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 [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Second Saturdays Walk
Posted in Lectures, tagged architecture on September 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Brilliant Blue of Sapphireberry
Posted in Garden, tagged Plants, Sapphireberry on September 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Fruits add to the late summer color in the Winterthur garden. One of the more uncommon fruits is that of the Sapphireberry, Symplocos paniculata. This small tree from China and Japan is covered in late summer with bright, sapphire-colored berries. There are three small specimens near the Winter-hazel Walk and a few in Enchanted Woods. In spring Symplocos is [...]
New Sundial in 3D
Posted in Garden, tagged 3D Image, sundial on September 2, 2008 | No Comments »
As was highlighted in an earlier post, the Reflecting Pool Sundial has returned to the garden. As an experiment I decided to try Microsoft Live Lab’s “Photosynth” tool to create a 3-dimensional representation of the sundial. This software is experimental and requires Internet Explorer. Of course, the real object is already 3-dimensional! We hope you [...]
Wednesdays at Winterthur - back again for fall!
Posted in Lectures, tagged Wednesdays at Winterthur on September 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Wednesdays at Winterthur walks will resume on September 3rd and continue until October 29th. Each will begin at the greenhouses at 11:30 and will last about 1 hour. Come out, get some fresh air and enjoy the Winterthur Garden.
I’m getting a little worried though - I’m leading the first one on stone walls and bridges. While [...]
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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.
Photo by Allen Rokach
