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Snappy friends visit to RHS Wisley Gardens - January 2022

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 It was a very dull and cold day when three of us met up at RHS Wisley Gardens. The temperature did not get above 3°C all day.  So we opted to just visit the Glasshouse where there is always something to see and photograph no matter what the weather is doing outside. There will be quite a few leaf photo's here.  There are not many flowers out in January.    Some interesting forms in the large leaves. This is a white flowered Bird of Paradise plant.  It was very tall, almost reaching the roof of the glasshouse. The bark of something - I can't remember what of, I wish you could smell the scent from the orange blossom - it was wonderful And oranges as well Bird of Paradise  This is not an alien!   The unopened flowers of an exotic climber on the end wall of the glasshouse.  We couldn't find a label, Lachenalias An aloe in flower - much much bigger than the one I have at home. . I couldn't find a label for this pretty lonely flower I wondered how large those newly planted c