This week we have welcomed two large pieces of Chinese sculpture to Wisley. These striking pieces are here until 25 th June as part of CHINA NOW, the UK's largest ever festival of Chinese culture. (Visit www.chinanow.org.uk for more details). Outside the Laboratory, at the end of the Canal is a piece... Read more..

Wisley has welcomed some willow sculptures. Since early April some new and interesting additions have arrived in the garden. A 6ft high pear, a 5ft giant apple sliced in two, and a 7ft tall mushroom accompanied by smaller ones to make a fairy ring. And outside the Model Vegetable Garden are 10ft high... Read more..

The festive season got off to a flying start this year at Harlow Carr with Santa whizzing in from Lapland with a couple of his trainee reindeer and assorted helpers last weekend. An unprecedented number of visitors watched them arrive with their sleigh on a perfect sunny and frosty winter day and joined... Read more..

In the garden we are going to have a female sculpture who represents an ideal of humanity/ guardian of the environment. She will be sitting overlooking our wave sculpture; the idea being that she is keeping watch over our tumultuous world ready to cope and adapt to any waves of change. Yesterday, I met... Read more..

Our Wild at Wisley children's play area opened recently, and this week we've installed the new sign. It was skillfully carved by Kirsty Summerhayes who works in the Fruit and Trials department, from wood from a fallen oak tree in the garden. Wood is the major theme here, and Paul Sivell has carved... Read more..

Rosemoor’s first large scale garden sculpture exhibition opens on the 27th November and will run through to the end of February – we hope you’ll come along and enjoy it! We’ve been delighted (and perhaps a little bit surprised too!) by all the interest and enthusiasm that its generated, from the many... Read more..

'Hippo and Baby' by Stuart McCarthy was one of the most popular sculptures in the garden last September when we hosted the Surrey Scultpure Trail. Back then they were on the grassy area of Seven Acres. Stuart's hippos were requested for purchase by a so many of our visitors that he ran out... Read more..

It's your last chance to book a place on our Perennial Seeding Workshop on Thursday 10th September. This promises to be a fantastic day for learning how to create your own perennial prairie meadow , much like ours on the western side of the Glasshouse that has looked wonderful for much of the summer... Read more..

Saturday 9 April saw the opening of the Mystery In Stone, African sculpture exhibition at Hyde Hall. This stunning collection of main 19 exhibits - all in the glorious setting of the garden - will be on display up until Sunday 18 September 2011. Over 40 smaller pieces are also available to view in the... Read more..