The RHS gardens at Wisley have their popular bits - the rose garden, the glasshouse, the alpine collection. And on a fine day it's difficult to get some quality quiet time in these places. But if you occasionally like a walk in the garden without shrill juvenile voices and slow-moving coach parties, turn right at the restaurant and head to the pinetum, where the only people you'll meet will be similarly looking for some quiet contemplation among the gentle giants.
I first visited back in January, and it was just as deserted in June. And this is what the Metasequoia glyptostroboides looked like in January:
This was it in June!
As well as this beautiful Metasequoia, Wisley have a Sequoiadendron giganteum and Sequoia sempervirens - all three sequoioids (isn't that a great name?). So I was able to pick some cones and photograph some leaves to help me distinguish more easily between the three (and indulge my nerdy bits). The cones look beautiful. I have them in a shot glass at the moment on the mantelpiece.
I first visited back in January, and it was just as deserted in June. And this is what the Metasequoia glyptostroboides looked like in January:
This was it in June!
As well as this beautiful Metasequoia, Wisley have a Sequoiadendron giganteum and Sequoia sempervirens - all three sequoioids (isn't that a great name?). So I was able to pick some cones and photograph some leaves to help me distinguish more easily between the three (and indulge my nerdy bits). The cones look beautiful. I have them in a shot glass at the moment on the mantelpiece.
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