Wakehurst Place

Just south of Crawley Down in West Sussex, WakeHurst Place is Kew's lessor known Royal Botanic Garden. At 180 acres we got less than a quater of the way round.

walled garden

"Himalayan blue poppies and giant Himalayan lilies cannot be ignored"

Black pond

"In June, down the Slips and in the Water Gardens, there are spectacular displays of giant Himalayan lilies and blue poppies, followed later by the breathtaking variety of Japanese irises"

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