I had such a lovely day on Wednesday this week when a friend who is a member of the RHS invited me to join her on an outing to Wisley, the headquarters of the RHS.
I still can't believe our luck; that my 'extra' day off, taken with hardly any notice, also happened to coincide with one of the best days of the year weather-wise.
The gardens were looking beautiful. Spring has always been my favourite season, especially in terms of the garden. Not for me the heady, blowsy blooms of summer, give me the amazing sight of buds bursting on bare branches and the appearance of bulbs pushing their way through the debris of dead leaves after a long, cold, damp winter any day! I took lots of photos so thought I'd also take the opportunity to update my blog header which has remained the same since I created this new blog.
I'm very much an enthusiastic amateur when it comes to photographs. I have a very basic 'point and shoot' camera but with the natural beauty in nature, most of the shots usually come out all right and it's pretty difficult not to achieve a passable result.
I won't bore you with too many but here are just a few to give you a flavour of Wisley at this time of
year.
Often one of the first sights visitors see after they enter the gardens. A lovely tranquil scene.
Just a few daffs . . .
I love this bear. He looks so natural. The magnolia makes a lovely backdrop too.
Simple spring bulbs again - beautiful grape hyacinth (muscari).
More water, this time in the glass house.
Yet more daffodils.
Inside the hot house - a great refuge on a cool day - not needed on Wednesday.
Lovely vistas everywhere . . .
Of course it was ideal timing to catch the rhododendrons, camellias and magnolias.
It's very difficult to choose just a few.
