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  • Wisley's A-mazing history!

    Blog post by Simon Akeroyd on 15 Jul 2009

    You would be forgiven for thinking that working in the turf department at Wisley is all about mowing immaculate, straight lines on finely manicured lawns. Not last week it wasn't! Not a straight line in sight, as Wisley's Team Turf produced two grass mazes at Wisley. The first maze is on Seven... Read more..

  • Summer sunshine, flowers and fun at Wisley

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 22 Jul 2009

    Colourful July, and we're at the peak of the season. If you're coming to visit us this week look out for some of these: On the corner of the Laboratory, the trumpet vine Campis radicans is creating a vertical carpet of deep orange. On the Top Terrace, the flowers are really starting to perform... 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..

  • How to mow and how to sow a meadow

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 19 Aug 2009

    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..

  • Change underground at Wisley

    Blog post by Sara Draycott on 14 Jul 2010

    Hello. I'm Sara, and I work in the Information and Interpretation section at RHS Garden Wisley. We, as a team, put our effort into explaining the stories behind the plants, showing the visitors why things are the way they are, and highlighting specific plants or parts of the garden that you don't... 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..

  • Snail trail for Wisley play area - coming soon

    Photo uploaded by Simon Akeroyd on 15 Jul 2009

    Our grass maze, "The Snail Trail" will be appearing on Wisley's new Children's Play Area. (opening in August) Read more..