My Garden

Last Thursday 10 th April we had the official opening of the new Alpine Display House, sponsored by Alitex, after a lot of hard work by staff in many departments to ensure everything was ready in time. I was joined by our President Peter Buckley and the mother of Alitex CEO Tom Hall for the official... Read more..

Meet the Gardeners continued throughout half term last week. On Thursday it was the Alpine Department who enthalled our youngest visitors. They had a field day with Sempervivum, otherwise known as house leeks. We were lucky enough to enjoy good weather for most of the day. Lucie Rudnicka and co spent... Read more..

As I write, the sun is shining at Wisley. What a pleasant change. The Garden is looking very pretty, with some outstanding witch hazels ( Hamamelis ) shining brightly in the Wild Garden and on Battleston Hill. Their fragrance carries some fair distance, and the sweet scent mingles with that of the numerous... Read more..

While the weather has been kind, the Alpine Team have been busy at work planting hardy carnivorous plants in our new feature at the bottom of the Rock Bank. After Anita Drury and Paul Cumbleton came up with the idea last year they and their colleagues began transforming this area back in the depths of... Read more..

April is beautiful so far. It's the Easter holidays, and the garden is full of daffodils in full bloom, marvellous magnolias, happy families and willow weaving. But this week, Tuesday 7th April, you have a chance to see something a bit special, in the Alpine Department. For something a little different... Read more..

What a beautiful day it is today. Glorious sun and blue sky, and Wisley looks fantastic. I think the sunflowers on the Trials Field would agree, maybe thinking they're in Tuscany... if sunflowers could think! We've flowers all over, and the Top Terrace bedding is really tall now, with the cosmos... Read more..