2014

TQ0658 : Dry Garden, Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley

taken 10 years ago, near to Wisley, Surrey, England

Dry Garden, Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley
Dry Garden, Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley
The Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Wisley is one of five gardens run by the Society, the others being Harlow Carr, Hyde Hall, Rosemoor and Bridgewater. Wisley is the second most visited paid entry garden in the United Kingdom after the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.

Wisley was founded by Victorian businessman and RHS member George Ferguson Wilson, who purchased a 60-acre site in 1878. He gifted the site to the RHS the following year. Since then Wisley has developed steadily and it is now is a large and diverse garden covering 240 acres.

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TQ0658, 1541 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Christine Matthews   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 2 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 17 September, 2014
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 060 583 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:18.8363N 0:28.7857W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 060 583
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