With a friend visiting from Melbourne and cool, cloudy weather, an opportunity to explore RHS Wisley and with 20 Plant Societies – Delphiniums and Cacti, Hostas and Bonsai, Pitcher Plants, Heathers, Vegetables, Dahlias and more – no better excuse to spend three hours in these varied landscapes. We explored the Cottage Garden – gorgeous planting, rich and varied, with superb roses, abundant Nepeta and big flowering shrubs like that Philadelphus Belle Etoile adding to the drama and fragrant air. And […]

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