If you read the orchids in the jungle post, you’ll get a feel for RHS Wisley. Funnily enough we visited several times before we discovered the landscaped alpine houses. Located above the beautiful rock garden and boasting fabulous views of the wild garden and the Glasshouse, it’s a place of wonderment and colour.
There’s a degree of escapism feasible in this area of the garden too as it’s often quieter than the popular Glasshouse for example. It’s the perfect environment for really appreciating the joy of nature.
The houses showcase the most amazing collection of alpine plants with most flowering in Spring or early Summer. There’s plenty to see in the Winter too – I’m yet to see the alpine houses not bursting with colour.
It really is a feast for the eyeballs and whether you’re into flowers or not, you can’t help but be blown away by the absolute delights on display.
And who doesn’t want one of these in their garden? I adore these rocky planters and there’s quite a few dotted around.
They’re all different in terms of style but just as beautiful. Truth be told something like this would look amazing in the garden although I’m sure my variation wouldn’t be quite so pretty!
I love capturing the magic of the flowers at Wisley and when the opportunity arises, its the best feeling being able to do that. Especially when it means getting up close and personal to mother nature.
Whether it be teeny tiny flowers
or the pollen laden interior of a brightly coloured bloom.
There’s a fabulous range in the alpine houses too. From the bright pinks, yellows and oranges through to the pastels. Subtle but just as pleasing to the eye.
Then there are the flowers that jump out at you. From these fuzzy friends (must find out what these are called)
to the downright remarkable!
Joining Mammasaurus for #HDYGG and Sticky Fingers where the theme is colour.
What amazing photos. I keep seeing the name of this place pop up and it looks like I need to pay it a visit very soon.
The colours are just incredible
Yay! You know how much I love the alpines at Wisley, my fingers are crossed the weather holds up for the weekend. It’s such a gem at Wisley, controversially I prefer it to the main glasshouse. I’m planning an alpine section at home in my garden so I neeeeeed the inspiration more than ever.
Such awesome light and detail in these shots – they almost make me want to be a bee.
Thanks for joining in again Charly, see you at the meet up on Saturday x
Great photos and such detail for those furry ones – they were my favourites until I saw that one you’d labelled remarkable, it truly is! 🙂 #hdygg
I have literally just come in from the garden where my Solomon’s seal, bluebells and Bleeding Heart are bursting out. I LOVE this time of year. So colourful and cheerful.
Lovely to have you back on the Photo Gallery Charly x
I really, really need to visit here. Beautiful images-I must get organised over the summer and pay a visit 🙂
Your macro shots are just stunning Charly.Just beautiful. I can’t wait to visit RHS Wisley again with you all this weekend – yeah!
always so much beauty in your posts. i really love the mix today. x
Stunning pictures. Love these colours. Another load for the gallery I will be visiting soon 😉 xx #thegallery x
Oooh, I am dying to go to the alpine houses. Every time we visit Wisley, everyone has got tired / cross / in need of food before we manage to make our way to them. Think I need to return on my own soon so I can properly enjoy wandering around.
On a side note, when I started studying horticulture last year, a lot of references kept being made to “alpines” before I really understood what they were. Our teacher was telling us all about the Wisley alpine houses and saying that they didn’t need to be warm, but the plants needed to be protected from the rain, so they often open up the sides when it gets really hot. I thought that “alpines” meant the trees that grow in the alps. (Pines, I suppose.) So I had this image of the world’s most gigantic glasshouse, filled with loads of pine trees, that all liked their canopy covered by glass, but needed a breeze on their trunk. Ha — I was sooo embarrassed a few months later when we actually got to the module on alpines to realise what it really meant…
I didn’t realise there was an Alpine House at Wisley but then there is so much to see in just one visit. I must get back there again!
Your close-ups are stunning – just stunning 🙂 #HDYGG
I am so speechless and I am sure people have said how pretty your photos are .. but they are really pretty and amazing! So lovely to see flowers really up close! Thanks for sharing. #hdygg
This place looks absolutely stunning and your photography just pops out of my screen. So vibrant. I’ve never visited Wisley and your previous post stoked my curiosity; it’s somewhere I’m going to have to travel to for a visit.
Beautiful post
The subtle colour palette that you’ve captured in these close ups is just exquisite! Aren’t flowers just the most beautiful things! Your photos really brings out the best in these spectacular floral forms. Lovely x
Lovely as always but you just can’t go wrong with pictures from wisely it is a special place. I love the picture of the fuzzy soft purple flower reaching out gently to one side
stunning flowers and so colourful
Such beautiful imagery, looks like I’ll have to pay a visit to Wisley! X
These pictures are absolutely breathtaking! The macro shots where you can see the fine fibres of the plants are gorgeous.