Wisley

This is the prophet Micah speaking in the last half of the 8th century BC : “God has shown you what is good and what He needs from you; to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” ( Sandy’s way of reading  it . This verse is found in Micah 6: 8, but the verses that come before it are good. Micah’s language is poetical, rhythmical, and  measured.)

A visit on 16 March 2025. We wanted to see a field filled with daffidols, but they were a promise. The crocus were  green spiked leaves in the lawns after their blooms were spent. As Roy said, ” we are visiting between times.”

” If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.”

Winston Churchill

So we walked to see the Erica. Different species for different seasons. On the way, it was good to notice a Champion Tree. This is the largest specimen of its species here in the UK and Ireland a Prunus xjuddii , plum tree. Look from the front and then at the support from behind.

Then there were the Erica plants, ribbons of colour.

Leaving this section, we noticed some rocking chairs sheltered from the wind in a sunny spot near the banks of the river Wey. A hot drink, a woolly hat, and legs up in the sun.

We continued to the warmth of the Bicentenary Glasshouse, which covers three quarters of an acre. It has three main planting zones: desert, tropical, and temperate climates.

Upon entering, someone stopped and exclaimed. I then looked and lingered. Here is a plant from Western Australia. Isopogon formosus , rose coneflower.

This area is full of interest, and I look forward to spending time here again and again.

Here are a few highlights for this winter’s day.

‘ The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.’

The helibores here and there were special. I particularly liked this one and then that one…

It was a lovely time in a garden. We aren’t joining the National Trust this year. Instead, we have taken a years membership with the RHS. My birthday present.

Sandy 🙂

This garden will go through parts of seasons as we travel, but we will come back time upon time to see how it changes. Two hundred and forty acres of it. I guess you could say this is part 1 of quite a few posts over a year until this season comes again.

Take care,

Sandy 🙂

Ps

‘ The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.’

Tommy Lasorda