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. . . . it’s the time of year to plant your hedging. We have bundles of hedging plants which must be planted now, while they are dormant. They are field grown, lifted and bundled for your convenience, and they must be planted out immediately before they spring into life. Autumn is the best time as the...
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In last week's sunny weather, and this week's chill, the garden teams have been busy tidying the place ready for the cold season to come. The fine turf has been scarified, aerated and top dressed; the square columns of hornbeam have been carefully pruned back; oak leaves are raked up off the...
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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...
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Are these the first words to spring to mind when you think of conifers? Yes! Because conifers are a wonderful way of adding colour, shape and style to your garden. They’re easy to grow and visually stunning. Many change colour during the year so you can have fabulous splashes of orange, blue or purple...
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Flowers continue to take centre stage in September at Wisley. If you've not been down recently, this is the perfect time to stroll around the Trials Field to enjoy a myriad of colour. If you're in need of cheering up, I promise the sunflowers will help your smile spread across your face. It's...
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First, our c ongratulations go to Mr Musk, the winner of the raffle held on 29 th July at our Scents of Summer open evening. Mr Musk wins £100 of RHS vouchers and we hope very much he will enjoy spending them with us! And now - the autumn bulb planting season is upon us. Don’t get confused by one particular...
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Wisley has been looking fantastic with the warm weather. Everything is growing quickly now and looking fantastic; the Trials Field is awash with colour (you must see the delphiniums), the Cornus kousa are covered in their coloured bracts and the Glasshouse Landscape is looking delightful. And, of course...
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News flash…..”Millions of painted lady butterflies have arrived in the UK after an epic migration from north Africa”. Wisley Plant Centre is proving to be a popular pit stop for the butterflies where they can be seen having a quick feed on the Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' flowers that we have for...
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On Thursday 23 April, a team of garden staff downed their spades and secatuers to clear litter from around Wisley Village and the surrounding garden boundaries. Many members of garden staff and students have homes in the village, but the area has been increasingly plagued by litter and fly-tipping from...
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Guess who’s just been in The Wisley Plant Centre ……No other than Howard Ebison – one of the stars of the current popular BBC programme The Apprentice ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/ ). Howard said hello to many of the staff including Nige Eaton – Head of Wisley Plant Centre. Howard said “I cannot...
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Wow, we currently have 81 different varieties of Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) in stock. This is truly the best time to buy if you want the widest selection to choose from. We have a huge range of sizes too - from the 3 litre pot size up to a whopping 160 litre. Prices start at £25. Varieties come in...
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I've just had fantastic news from our alpine department supervisor. He's just cleared out all the unwanted tools from their shed and brought them over to us for recycling. If you've ever looked at that broken fork in your shed and reminded yourself to repair it (was it 2 years ago you said...
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Get set for Summer with one of our stylish French patio furniture sets. We have been selling these successfully with slight changes to the colour range each year. They are made using recycled materials and the most hi-tech 13-step metal treatment process' then coated in hard wearing ecological paint...
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These gorgeous fruit trees are finally back in stock. Now safe to plant out and we have lots of varieties for you to choose from. 2 year old trees from £35 and fans from £55, while stocks last. And please do ask our staff for a cultivation leaflet before you leave us. Apricot 'Early Moorpark'...
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Here's Graeme. He's just been putting out these fabulous meadow-loving plants and recommends you plant them out in little groups for full effect. They're available in 1 litre pots for £5.50 or buy 2, get 1 free. If you're making the trip to Wisley, why not see them looking glorious in...
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