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The other day I stopped to talk to a visitor to the garden. She commented that she thought she'd come at the wrong time of year. The wrong time of year? Never! There is always so much to see. I told her about all the special plants and places, things to look out for, listen out for (birdsong) and...
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Camellias are one of the perfect garden plants in many people's opinion. They flower at Wisley from November (e.g. C . sasanqua hybrids) through to May, offering colour and in some cases fragrance too. And even when not showing off their flambouyant blooms, their evergreen leaves provide a glossy...
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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...
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Winter seems to be firmly setting in now. The Garden Teams have been hard at work and this week it was time to put the warm coats on the subtropical plants. Bananas always play a key role in our subtropical planting displays and over the last few years we have started to leave them in situ but well protected...
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