Christmas is on its way at Wisley this week. The teams have been busy creating a festive atmosphere all over the Garden. On the corner of Seven Acres nearest the Walled Garden, we have just put in a Wildlife Christmas Tree. We’ve decorated it with pine cones, seed pods, and a variety of festive, ornamental... Read more..

The festive season got off to a flying start this year at Harlow Carr with Santa whizzing in from Lapland with a couple of his trainee reindeer and assorted helpers last weekend. An unprecedented number of visitors watched them arrive with their sleigh on a perfect sunny and frosty winter day and joined... Read more..

It’s here. We have a bright and cheerful snowman welcoming everyone into the Garden for the next few weeks. As a seasonal citrus twist on our annual Apple Mosaic that features during Wisley's ‘A Taste of Autumn’ festival, the Fruit Department have designed and built a Citrus Mosaic for Christmas... Read more..

In the build up to Christmas it’s been busy here at Wisley. Father Christmas in the Glasshouse has been inundated with visitors. And the festive displays continue to look excellent. We are looking forward, too, to the next event here, Butterflies in the Glasshouse. http://www.rhs.org.uk/whatson/gardens... Read more..

I know it's November, and some of you Christmas purists will think this is too early, but quite frankly I don't care. It's getting chilly outside, I've had enough of bulb planting and I'm very much in need of a good old-fashioned mid-winter festival. So here we go, my top 10 garden... Read more..

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... Read more..

Bruce, our big brown leafy bear muttered under his breath “It just isn’t fair” at dusk from where he stood in the woods he could see the strings of coloured lights looping through the branches of the trees below then snaking around the lawn towards Santa’s Yurt. He sighed “I’ve been brought back to life... Read more..

We had an exciting time at Wisley last week when, for the first time, we saw the spectacular sight of our iconic buildings and historic trees lit up in a range of colourful ways. Lumiere, by Creatmosphere, is lighting up Wisley from late afternoon and into the evening until the beginning of January,... Read more..

We are pleased to say the Garden is open today, Tuesday 22nd December. We are, though, implementing restricted access:- Using the path network currently utilised for the Lumiere event route, access will be from the Garden Entrance, past the Conifer Lawn and Rock Garden, around to the Glasshouse and back... Read more..

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... Read more..