How does that go? “The way dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly?” That’s what it was like in the garden yesterday around noon. The wind was whipping up dry leaves creating tan heaven-bound spirals.
I hadn’t seen Chris’ recent entry, so didn’t search for that early snowdrop, but I did enjoy a short walk through the [...]
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Dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly…
Posted in Garden, tagged winter landscape, Winterthur Garden, Yuletide on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The First (or Last) Snowdrop
Posted in Garden, tagged snowdrop, Winterthur on December 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On a walk with garden staff members today we spotted the first snowdrop (or the last, depending on how you define it). This snowdrop variety, Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’, is the earliest of the minor bulbs to flower in the Winterthur garden.
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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). 3 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. 1 week 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. 1 month ago
Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2010/3/16 March 16, 2010Time of Observations: 2010/03/16 00:40:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0.01 in Air Temperature: 39.9 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 38.7 deg. F Wind Speed: 3 mph Wind Direction: 357 deg. (N) Barometric Pressure: 29.88 inHg Solar Radiation: 0 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 4.7 mph at 0:36 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 95 % Wind Chill: 38.2 deg. F […]
- Current data summary at 2010/3/16 March 16, 2010
