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  • Last chance to take a prize winning picture

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 14 Oct 2009

    With the autumn colours coming through, and harvests being gathered, you might just be inspired to take a stunning snap, and be in with the chance of winning £1,000 in the Royal Horticultural Society’s annual Photographic Competition. Tim Sandall, renowned garden photographer and judge for the RHS Photographic... Read more..

  • Spectacular autumn colour on Seven Acres

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 21 Oct 2009

    RHS Garden Wisley has specatucular autumn colour in October. This shot of Seven Acres shows pink berries on Sorbus with butter-yellow leaves behind it, with the famour Nyssa sylvatica 'Wisley Bonfire' in the centre, and the Liquidambar styraciflua just beginning to colour up on the right. Photo... Read more..

  • Wisley Bonfire and spectacular autumn colour at Wisley this week

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 21 Oct 2009

    At the beginning of this week we had some glorious sunshine, and great crowds at our incredibly successful (and enjoyable) Taste of Autumn festival. Next week we have a host of half term activities plus something fun for Hallowe'en to look forward to, and the final week for submitting entries to... Read more..

  • Colourful coleus. But how many different ones are there?

    Blog post by Sara Draycott on 28 Sep 2011

    The answer is about 100. That is, 100 or so on display in the Glasshouse at Wisley at the moment. Pink ones, green ones, cream ones, purple ones, yellow ones, deep red ones (some are nearly black) and mixed up ones. Some have leaves that are almost round, while others are toothed and jaggedy. Some are... Read more..

  • In the Wild at Wisley, but not in the wild in the world.

    Blog post by Sara Draycott on 11 Oct 2011

    If you go down to the woods today.... you might find an "extinct" tree. Presumed extinct in the wild, that is, as it has only been seen in gardens since 1803. The plant in question is Franklinia alatamaha and we have two flowering well, with gorgeous autumn leaf colour, in the woody Wild Garden... Read more..

  • Aloe pillansii, giant quiver tree

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 07 Oct 2009

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  • Adansonia digitata, baobab

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 07 Oct 2009

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  • Autumn colours starting to shine at Wisley

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 07 Oct 2009

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