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  • Kids go free as wellies go "wheeeee"

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 06 Aug 2008

    What a busy time we’re having at Wisley right now. And what a lot of fun! Kids go free this August, and we’ve so many different activities to keep everyone entertained in the world of horticulture this summer. We kicked off with the Wisley Olympics last weekend. Compost sack races, with three generations... Read more..

  • It’s time to get lost…..in one of our mazes.

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 13 Aug 2008

    Kids go free at Wisley this month, and families have been positively swarming through the gates, attracted by a host of activities. Among them are our mazes. Our Amazing Maize Maze opened on 1st August and has been incredibly popular. Its design is based on the face of a giant panda, to help celebrate... Read more..

  • How to spend your time in the Garden this August

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 05 Aug 2009

    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..

  • Maze Team

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 13 Aug 2008

    Tom Brown, Jim England, Paul Hansord, MD of Thompson and Morgan and Jim Gardiner on the central platform in the Amazing Maize Maze. Photo: Mike Sleigh Read more..

  • Maize Maze Pirate Ship

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 22 Jul 2009

    Kirsty from the Fruit and Trials Department putting the final touches to the Pirate Ship, the centre point for this year's Maize Maze. Photo: Sara Draycott Read more..

  • Wisley Olympics Sack Race

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 06 Aug 2008

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  • Wisley Olympics Spud and Trowel race

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  • Wisley Olympics carrot long jump

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  • Wisley Olympics face painting

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  • Wisley Olympics Spud and Trowel race again

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