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  Marvellous May at home and away

  Jim Gardiner on 13 May 2009 at 10:19 PM

  It's damp at Wisley as I write, but I'm sure the sun will return. To be honest, I'm out in China at the moment, at a Magnolia symposium. It has brought all the world's experts together for a unique event, with field trips to Nankinsham in Guangdong Province, before more to Shixi and Lushan... Read More...

  Comments: 1 Tags: weather hill, maize maze, Wisley, alpine meadow, rhododendron, wild garden, oak, camassias, rose, allium, May, rosa, wisteria
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  Magic Magnolias

  Jim Gardiner on 15 Apr 2009 at 04:22 PM

  This year has been an absolutely fantastic flowering season for spring flowering magnolias. For the past month, starting with Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle' and M. campbelli i var. alba we have seen non stop flowering. Both Battleston Hill and the Wild Garden in particular have been stunning in shades... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: Wisley, spring, magnolia, rhododendron, wild garden, gold, battleston hill, yellow, flowering shrub, magnolias