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Archive for April, 2009

Happy Easter!

Posted in Garden on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Easter weekend is a wonderful time to see the Winterthur Garden: the daffodils are coming on strong, magnolias are glorious, the cherries are puffy pink clouds and new paths are mown in the meadows ready for a spring hike. My favorite cherry floats near Magnolia Bend. It has a strong dark branch almost parallel to the ground; [...]

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On the Trail of Spring Estate Hike – April 15

Posted in Garden, Tours on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Get out and stretch your legs on Wednesday, April 15th when Tom Maddux leads a hike from the greenhouses. We’ll start at 11:30 a.m. and enjoy early spring on the beautiful Winterthur estate. Wear your walking shoes!   Identify the signs of spring during this one- or two-hour moderately-paced hike. After the first hour you [...]

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An Easter Egg Imitation in Nature

Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged , , on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Guest author, Beth Selsor shares an early morning experience in the Winterthur Garden. On Monday morning, I arrived at work very early so I could get out into the garden to see my favorite tree, a magnolia called Wada’s Memory. It is my favorite tree in the garden and it only blooms early in April. [...]

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After the Storm

Posted in Garden, Plants, Tours, tagged , , , on April 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »

A huge rainstorm blew through Winterthur around noon today. By 2:00, I ventured out into spring. Is the March Bank still blue? Are the trees ok? What’s in bloom? Today the air was fresh, the sky full of fluffy white clouds. The sun even broke through a few times warming my shoulders. No matter what day you [...]

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“Bank is a whole sheet of bloom”

Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged , , on April 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Those words were written by H.F. du Pont in 1916.    That blue sheet of the March Bank is predominately Glory-of-the-snow or Chionodoxa forbesii (above), formerly known as Chionodoxa luciliae. Its blossoms are upward facing and star-shaped. The petals are joined at the base, unlike those of the squill.   The Siberian squill, Scilla siberica (below),  has [...]

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Planting the Perfect Spring Container – April 8th

Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Lectures, Plants, Techniques on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Just in time for spring!  Join Michelle Christiano and Leigh Donnelly at the greenhouses at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday April 8th for a demonstration on spring containers. You’ll find out the right tools to create your own masterpieces. Michelle and Leigh’s steps to planting a great Spring container: 1.      Mix potting soil with water to [...]

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Child-Friendly Garden

Posted in Garden on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

From our guests: Last April, Kathy wrote a note to our director saying “This is the most child-friendly garden we have ever visited – and we have visited many! From the visitor center to the museum and restaurant, everyone was lovely to the children – even when they were not at their best.“  Thank you, Kathy, for [...]

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Chartreuse, Silver…and a Bit of Red

Posted in Garden on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Guest author, Rosemary Krill shares a late afternoon experience in the Winterthur Garden: The last sun of March, 2009, is setting. Today, Tuesday, everyone was talking about blue. And the scilla and chionodoxa on the northeast side of the museum are truly beautiful. Whenever else do we see blue earth? But this week’s special colors in [...]

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