Last week on Remodelista we featured an old-world Georgian cottage (circa 1640) in East Sussex, redone with thoughtfulness and precision by New Zealand-born, London-based designer Cassandra Ellis. “For me, when life is too much, I always retreat to art and books and words (and the Financial Times),” Cassandra told us of designing the interiors, which, with spare furnishings and moody hues, conjure quiet and stillness.
The same can be said of the walled garden tucked just behind the house, a wild, lush escape that has a Secret Garden-esque surprise of its own: a portion of the old town wall, hidden beyond a wooden Japanese teahouse.
Join us for a look.
Photography via Inigo, courtesy of Cassandra Ellis.








For a tour of the interiors, head to our feature on Remodelista: In the Stillness: A 1640s Georgian in an Affecting Palette by Cassandra Ellis.
N.B.: Well House (and its garden) are currently on the market; see the listing here, and for more on the project, head to Inigo.
And for more hidden UK gardens, see:
- Garden Visit: A Wildflower Meadow at the Edge of an English Cottage Garden
- Steal This Look: A Big Green Egg, at Home in an English Garden
- Lessons Learned: From “Neglected” Slope to Charming Garden, in South London
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