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  • Gorgeous snake's head fritillaries just arrived at Wisley Plant Centre

    Blog post by Wisley Plant Centre on 11 Mar 2009

    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... Read more..

  • Grow your own apricot and plum trees

    Blog post by Wisley Plant Centre on 01 Apr 2009

    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'... Read more..

  • Eat your Easter eggs in style

    Blog post by Wisley Plant Centre on 09 Apr 2009

    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... Read more..

  • Recycle your old garden tools for schools - at Wisley Plant Centre

    Blog post by Wisley Plant Centre on 17 Apr 2009

    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... Read more..

  • Amazing Acers

    Blog post by Wisley Plant Centre on 01 May 2009

    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... Read more..

  • Wisley Plant Centre gets new Apprentice

    Blog post by Wisley Plant Centre on 01 May 2009

    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... Read more..

  • Gardeners provide a Pick-up to Perk up Wisley Village

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 06 May 2009

    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... Read more..

  • Butterflies feast on our Scabious flowers

    Blog post by Wisley Plant Centre on 28 May 2009

    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... Read more..

  • Plants for pleasure and plants for bugs at Wisley

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 03 Jun 2009

    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... Read more..

  • Latest news, planting ideas & offers

    Blog post by Wisley Plant Centre on 14 Aug 2009

    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..