Nymans is an English garden to the east of the village of Handcross, and in the civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex, England. The garden was developed, starting in the late nineteenth century, by three generations of the Messel family, and was brought to renown by Leonard Messel.
In 1953 Nymans became a National Trust property.[1] Nymans is the origin of many sports, selections and hybrids, both planned and serendipitous, some of which can be identified by the term nymansensis, "of Nymans". Eucryphia × nymansensis (E. cordifolia × E. glutinosa) is also known as E. "Nymansay". Magnolia × loebneri 'Leonard Messel', Camellia 'Maud Messel' and Forsythia suspensa 'Nymans', with its bronze young stems, are all familiar shrubs to gardeners.
The gardens are listed Grade II* in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens,[2] and the house is a Grade II listed building.[3] During 2019, the gardens received 382,948 visitors.[4]
- ^ National Trust: Nymans.
- ^ Historic England. "Nymans (1000160)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Nymans (1025612)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2020.