RHS Wisley Valentine's Day

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    Early in the season and the garden looks very different, open and architectural. On an overcast day it was full of scent from the Daphnes, Sarcococca, Wintersweet, Witch hazels and others and surprising colour ranges from Hellebores, snowdrops and other early bulbs.

    The Gunneras are still asleep:
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    Bark and tree forms are dramatic:
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      Snowdrops in all sizes:
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      Not much going on in the Trials field:
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      Eucalyptus:
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      The formal rose garden showing it's bare bones:
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        Bare branches:
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        Gourds!
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        The rockery snowdrops:
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        More Gunnera waiting to climb the Rockery:
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        Climbers:
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        Duck with James Roof:
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          A step back in time to the 1960 or 1560s:
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          More ducks and fish:
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          And big bugs:
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          Pollards and chimneys:
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          And heavenly scent:
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            interesting to look at, nevertheless.
             
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              Fab pics John :blue thumb: It'll be a totally different scene in a few months. One can almost sense the anticipation.
               
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                Great pictures John:dbgrtmb: You can really see the structure of the trees when they're not in leaf that would otherwise go unnoticed.Thanks for sharing:blue thumb:
                 
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                  Thank you for sharing your Valentine's Day outing to Wisley (so, you didn't get your longed for Screwfix catelogue then :heehee:).

                  Fabulous photo's but I confess my most favourite is the second one "Bark and Tree Form" :thumbsup:
                   
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                    Thanks for showing us around Wisley John! :dbgrtmb:
                     
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                      Smashing John :thumbsup:

                      Still remember stripping off in the hot house there, when something scarry crawled up my sleeve :yikes:

                      Never did find it :scratch:
                       
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                        Love that twisting bark in piccie number 4,
                        thank you for sharing these with us,
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                          I wish my snowdrops looked like that! ...... Smashing photos. :blue thumb: :)
                           
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                            Thanks for sharing John. :dbgrtmb:

                            I'm intrigued by the hedge in the 'pollards and chimneys' picture in post #4. Love the structure and form of the bare branches. Any idea what kind of hedge it was? Perhaps a beech hedge which has been cut back hard, or was it something else?
                             
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                              I remember something similar at Edinburgh Botanic Garden, bloody cockroaches...

                              That Daphne in the last photo looks stunning :)
                               
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                                @IceColdRum It's Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill' - all the bholuas are looking great at the moment, I'm tempted to get one but they are expensive and not 100% hardy so I'm told.
                                 
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