Happy New Year. And what a chilly start. When the garden is covered with snow it looks entirely different. And it’s a great opportunity to spot the non-human visitors and residents here by their tracks. A cool, white background also highlights those plants that are in bloom now. Of these, the witch hazels... Read more..

What wintry weather! Wisley looks wonderful with all this snow. Many of the garden staff were involved in sweeping and shovelling snow both in the car park and in the garden, and on Tuesday we succeeded in getting the site open by 12.30pm. A small number of intrepid visitors braved the weather and enjoyed... Read more..

Well well what a week it's been here at Harlow Carr: global warming seems a dim and distant memory when you're standing in 12cm of the white stuff! The snow came down with a vengeance on Sunday evening, and Monday morning saw the whole garden team mobilised with all manner of shovels small and... Read more..

Well, the snow put paid to the judging of winter foliage of bergenias at Wisley this week. Here they are, entirely covered with snow! There's over three hundred bergenias, in over a hundred species and varieties there, but not much to assess at the moment The judges will be back to look them over... Read more..

The icy and snowy weather earlier this month revealed one way in which the Wisley trials are so useful. One of the most valuable features of bergenias is their winter foliage colour and the recent weather has put them to the test - some retained their foliage and were revealed in glorious colour when... Read more..

We thought we would share a few of the lovely pictures of Rosemoor in the snow on Tuesday, as it really did look beautiful! The Garden was closed all day on Tuesday, and re-opened on Wednesday afternoon after staff had worked hard to clear the paths that morning. Enjoy! Read more..

Welcome to our new Plants for Bugs blog! Plants for Bugs is a ground-breaking research project being run at Wisley Gardens. We've set out to investigate whether the origin of the plants we grow in gardens - be it British natives or introduced exotics - affects the sorts of insects that are attracted... Read more..

Unfortunately the glorious snow has turned to icy slush and we have had to take the decision to close Wisley this afternoon, Monday 21st December because of the slippery conditions. This means that the Lumiere light show will not be on tonight, and we are sorry for any inconvenience if you were planning... Read more..

It is very snowy today and the school is closed, but the greenhouse doesnt water itself, so whatever the wether we are in school (me and Luke in the pic). All the plants are fine all snug in the greenhoues, so it gives a chance to do some work in the lab. Good luck coping with the snow. Zoe B. Read more..

I was pleased with myself at the start of December. At my allotment and in the 15 schools I work with in the south of England, I had ensured next year's early harvests by sowing Japanese onion sets ('Senshui Yellow'), peas ('Meteor' and 'Feltham First'), broad beans ('Aquadulce... Read more..