Events at RHS Garden Wisley 
Please note: the Wild at Wisley Play Area will be closed from Monday 6 February to Friday 10 February for essential maintenance work. It will reopen on Saturday 11 February.
Make the most of your visit to Wisley by downloading our winter trail (2MB pdf).
Plan ahead with our calendar of events for 2012 (133kB pdf).
February
Watch exotic butterflies take flight among tropical plants in the warmth of the glasshouse. New for 2012 is our collection of giant caterpillars – so you can now see the full life cycle of the butterflies. View event details
Awesome activities for children - all to do with butterflies; make caterpillar puppets and bouncing butterflies and then see the wonderful creatures themselves flutter around our Glasshouse.
St Valentine’s Dinner – 14 February
Enjoy Champagne at 7pm in the Glasshouse among the butterflies, followed by a seasonal three course menu and live band in the Conservatory. £55 per person. To book, call 01483 225329 or email wisley.events@companyofcooks.com
Orchid Festival - 18 & 19 February
Grower Jim Durrant gives an insight into the facinating world of orchids, as well as practical cultivation advice. The Plant Centre will be decked out with these tropical beauties of all shapes and sizes for you to buy. Free event; talks at 11.30am and 2pm.
Soil testing and garden machinery - 24 February
See what plants will thrive in your garden by collecting good soil samples for testing and gain expert advice on increasing the shelf life of your garden machinery. View event details.
Digital Photography with Adrian Davies - 25 February
Snap-happy?- then hone your camera skills with this introductory course to photography, using the beautiful settings of RHS Garden Wisley. View event details.
March
Identifying plants, weeds, pests & diseases - 2 March
Get to know your garden flora and unwelcome pests and diseases. This informative workshop will provide you with the tools to identify garden friends and foes. View event details.
Free Day Friday - 2 March
Take this opportunity to visit the garden for free today. Enjoy the beauty and tranquillity of the garden as it awakens from its winter slumbers and discover the advantages of RHS membership.
Throughout the year Wisley hosts a range of specialist society days dedicated to particular plant groups. The next event is the World of Alpines - 11 March.
Spring Showcase - 11 March
Chelsea gold medal winner Richard Bramley on a panoply of early delights. His talk will range over bulbs, perennials and shrubs, picking out the best plants of spring and how to use them together. Free event; talks at 11.30am and 2pm.
Learn about seed and vegetative propagation including preparing containers, techniques for sowing and growing a variety of seed, pricking out, and collecting and preparing vegetative material for cuttings. View event details