Flowers continue to take centre stage in September at Wisley. If you've not been down recently, this is the perfect time to stroll around the Trials Field to enjoy a myriad of colour. If you're in need of cheering up, I promise the sunflowers will help your smile spread across your face. It's... Read more..

Fancy learning some Norwegian? Here's a great expression for you... 'TING TAR TID' (tid - pronounced 'tee') Remember those tiny seedlings and all that bare earth? I was fortunate to spend 7 days away working at the Chelsea Flower Show and when I came back the whole thing had just... Read more..

The apple stepovers are now coming into their own, putting on a show that defies the barren soil beneath them (it's been so dry I've held off seed sowing). One of the earlier apples here is 'Katy' (syn. 'Katya') a Swedish variety, producing lovely bright red apples. I'm happy... Read more..

..or just the work of a rather large spider? perhaps it's just my own 'Theory of Everything' potager related... Well...ok, you're right, it's none of these things. In putting together this potager design I realised it was important to keep it simple (unlike String Theory ?) while... Read more..

This is how the potager looked back in February. Box hedges dividing the plot( Buxus - no record of species or cultivars) - that one on the middle-left is completely out of proportion with the others. These plants can work beautifully in a formal potager, providing all year round interest. Also they... Read more..

Hello! I'm Sigrid a Trainee on the Fruit Department at Wisley and this year as part of my project work I get to re-design, plant up and look after the Potager, located in the Model Veg Garden. It's an exciting opportunity to create something hopefully both productive and aesthetically interesting... Read more..

I would like to introduce you to Rohanna Heyes, a second year trainee at Wisley. She has been inspired to blog about her experience in the Alpine Department... Over to you, Rohanna. Autumn approaches quietly (there's no denying that scent on the breeze, that look on those leaves, that sound in the... Read more..