My Garden

It's damp at Wisley as I write, but I'm sure the sun will return. To be honest, I'm out in China at the moment, at a Magnolia symposium. It has brought all the world's experts together for a unique event, with field trips to Nankinsham in Guangdong Province, before more to Shixi and Lushan... Read more..

Colourful July, and we're at the peak of the season. If you're coming to visit us this week look out for some of these: On the corner of the Laboratory, the trumpet vine Campis radicans is creating a vertical carpet of deep orange. On the Top Terrace, the flowers are really starting to perform... Read more..

School holidays are with us again. At Wisley, this means many things. For a start, it's time to cut the hedges. We've reduced this annual task by lessening the surface area of hedge at Wisley in a couple of areas, and when they're all cut the place looks so much tidier. The Mixed Borders... Read more..