“The azaleas here this spring have been perfectly lovely, and every time I see a Kurume azalea I am grateful to the Japanese nation for having created such beautiful plants.”
-H.F. du Pont, May 17, 1939
Maggie Lidz, Winterthur’s Estate Historian, has gathered a selection of quotes about Winterthur in spring.
May at Winterthur has astounded people since the early 19th century. H.F. du Pont kept careful records of the sequence of bloom in his garden and wrote excited letters to his friends and family about the what was in flower.
Read through Maggie’s selection of quotes in the document below for some insight into H.F. du Pont’s love for his garden.
