Now is the time to enjoy the fragrance and color of Winterthur’s lilacs in full flower in the Sundial Garden. This garden area was developed in the mid 1950s to create an April display of lilacs, quince, spiraea, and magnolia. The lilacs in flower now are hybrids of the common lilac, Syringa vulgaris. Their colors range from light yellow and pink through [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Lilacs in Full Flower
Posted in Garden, tagged lilacs, Syringa, Winterthur on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
W@W Trilliums: Woodland Beauties
Posted in Lectures, tagged trillium, Winterthur on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Join us on April 30 for our Wednesdays at Winterthur (W@W) garden series. H.F. du Pont planted thousands of the Great White Trillium and other unique trillium species. Today’s walking tour with Assistant Director of Horticulture, Linda Eirhart, will highlight these delightful trilliums throughout the garden. She will be discussing their identification characteristics and unique cultural needs.
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Winterthur Azalea Prediction
Posted in Garden on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Please visit our updated prediction on the progress of flowering in Azalea Woods.
Gardening Tip #2: Spring Frosts
Posted in Garden Tips, tagged frost on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
A week of sunny weather in April can give a gardener amnesia. Suddenly you find yourself planting as though it is May, forgetting that the nights can still get cold and turn your hard work into mush. Because today has been cool and cloudy I’ve already had two calls from gardeners asking for advice on frost. Keep [...]
A Good Year for Daffodils
Posted in Garden, tagged daffodil, Narcissus, Winterthur on April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Winterthur’s daffodil display is one of the Brandywine Valley’s best kept secrets. Planted in drifts by the thousands, daffodils are a visual high note in the Winterthur Garden, flowering in between the peak displays of minor bulbs in March Bank and azaleas and rhododendrons in Azalea Woods. Thanks to a recent mention in Martha Stewart Living, a whole new audience [...]
W@W Spring Ephemerals of Azalea Woods
Posted in Lectures, tagged bluebells, spring beauty, spring ephemerals, wildflowers, windflower, Winterthur on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Join us on April 23 for our Wednesdays at Winterthur (W@W) garden series. Today Susan Sibley, Winterthur horticulturist, will highlight spring ephemerals such as Claytonia virginica (spring beauty), Anemone apennina (Italian windflower), Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells), and Sanguinaria Canadensis (bloodroot).
Meet at 11:30 am at the Greenhouse Area. Dress for the weather and wear walking shoes! The program lasts [...]
Gardening Tip #1: Pruning Spring-flowering Shrubs
Posted in Garden Tips, tagged azaleas, corylopsis, flowering quince, forsythia, lilacs, pruning, shrubs, Winterthur on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
A question we often hear this time of year is, “When should I prune my spring flowering shrubs?” Azaleas and forsythia, for example, can take us by surprise in spring by how much they have grown. You may need to prune your shrubs to restore their shape or to reclaim a path or part of a bed. In general, [...]
Spring Ephemerals
Posted in Garden, tagged trillium, wildflowers on April 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Bluebells, trilliums, and other “spring ephemerals” (wildflowers that disappear by late summer) are making their annual debut in the Winterthur Garden. Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica), bluebells (Mertensia virginica), trillium (Trillium spp.), and bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) are at their peak in the garden. You will find them scattered among the beds of azaleas soon to be [...]
W@W Spring Flowering Shrubs
Posted in Lectures, tagged Winterthur on April 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Join us on April 16 for our Wednesdays at Winterthur (W@W) garden series. This Wednesday Carol Long, assistant curator of the garden, will highlight shrubs (other than forsythia) that can provide early spring color for your home landscape.
Meet at 11:30 am at the Greenhouse Area. Dress for the weather and wear walking shoes! The program lasts approximately [...]
Second Saturdays Walk
Posted in Tours, tagged winter hazel, Winterthur on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On the second Saturday of each month, one of our staff members leads a walk highlighting something special in the garden or on the estate. These ‘Second Saturdays Walks’ are free to Members and are included in the Garden & Galleries pass for nonmembers. The walks have become a great way for us to meet and share [...]
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About Winterthur
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate is located among the rolling hills of Delaware’s Brandywine Valley. At the core of the estate’s 1,000 acres is a century’s old garden where vibrant displays of bulbs, perennials, and flowering trees and shrubs unfold beneath a majestic canopy of trees. For more information about Winterthur visit our Web site at winterthur.org.
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