In the last week of the school holidays a friend and I took our two sons to RHS Garden Wisley. We were extremely impressed by what we saw; the gardens were in really good condition.
In the last week of the school holidays a friend and I took our two sons to RHS Garden Wisley. We were extremely impressed by what we saw; the gardens were in really good condition. The mania surrounding preparations for the new glasshouse seems to have passed. All was relaxed and gorgeous.
I've always loved under-planting with drifts of bulbs and was bowled over by a stunning, snow-like drift of narcissus beneath a flower-packed cherry. The effect was breath-taking. Having worked for the RHS at Wisley for over 11 years I always joke that, according to the RHS, there is only one way to dig a hole ... and that's the Wisley way. In this instance I must say that I agree. Well, maybe not about digging holes, but about under-planting.
I shall print out my photograph of the display as a reminder that, come this autumn, I need to buy yet another huge sack of daffodils. Maybe we don't all have the space they do at Wisley, but naturalised bulbs like this look stunning beneath smaller trees - even shrubs.
Great glasshouse, borders coming along nicely, underplanting top-hole ... just a shame that the car park and signage is so awful!
