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Winterthur Bloom List for May 10, 2012

May 14, 2012 by Karen

What’s not to love? Nine pages of things in bloom in the Winterthur Garden!

http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/05.10.2012 bloom list.pdf

Highlights:

  • Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
  • Rhododendrons
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
  • Columbine (Aquilegia sp.)
  • Western Bleeding-heart (Dicentra formosa)
  • Wild Hyacinth (Cammassia scilloides)
  • Candleabra primrose (Primula japonica)
  • Mock Orange (Phildelphus grandiflorus)
  • Dwarf Deutzia
  • Snowball Viburnum (Viburnum macrocephalum)
  • Chinese Fringe Tree (Chionanthus retusus)
  • Beauty Bush (Weigela)
  • Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus)
  • Purple Iris (Iris versicolor)
  • Peonies (Paeonia spp.)

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Azalea and Rhododendron Hybrids and Hybridizers

May 12, 2012 by Karen

Wednesday at Winterthur – May 16, 2012

11:30 am, please meet at the Visitor Center Patio

H. F. du Pont corresponded with many of the rhododendron and azalea hybridizers of his time. Come see the hybrids in bloom and hear about the men who created these garden treasures.Linda Eirhart, assistant director of the garden, will share some of the delightful correspondence between du Pont and these pioneer plantsmen.

Join us for demonstrations, talks, and guided walks covering a wide range of gardening topics. These events begin at 11:30 am on Wednesdays from April through October (except August). Included with all admission tickets, members free.

Walks last 45-60 minutes. No reservations necessary. Please dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. Walks are generally not handicap accessible due to rough and steep garden paths.

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Peonies and Primroses

May 11, 2012 by Karen

Hooray for Mother’s Day weekend at Winterthur!  The weather will be fabulous and the garden beautiful. This might be a good weekend to walk in the garden before or after your house or garden tram tour. Why? The areas of most beauty, the Quarry Garden and the Peony Garden are not accessed by the garden tram.

The garden is still running about three weeks ahead, so the majority of the azaleas are faded, though there are some stunning red and pink azaleas near Enchanted Woods, plus georgeous, massive rhododendrons in bloom in Azalea Woods. Best bet: the lower Peony Garden and the Quarry Garden.

 

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If you’re a member, please display (with pride!) your membership card. If you’re not a member, please stop at the visitor center to purchase your ticket that will give you access to all Winterthur offers: a paradise garden, the wonders of the house, the garden tram tour, and the gallery exhibitions. Please consider becoming a member so you can enjoy the Winterthur Garden through all its beautiful phases.

Come to Winterthur soon, just remember that we’re closed on Mondays to guests and members. (Our horticulturists reserve Mondays for the big, messy, and sometimes dangerous jobs).

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Candelabra Primrose – Winterthur’s plant pick of the week

May 11, 2012 by Karen

Duncan Pike, an outstanding Winterthur garden guide, chose the Candelabra primrose as his plant pick of the week. Pick up your own at the museum plant shop.  If you’ve got a wet spot in your garden, this would be perfect!  Tip: Suzanne French who tends Winterthur’s Quarry Garden deadheads the primroses to encourage bloom and to discourage heavy seeding.

 

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Bank of America Volunteers in the Winterthur Garden

May 9, 2012 by Karen

Margaret Jenkins, Winterthur’s volunteer coordinator shares this terrific news:

A Bank of America volunteer team led by Katie Hickey volunteered at Winterthur on Monday April 30,2012. The team installed plant “plugs” along the front pond’s edge, removed invasive plants from Clenney Run’s stream banks, and performed pruning throughout the estate. Their morning was very well-spent and well-appreciated as they helped improve and maintain the beautiful landscape at Winterthur.  Hooray for Bank of America!!!

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Stop, Look Around, and Enjoy!

May 9, 2012 by Karen

Bartosz A. Dajnowski, Graduate Fellow in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation writes:

Winterthur is truly a wonderful place.  However, as a graduate fellow in the art conservation program it is all too easy to get caught up with work and the daily routine and to forget to enjoy the beauty of the grounds.

 

 

As I was walking to my car in the greenhouse lot last Friday this hawk swooped down from the trees and literally landed right in front of me, as if commanding me to stop and observe.  I quickly pulled out my camera and a few seconds later I was joined by curator Ann Wagner who also stopped to admire this fantastic raptor.

The hawk sat there for a minute scanning its surroundings, looking for prey.  It then hopped into the bushes below it for a closer look at something before taking off again to get a new vantage point from a nearby tree.   This picture will remind me of the moment when nature interrupted my daily routine and said “stop, look around, and enjoy”.

 

 

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Winterthur Bloom List for May 4, 2012 – Peonies, Primroses, and Rhododendrons!

May 8, 2012 by Karen

Thanks to two loyal volunteers, here is the 10 1/2 page Winterthur Garden bloom list for Friday, May 4:

http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/05.04.12 number 17.pdf

Highlights include:

  • Wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata)
  • Rhododendrons (So many!)
  • Peonies (At peak!)
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
  • Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis)
  • Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides)
  • Spiraea
  • Viburnum
  • Lilacs (Syringa spp.)
  • Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)
  • Candleabra Primrose (Primula japonica) – Amazing right now!
  • Weigela
  • Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
  • Dwarf Deutzia (Deutzia gracilis ‘Nikko’)

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