Garden Diary


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Our garden diaries cover a range of topics related to alpine plants, including gardening, photography and travel. Maintained by gardeners at every level, they are full of tips, advice and inspiration on how to grow alpine and hardy plants.



There’s nothing plastic about the plants today; all perfectly proportioned in every way and you didn’t need to dig to find the gold

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As the annual colour change on the rock garden unfolds, you’ll get all the “bear” facts in this diary

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On the rock garden today you could switch between and amplify the views without any resistance

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If you peek behind the curtains you won’t be blinded by the views of the rock garden today

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No need to trek to the Rock Garden today and it’s poles apart from what you can see in the summer

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There are no speed limits or red flags in the rock garden at Wisley today. No need to engage in any form of pursuit to enjoy the fine views.

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Have a break, have a quick trip around the rock garden, the experience is bar none

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Sarah’s Diary March 2026

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Sarah’s Diary February 2026

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Sarah’s Diary January 2026

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Sarah’s Diary July 2025

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Sarah’s Diary Nov 2025

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I always endeavour to take you on a journey to see plants from around the world, it’s always plain sailing at Wisley

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Catching up with former AGS trainee Josh Tranter

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It’s always a good time to visit the rock garden, we can all agree on that, whether you come from the East or West

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The signals that summer is retreating were plain to see unless you deliberately turned a blind eye to it

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My squibbling may not be wondercrump but you don’t need a golden ticket to visit the rock garden, everyone can go

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Sarah’s Diary Sept 2025

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Large rocks at Wisley but no cliffs. You don’t have to move it, you can pause at your leisure, fast forward or rewind as often as you wish, when enjoying the views today

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You didn’t need to search for long to find something sweet, like honey, in the rock garden today

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Sarah’s Diary July 2025

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It’s time to jet off around the rock garden, now that the school holidays are here

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