Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Some more pretties



For some reason the rock garden feels like the heart of Wisley to me. I read recently that it was first made in 1912:



Part of the new glasshouse: (I won't show you any of my pictures from inside it, they weren't much good, but I loved it so much we went back there together 3 days later and my husband's pictures are much better so I'll ask him if I can show you one or two of them.)



I hadn't seen this Chinese pavilion before for some reason:



I loved these pots of grass but couldn't see their name anywhere - does anyone recognise them? I bet you will, please tell me what they are!



(Incidentally my favourite plant on our 2nd visit was gaura Whirling Butterflies.)

Finally, I don't normally like cannas but I think they look great here:

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10 comments:

  1. Basil BeckySeptember 1, 2009 at 5:01 PM

    I am also not a Canna fan ..but I planted one under the grape arbor and it came up under the grapes and poked through the top....SO I love it there!!

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  2. tinaSeptember 1, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    And I just posted about cannas too! Ha! Too funny. I am not sure on your grass but I keep thinking bunny tail grass. Maybe that is it. That rock garden is neat. What fun to visit a public garden.

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  3. The Weaver of GrassSeptember 2, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    I think you need a really big garden to show off cannas - that is why they look so magnificent here at Wisley. Lovely photos.

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  4. JoanneSeptember 3, 2009 at 1:22 AM

    Lovely photos Emily of a great garden

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  5. Esther MontgomerySeptember 3, 2009 at 6:32 AM

    Could the grass be Pennisetum villosum?

    Cannas - if I had a huge garden - I'd have lots of huge plants with very narrow paths running around between them and wear a pith helmet and go exploring.

    I find the top picture gripping - with the different directions of white light.

    Esther

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  6. "Daffodil Planter" Charlotte GermaneSeptember 4, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    That rock garden is one to treasure! I just tagged you with the "seven things" meme, so go to my blog to read more about it.

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  7. Red CloverSeptember 8, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    I loved the color combination of that last picture! It was an appropriate anticipation of fall.

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  8. Esther MontgomeryOctober 15, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    It seems very quiet round here.

    Hope you are alright, Emily.

    Esther

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  9. CarrieOctober 29, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    I wrote a comment and then I think I deleted it! Blonde moment. I hate cannas but there in that border they look amazing. All of Wisley seems a paradise I NEED to visit. I'll put it on the 'to do' list. xx

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  10. CarrieOctober 29, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    P.S. It is annoying me terribly that my blogger links section refuses to recognise your web address. Sorry

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