I had a wonderful family day out at Wisley Gardens on Saturday; a crisp but sunny day. With all the planning in the world, the sun making an appearance is a rarity at the moment, so that made a lovely day out even more enjoyable.
Wisley is between Cobham and Woking in Surrey (junction 10 off the M25) and the garden is the flagship garden of the Royal Horticultural Society, with huge grounds, a vast shop (boasting the largest selection of books on gardening in England) and magnificent trees, plants and flowers. I am a very amateur gardener myself, and I visited with two others, who run their own landscaping business. Needless to say, they probably saw things in a different way to me, but we all enjoyed it in our own ways!
The Glasshouse -currently home to hundreds of butterflies
The Glasshouse is the same size as 10 tennis courts and is 12m high
Spring has sprung at Wisley Gardens
The Laboratory
Bare branches but still beautiful
My favourite part of the day was seeing the Giant Redwoods
Pan, the Ancient Greek God of music
Walled Garden at Wisley
Magnificent trees
Climbers being trained