Day: January 30, 2015

If you go down to the woods today (Part 2) – Hellebores, Camellias and more at RHS Wisley

Categories Architectural Plants, Camellias, Evergreen shrubs, General comment, Open to the public, Plants for a shady garden?, RHS WIsley, Trees for smaller gardens, Winter GardenLeave a Comment on If you go down to the woods today (Part 2) – Hellebores, Camellias and more at RHS Wisley

Hellebores running wild in the woods of Battleston Hill at RHS Wisley. I have an inkling that these are just a little wild, I have never seen any them labelled (and pretty much everything else thereabouts is name-plated). There will be more of them in due course, these are the vanguard of a great swathe…

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If you go down to the woods today (reprise) – Scented Witch Hazels, Daphne & Sarcococca, Edgeworthia too at RHS Wisley

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You are met, as soon as you walk into the gardens at RHS Wisley, by the seductive scent of Sarcococca, the Winter Box, in this case with pure white threadlike flowers on arching stems, set against deep green leaves. It is a fragrance that carries on the wind, a siren-call to the few pollinators out…

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