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  Quick! Get to the Glasshouse at Wisley to see the Peruvian daffodil

  Jim Gardiner on 17 Nov 2009 at 09:46 AM

  You have just a few days to enjoy the beautiful, yellow, fragrant Peruvian daffodil. It isn't common in cultivation, and this is the best I have ever seen this rarity flower, so I extend my congratulations to the team in Glass. Matt Pottage explains: "The Paramongaia is known as the Peruvian... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: glasshouse, autumn, chrysanthemum, Wisley, garden, tropical zone, yellow, fragrance, RHS, november, flower, bulb, daffodil
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  Wisley Bonfire and spectacular autumn colour at Wisley this week

  Jim Gardiner on 21 Oct 2009 at 10:39 AM

  At the beginning of this week we had some glorious sunshine, and great crowds at our incredibly successful (and enjoyable) Taste of Autumn festival. Next week we have a host of half term activities plus something fun for Hallowe'en to look forward to, and the final week for submitting entries to... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: Wisley Bonfire, weather hill, Seven Acres, autumn, leaves, Wisley, garden, RHS, taste of Autumn festival, colour, october, nyssa, hamamelis, sorbus, tree, half, leaf, liquidambar, styraciflua, sylvatica, Liriodendron
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  Last chance to take a prize winning picture

  Jim Gardiner on 14 Oct 2009 at 11:09 AM

  With the autumn colours coming through, and harvests being gathered, you might just be inspired to take a stunning snap, and be in with the chance of winning £1,000 in the Royal Horticultural Society’s annual Photographic Competition. Tim Sandall, renowned garden photographer and judge for the RHS Photographic... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: autumn, rhs garden wisley, RHS, october, photgraphic, competition
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  South African botanical treasures at Wisley

  Jim Gardiner on 07 Oct 2009 at 03:10 PM

  We are enjoying the autumn so far at Wisley. Fruits, flowers and veg are in evidence all over the Garden, and the leaves are starting to turn. We're looking forward to our Taste of Autumn Festival next week, 16-19th October, with great anticipation - it's been a fantastic event over the last... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: glasshouse, fruit, autumn, Wisley, garden, vegetable, RHS, taste of Autumn festival, kirstenbosch, succulent, temperate, aloe, colour, boophane, dichotoma, disticha, pillansii, baobab, nerine, quiver, zone
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  Plants for Bugs at Wisley: autumn update.

  Jim Gardiner on 30 Sep 2009 at 09:35 AM

  Through the Pinetum and into Howard's Field late summer and autumn colour is coming into its own. Our heather beds are doing well, and there are carpets of beautiful pink and white Cyclamen hederifolium . And right at the end is the Plants for Bugs site, being overseen by Helen Bostock on of the... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: autumn, Wisley, wildlife, garden, plants for bugs, biodiversity, howard's field, RHS, september
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  Find fine flavour and colour in early autumn at Wisley

  Jim Gardiner on 15 Sep 2009 at 01:28 PM

  Colourful flowers and tempting vegetables, plus an orchard full of fruit and the promise of autumn leaf colour to come - Wisley is looking wonderful this month. The Glasshouse is brimming with begonias amongst an outstanding display of temperate and tropical plants. Our brand new Visitor Guide and map... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: bulbs, glasshouse, squash, autumn, Wisley, surrey, garden, model vegetable garden, plant centre, cafe, RHS, september, begonia, schizostylis, cabbage, celeriac, late summer border, kale, aster, gift shop, taste of Autumn festival, refreshment, restaurant, an edible autumn, visitor guide
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  September at Wisley: stimulation for your mind and garden.

  Jim Gardiner on 04 Sep 2009 at 11:05 AM

  It's your last chance to book a place on our Perennial Seeding Workshop on Thursday 10th September. This promises to be a fantastic day for learning how to create your own perennial prairie meadow , much like ours on the western side of the Glasshouse that has looked wonderful for much of the summer... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: sculpture, Science, fuchsia, autumn, Wisley, cyclamen, meadow, perennial, james hitchmough, seeding, RHS, flower show, september, gardenden, praire, workshop