RHS Wisley - Aug 2012 (23)a Helenium & Bees

            RHS Wisley 2012
RHS Wisley was founded by George Ferguson Wilson, a Victorian businessman in 1878, he made it his ambition to make difficult plants thrive in English conditions.  So he created The Oakwood Experimental Garden.  This was a 60 acre plot in total, of which part became the garden.  Unfortunately he died in 1902 and the whole site was purchased by Sir Thomas Hanbury.  Sir Thomas also owned the famous ‘Giardini Botanici Hanbury, at Mortola in Italy, close to the French border.  He gave both properties to the RHS in and around 1903, just four years before his death in 1907.
The main laboratory for scientific research was opened in 1907 but this building proved to be inadequate so major improvements were made and the exterior was rebuilt during the First World War.  In 1985 it was designated a Grade II Listed building.
This garden now covers 240 acres in which are housed a large glasshouse for tropical, temperate and arid climates, formal and informal gardens, an arboretum, Alpine Houses, Rock garden, Pinetum, a Wild garden and a Walled garden plus many more features.
This is another place worth while visiting, especially, if like me, you’re a member of the RHS.
This will be the last now of six postings, this time of 7 images.  This is also the final set of images in this 2012 series. 
   

Taken on: September 21, 2012

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