Posts Tagged ‘RHS Garden Wisley’

I had a client meeting at RHS Garden Wisley last week and we were very lucky to be able to sit outside in the warm sunshine…we definitely picked the right day!

Of course I took my camera along with me so I thought I’d share some of the pictures I took with you.

The rhododendrons and azaleas were looking fabulous already on Battleston Hill – they’re definitely early this year so fingers crossed we don’t have any more frosts to ruin the display.

I’m not a great fan of azaleas – they’re a bit too loud for me, but I can appreciate the overall look and feel of a woodland garden where they, along with the rhododendrons, really bring things to life at this time of year.

The ferns were also coming to life – I love the spring greens that are so vibrant and full of promise.

The frothy tiarella flowers under this large tree were looking fabulous too, especially in the dappled shade.

But this wasn’t the only part of the garden that had something to show.  The mass of tulips were still looking gorgeous, even though some had started to go over.

This one is called Tulipa ‘Vincent Van Gough’ – very deep in colour and quite dramatic in an understated way…if that’s possible of course!?

And I’ll leave you with this shot of a goose and her babies…come along kids!

(Images: Lisa Cox)

On Tuesday I shared some images of RHS Garden Wisley, which is feeling very spring like now.  I took so many images of the spring flowers that I thought I’d share them with you in a separate blog post. Read more

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I had a meeting at Wisley yesterday so I took the opportunity to walk round the gardens and take a few pictures beforehand.  The grasses were looking stunning, especially along the glasshouse borders. Read more

Easter holidays are often a great time to be outdoors with the family.  It would be great if it warmed up a bit here in the UK, but even if this cold snap continues to linger, it’s still worth getting outside in the fresh air. Read more

This month my Garden Flowers post, which I write with Rona Wheeldon of Flowerona, features Salvia involucrata. It’s a wonderful tall herbaceous perennial that has vibrant pink flowers which appear in the summer and continue well into the autumn. Read more

As some of you know, I am the co-ordinator for our local Society of Garden Designer’s cluster group and yesterday I met up with the other cluster leaders in our region at RHS Garden Wisley. Read more

You may well be familiar with Gaze Burvill and their beautiful garden furniture and if you’ve ever been to RHS Wisley Garden then you’ll have seen the wonderful wave benches they have next to the lake. Read more

On Saturday I attended Clive Nichols’ garden photography workshop at Wakehurst Place with my good friend Rona Wheeldon.  Clive is a world renowned garden photographer so we knew we were in for a great day and I think I speak for us both when I say that it exceeded our expectations. Read more

I popped into Wisley yesterday to make a visit to the Lindley library – I have been working on my project in France and I wanted to look up a few things about Japanese style gardens so that I can work on one of the areas near the house.  If you’re a member of the RHS you are also entitled to join the library, it’s a great resource for all things garden related. Read more