29 January 2020
In Pictures: Winter wonder at Wakehurst
Journey through our beautiful winter landscape with this stunning seasonal photography.
Our wild botanic garden in Sussex is bursting with winter beauty during the cold season.
Bethlehem Wood boasts strikingly stark birch trees (Betula), while Coates Wood is rich with the colour of evergreen pines.
But our Winter Garden is the true jewel of the winter landscape at Wakehurst.
The Winter Garden
Purple Cyclamen and white snowdrops (Galanthus) add a dazzling pop of colour to the garden.
Swathes of the beautiful flowers make a colourful carpet alongside the twisting garden path.
Wandering into the Winter Garden, you might smell the delicious perfume of the witch hazel (Hamamelis) before you see its vibrant yellow flowers and dainty ribbon-like petals.
Siberian dogwood (Cornus alba 'Sibirica') ignites the landscape with its fiery red tones and contrasts to the neutral shades found elsewhere in the gardens during wintertime.
Spicy scents, blooming flowers and bright tree barks are all highlights of our Winter Garden, along with its stunning winter-flowering heathers.
Himalayan Glade
Venture down to the Himalayan Glade to witness its wild and dramatic terrain. You might also meet one of our pheasant visitors.
Here, you'll see the spectrum of green shades of our wild collected plants arranged by country.
Enjoy the views of the deep valleys and high ridges, magnificently exposed in the winter season.
Westwood Valley
Head down Westwood Valley and you'll be treated with a spectacular view across Loder Valley Nature Reserve with its woodland, meadows and reservoir.
Along the way you'll see a wonderful and wild collection of plant species, from rhododendrons and magnolias to maples (Acer), alders (Alnus) and oaks (Quercus).
Bethlehem Wood
During this chilly time of year, the colourful trunks of our National Collection of birches (Betula) glow in the low sunlight, from deep brown to silvery white.
Don't miss the layers of peeling birch bark, which expose the smooth inner bark underneath.
Visit Wakehurst to experience this winter wonder for yourself.
