Rhs Garden Wisley, Woking

The RHS and Wisley When Wisley was bought for the charity in 1903 by a wealthy businessman Sir Thomas Hanbury it comprised a lovely house with a relatively modest 60 acres. What was then a small London based charity were probably only too glad to relocate here from their small existing premises in central London. Further land acquisitions and a name change later and the flagship garden of the RHS is now nearer 240 acres. I know very little of it’s early days, other than Hanbury was an avid horticulturist who may be better known in green circles for his botanical gardens at Mortola on the ... more

I was reluctant to pay £5 to visit a garden, but was glad that I did. I visited the Royal Horticulture Society gardens at Wisley, nr Woking, with a cross section of my family, ages ranging from 5 to 55 - and all were thrilled by the beauty of these exquisite gardens. If you are ever in the Surrey area, this place is well worth a visit. We went in May, so so everything was coming into full bloom, although I believe that these gardens are beautiful al year round. The place is surprisingly large. Garden after garden meant that even a full afternoon was not sufficient to see all that was on ... more

I am a nutty keen gardener and horticulturalist and decided about 3 years ago to subscribe to the RHS and become a member of the society. This costs £37 (normally £30 on renewals from thereon!) For that money you get a magazine called "The Garden" every month, jam packed full of all stuff to do with gardens/gardening etc, and free entrance to all of their RHS Gardens and reduced entrance to others. I visited Wisley, once with my mum and dad, and got one of them in free as your membership card entitles you to take one other person in for free. It was the most tranquil place to be, even with ... more