The arctic blew into Delaware this week bringing unusually cold weather. Then, lo and behold, a light covering of snow this morning! I rushed to work…not really…I drove like an old lady on ice…in order to get to my camera and catch some scenes before the snow melted. By the time I was done, my [...]
Archive for November, 2008
A cold day for an outdoor bath!
Posted in Garden, tagged snow, Winterthur on November 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Winterthur for Photographers
Posted in Garden, tagged photography, Winterthur on November 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The Winterthur landscape seems to inspire photographic creativity. HF du Pont even tried his hand at taking photographs of the garden. Below is a scan of a rare, early color photograph taken by du Pont in 1916 as he was developing the garden.
Just as it inspired Mr. du Pont, we hope that the garden will encourage [...]
Winterthur Recycling and Conservation FAQ
Posted in Garden, tagged conservation, recycling, Winterthur on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Does Winterthur recycle?
The short answer to that question is yes. There are many different types of recycling though and the opportunities to conserve natural resources are improving all of the time. Here is what we are currently capturing in our waste stream:
Most departments at Winterthur recycle the specialized items that are used in their daily [...]
Japanese Maple Ablaze!
Posted in Garden, tagged fall color, maple, Winterthur Garden on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
UPDATED: Unforunately, the fall display of the Japanese maple is mostly over, but there are plenty of other beautiful colors in the landscape right now – sourwood, viburnum, beech, for example.
You’ll want to come to the Winterthur Garden this week to see this amazing cut-leaf Japanese Maple at Magnolia Bend. It is at peak color [...]
Fall Fruit in the Winterthur Garden
Posted in Garden, tagged fall fruit on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A selection of colorful autumn fruits from the Winterthur garden.
hardy orange, purple callicarpa, snowberry, Osage orange and white callicarpa
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The Winterthur Garden Blog is the official Web log of Winterthur Museum & Country Estate. The blog offers behind-the-scenes information and personal perspectives on the garden, written by the people who work and volunteer here.
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- Saw my first scilla in flower and fragrant honeysuckle and sweetshrub are in flower (easier to smell than they are to see). 5 days ago
- Tommies are at their peak on the East Terrace. Snowdrops, snowflakes, winter aconite, and adonis are popping up everywhere. 1 week ago
- Tommies, snowdrops, winter aconite, and Amur adonis in flower on the East Terrace and along the thawed areas of the March Bank. 2 weeks ago
- Snow, snow, snow. I am sure that snowdrops are under there somewhere. 3 weeks ago
- Snowdrops are out along the March Bank. A beautiful snowdrop is in full flower on the East Terrace by the Loggia. 2 months ago
Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2010/3/17 March 17, 2010Time of Observations: 2010/03/17 15:40:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 64.6 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 25.2 deg. F Wind Speed: 3.3 mph Wind Direction: 294.3 deg. (WNW) Barometric Pressure: 30 inHg Solar Radiation: 617 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 5.5 mph at 15:35 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 22 % Snow Depth: 1.7 in […]
- Current data summary at 2010/3/17 March 17, 2010
