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  • 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..

  • 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..

  • Creative, colourful and convenient

    Blog post by Wisley Plant Centre on 30 Sep 2009

    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... Read more..