conservancy Council and therefore designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The area is also popular with artists and photographers and features regularly in numerous Life Style magazines

A painstakingly renovated and stylishly presented eighteenth century period property of immense character with a fascinating history, versatile living space and an enclosed, private south facing rear garden.

A most attractive, well presented Grade II Listed partly attached period house with a beautiful garden.  The property is approached through two brick piers with wrought iron gates leading to a flagstone paved front garden with parking for 3 cars. The front garden has a flagstone terrace with climbing roses, specimen trees mature shrubs and burgeoning flower beds including alliums, poppies, digitalis, sweet peas, verbena etc. An old brick pathway with low yew hedging and mixed flower beds leads to a sheltered, part wall enclosed inner garden extending to about 46' x 40' set down to lawn with an apple tree and herbaceous borders with dahlias, hydrangeas, geraniums, camellia etc. Octagonal greenhouse. Garden store. Immediately adjacent to the rear of the house is a rear courtyard of approximately 25' x 14' with climbing roses.

The Old House is an attached period house which dates from the fifteenth century... An old brick pathway winds down the south side of the house to the sheltered paved rear terrace and a lovely walled cottage garden with a shaped lawn, ornamental pond and well stocked herbaceous flower and rose borders. There is a shrubbery walk running between the rose garden and a Mediterranean garden which is gravelled and has a corner terrace with a creeper clad pergola above

At Partridge, a beautiful thatched cottage there are exotic mediteranean feel gardens with a mature olive tree surrounded by buxus. To the rear, is a further area of lawn with a central rose and lavender garden with a tree fern. The whole being enclosed with mature hedging and approaching ½ acre. The property, a fine example of its type, lovingly restored  located in the favoured village of Iden, which sits on a hill overlooking the Rother Levels, 

Rarely available - A detached three bedroom house occupying an elevated position set back off the road on the edge of the Town commanding widespread far reaching views with the sea and Camber Castle in the distance.to the front here is off road parking and garden with side access to the main rear garden which is laid to lawn with a side area of decking. The rear backing onto farmland with far reaching and widespread views over the marsh to the sea.

Rother House is a significant part of an elegant Grade II Listed house, designed by the eminent architect Sir Reginald Blomfield, situated in a private road and occupying a hill top position with far reaching, south easterly widespread views over the River Rother, Romney Marsh and the citadel of the Ancient Town of Rye to the sea. Built on the site of an old windmill its foundations still part of the garden surrounded by an old Yew hedge where sits a l'ook out' bench to the distance beyond.

A detached 3/4 bedroom house set off a country lane in an idyllic rural location within mature private gardens, including a bluebell wood, The rear wisteria clad veranda overlooks the garden which stretches around to the side, there is also an ornamental pond, greenhouse and shed. A shepherds hut is situated in a wild area and has views over the garden and woodland. There are far reaching views beyond the woods towards Fairlight. The garden is bounded by a bluebell wood which attracts a variety of wildlife. The whole amounting to approximately 6.5 acres (to be verified).

A substantial four bedroom Edwardian town house, influenced by the Arts & Crafts Movement, centrally located in the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town and enjoying far reaching upper floor roofscape views across the Town with the sea in the distance. The rear wall enclosed garden has an area of lawn, brick pathways and paved terrace.