Always a Springtime treat, the Alpine House and especially my local, at the RHS gardens at Wisley. Add in some glorious sunshine and these technicolor beauties really sing. I shared my time inside the Glasshouse with a raucous group of children tasked with drawing some of the specimens on show. All seem delighted with the bright colours and array of diverse plants hailing from far-flung corners of the world. Still, was glad after a quarter of an hour to get […]

Categories: Alpine, General comment, RHS WIsley • Tags: Albuca pendula, Alpine, Alpine Bench, Alpine House, Babiana rubrocyanea, Corydalis Hot Lips, Corydalis solida subs solida from Penza Russia, Cyrtanthus achroleucus, Cyrtanthus falcatus, Delosperma sphalmanthoides, Ferraria crispa var nortieri, Fritillaria ariana, Fritillaria aurea, Fritillaria carica subs serpenticola, Fritillaria ehrhartii, Fritillaria rixii, Fritillaria sewerzowii, Fritillaria stenanthera, Fritillary, Geissorhiza monanthos, Gentiana acaulis, Gladiolus trichonemifolius, Hacquetia epiactis Thor, Ipheion uniflorum Wisley Bluse, Ixia pumilio, Lachenalia latimerae, Lachenalia Rupert, Leucocoryne purpurea, Ophrys lutea subs galilaceae, Pteris cretica wimsettii, Puschkinia scilloides libanocita, RHS, RHS Gardens, RHS Wisley, royal horticultural society, Saxifraga Eulenspiegel (x geuderi), Saxifraga Sancta, Scilla puschkinioides, Surrey, Tropaeulium hookeraianum, Tulipa orphanoidea Flava, Veltheimia bracteata Lemon Flame, Wisley, x Chionoscilla allenii Fra Angelico