COFFEE SHOPCarefully made organic hand-roasted coffee from one of London’s best artisan roasteries, plus Fairtrade tea, toasted sandwiches and delicious cakes and nibbles.

RESTAURANTStylish cooking inspired by the garden and local producers. The RESTAURANT’s relaxed elegance makes it top pick for afternoon tea.

FOOD HALLA convivial, bustling celebration of Great British food. Come for comforting hot meals, quick breakfasts and indulgent cream cakes.

GLASSHOUSE CAFÉA great place to bring the kids. You’ll find sandwiches and fresh juices to enjoy while they scramble in the soft play area.

THE HONEST SAUSAGEThe noblest of British free-range sausages and dry-cured bacon in a floury bap, with cakes.

MAP AND GUIDE RHS GARDEN WISLEY

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FAMILY DAYS OUT FOR LESS AT RHS GARDEN WISLEYJoin us today from just an extra £16.10 and explore the garden throughout the year!

All images © RHS except eating and drinking images © Public Restaurant Partner Limited, Scabiosa stellata ‘Paper Moon’, Acaena affinis, Malus transitoria and Rosa glauca hips © Catherine Lewis, E A Bowles image RHS Lindley Library

Ask a member of staff at our Garden Entrance to find out what RHS membership could mean for you.Terms and conditionsIndividual membership is £40.50 by annual Direct Debit until 31.12.2014 as an introductory 12 months for the price of 9 offer for new members. Up to two adult garden tickets can be deducted from a first-time membership fee with proof of purchase for the same day. Ask at the Garden Entrance about membership options and costs. For the full benefits of RHS membership, visit: rhs.org.uk/join

International Garden Photographer of the Year ExhibitionSaturday 4 October – Sunday 4 January

Anna Mason Painting Exhibition Tuesday 14 October – Sunday 2 November

A Taste of Autumn Festival Supported by Mr Fothergill’s SeedsWednesday 15 – Sunday 19 October

October Half Term Family Fun Repulsive Plants and Frightening Food Saturday 25 October – Sunday 2 November

Free Day Friday* Friday 7 November

Contemporary Craft and Design Fair†

Tuesday 25 – Sunday 30 November

Rose Theatre Kingston presents The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Story Trail‡

Saturday 20 December – Sunday 4 January

Butterflies in The Glasshouse Saturday 17 January – Sunday 8 March * Free Day Friday is free garden entry only † Free entry for RHS members to the Craft & Design Fair

‡ No performances for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Story Trail will take place on 25 December or 31 December

Summer Garden Opening Times Until Sun 19 October Monday – Friday 10am – 6pm Weekends & Bank Holidays 9am – 6pm

EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED

Winter Garden Opening Times From Mon 20 October Monday – Friday 10am – 4.30pm Weekends & Bank Holidays 9am – 4.30pm

Take advantage of a service that has been running for over 100 years.

The RHS Seed Scheme is available to all RHS members, offering seed exclusively collected from RHS Gardens.

Visit rhs.org.uk/seedlist for more information

WELCOME TO RHS GARDEN WISLEY

Cover: Callicarpa americana Above: Seedhead of Scabiosa stellata ‘Paper Moon’

Order your exclusive seed packets from 1 November

EATING AND DRINKING

Seedhead of Acaena affinis

Mahonia adds a welcome splash of sunny yellow in the middle of autumn. Close up, the small bell-shaped flowers have a sweet scent. Striking pink paired with turquoise: the glory bower Clerodendrum trichotomum var. fargesii is one of the more unusual natural colour combinations.

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WISLEY DUTY MANAGERIf you require first aid or have lost a child and a member of staff is not present, please phone the Wisley Duty Manager on 07738 065211

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Crab apples light up the autumnal garden, in the Country Garden, Arboretum and dotted around. In the Model Gardens, Malus transitoria looks like it is covered in fairy lights, especially when the small, yellow fruits are dripping with dew.

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During October the Alpine Meadow becomes a beautiful blue sea of crocuses. Other autumn-flowering gems including Crocus goulimyi, C. boryi, C. niveus, and C. serotinus are among the delights in the Alpine Display House. This is the ideal time to plant their spring-flowering cousins, and from 25 October to 2 November you’re invited to help make your mark on Wisley when we plant crocuses on the Conifer Lawn ready for a colourful show in the spring.

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Pretty, nutritious and popular with wildlife, colourful rose hips extend the seasonal interest of the nation’s favourite garden plant.

Some seedheads stand firm into winter. They look stunning covered in cobwebs and frost and add structure, elegance and charm. Look out for sea holly Eryngium and an ornamental liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis on the Glasshouse Borders, plus a variety of grasses here and on Seven Acres. Graceful and statuesque grasses make a compelling display on the borders of Seven Acres near the Garden Library. They look gorgeous covered in dew.

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E A Bowles VMH (right) an RHS Council Member for 36 years, Vice-President from 1926 – 1954, was known for his passion for “demented” plants. In Bowles’ Corner look out for twisted stems, crispy holly (Ilex aquifolium ‘Crispa’) and variegated ivies.

Iridescent nerines in October, followed by pungent, silver-leaved plectranthus (members of the mint family) star in the Glasshouse this autumn. Come December, look out for chrysanthemums, cyclamen and a towering display of poinsettias (left)portraying the shape of a Christmas tree.

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Clerodendrum trichotomum var. fargesii

Malus transitoria

Rosa glauca hips

Crocus speciosus

Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis

Eryngium seedheads

Euphorbia pulcherrima ‘Pink Cadillac’

Sorbus carmesina

Mahonia × media ‘Charity’s Sister’