Teddington Gardener Review of the Year – January 2014 – at Wisley and Kew. Winter breaks early.

JANUARY – Hamamelis x intermedia Orange Peel

Cornus alba Sibirica in container displays at Wisley

Rhododendron nobleanum Album

Prunus himalaica

Hydrangea paniculata

Galanthus elwesii

Sarcococca confusa

Dogwoods at Kew and the Alpine House from the Grass Borders

Galanthus elwesii at Kew and Berberis (below)

Chimonathus praecox Grandiflorus

Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis and Chaenomeles speciosa at the Chokushi-mon at Kew

Sorbus glabrescens

Rosa californica hips

Symphoricarpus orbiculatos and Viburnum opulus Xanthocarpum

Hellebore

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii

Malus x robusta

Viburnum x bodnantense

Acacia dealbata Gauloise Astier

Battleston Hill, Wisley

Edgwortha chrysantha

Daphne bholua Peter Smithers

Repeat visits to both RHS Wisley and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in January 2014. Few miles travelled but a lot of the world covered in the plants at their very best this month.