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What a beautiful day it is today. Glorious sun and blue sky, and Wisley looks fantastic. I think the sunflowers on the Trials Field would agree, maybe thinking they're in Tuscany... if sunflowers could think! We've flowers all over, and the Top Terrace bedding is really tall now, with the cosmos...
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School holidays are with us again. At Wisley, this means many things. For a start, it's time to cut the hedges. We've reduced this annual task by lessening the surface area of hedge at Wisley in a couple of areas, and when they're all cut the place looks so much tidier. The Mixed Borders...
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The wonderful thing about this time of year is the harvesting of crops we’ve tended all year. This week the team on the Trials Field have been gathering in a range of pumpkins and squashes. Most of our pumpkins are for the Taste of Autumn celebrations 17-20th October http://rhs.org.uk/WhatsOn/gardens...
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Of all the parts of the Garden at Wisley, the Trials Field is always an exciting area to visit. The dahlias and chrysanthemums are spectacular at the moment, as are the sunny Tagetes (marigolds), last of the cool delphiniums, and the statuesque Cortaderia grasses, amongst many others. Our Sempervivum...
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It comes to us now just once a year, but when it does, it does it with a bang. Last week we held our annual Flower Show on Seven Acres at Wisley. The theme was fuchsias, and we had them inside, outside, all over. This tied in nicely with those that greet you as you approach the Garden from the the car...
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One of the newest members of the Trials Department team is Hazel Kennedy. She started in mid September having just completed the two year Wisley Diploma in Practical Horticulture. Although everyone works on everything, each member of the team has particular plant trials that they take responsibility...
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