2015

TQ0657 : Jubilee Arboretum, RHS Garden at Wisley

taken 9 years ago, near to Wisley, Surrey, England

Jubilee Arboretum, RHS Garden at Wisley
Jubilee Arboretum, RHS Garden at Wisley
The arboretum was created in 1977 to create the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It has almost 1000 trees from more than 90 different genera.
Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley :: TQ0658

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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TQ0657, 237 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 10 April, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 14 April, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 060 579 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:18.6635N 0:28.7742W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 060 579
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