We had an exciting time at Wisley last week when, for the first time, we saw the spectacular sight of our iconic buildings and historic trees lit up in a range of colourful ways.
Lumiere, by Creatmosphere, is lighting up Wisley from late afternoon and into the evening until the beginning of January, and is well worth the trip. The images we saw beforehand of what is should look like were close to the real thing, only it's turned out even better than anticipated!! For more details about Lumiere and our extended opening hours, click here.
Elsewhere, the festive displays continue with berries, bark and winter flowering shrubs. Strangely, we've even spotted Muscari and Narcissus in flower at the top of the Rock Bank, so it pays to keep your eyes peeled around here.
In the Glasshouse, the Christmas displays again look wonderful. Poinsettias and cyclamen are presented in spectacular fashion - inspiring. Beautiful home grown chrysanthemums have a smell that simply evokes Christmas to me - maybe because these blooms, that are increasingly difficult to find on sale, have the smell of Christmas past, to me anyway. But there are plently of planty smells to enjoy around the Garden, including the winter flowering honeysuckles, some daphnes, and the first of the witch hazels. There's more to find as each day passes.
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