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  Sunshine and flowers at Wisley

  Jim Gardiner on 19 May 2010 at 04:09 PM

  Let there be warmth, let there be light. Let there be glorious flowers. What a wonderful week. You really must come during this warm spell. The garden is looking simply amazing. On the hot beds on the outer side of the Walled Garden (above), overlooking the Conifer Lawn, you cannot fail to be mesmerised... Read More...

  Comments: 1 Tags: fruit, spring, rhs garden wisley, May, wisteria, vegetable, poppy, schisandra, peony
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  Shows, fairs, family fun and gorgeous plants at Wisley.

  Jim Gardiner on 14 Apr 2010 at 03:45 PM

  We're still in full flow with Easter holidays here this week. The Garden is full of happy families, including brooding birds as well as the human form. A duck has decided to nest amongst the chyrsanthemum plants in our propagation area, and in doing so has pulled out all the plant labels! Outside... Read More...

  Comments: 1 Tags: spring, rhs garden wisley, easter, april
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  Wisley's enchanted Wild Garden this Easter

  Jim Gardiner on 31 Mar 2010 at 09:37 PM

  At the physical and historic heart of Wisley, the Wild Garden is bursting into life at this time of year. With the winter plants still hanging on (see the witch hazel in my last blog) the seasons seem to be colliding, and the effect is truly enchanting! Billy and his colleagues have been weeding out... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: wildlife, spring, wild garden, rhs garden wisley, bedding, march, walled garden, easter, april, honest sausage
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  Busy spring days at Wisley

  Jim Gardiner on 24 Mar 2010 at 04:09 PM

  Well I say, what a difference a few days make. As the temperature rises, so the jobs needing to be undertaken increases. We've held back, or been held back, by the weather, and all of a sudden it's all rush, rush, rush. And with all this, I still see visitors, staff, and catch myself, stopping... Read More...

  Comments: 1 Tags: Seven Acres, model vegetable garden, spring, rhs garden wisley, turf, march
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  Sunshine at Wisley, spring is here.

  Jim Gardiner on 02 Mar 2010 at 05:30 PM

  Well, with a little bit of sunshine the garden is a different place. It has been buzzing with visitors, coming out to enjoy the warm rays, just like the crocuses that open up with bright light and the winter stems that look amazing in the sunlight. It strikes me that we've got it all right now. The... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: Bowes Lyon Rose Garden, Model Fruit Garden, Grow your Own, model vegetable garden, spring, battleston hill, rhs garden wisley, camellia, march, potager
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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
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  Wisley's new Rose Garden now under construction.

  Jim Gardiner on 09 Mar 2009 at 09:40 AM

  Last Monday, 2nd March, work started on our exciting new rose garden development. Regular visitors will have noticed us clearing and preparing Weather Hill recently, and the information boards outlining our new garden. The Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden, sponsored by Witan Investment Trust, is going to have... Read More...

  Comments: 0 Tags: Bowes Lyon Rose Garden, roses, weather hill, Wisley, crocus, rose garden, alpine meadow, spring