From our guests: Last July, a guest wrote a note to our director saying “Thank you for the paths into the meadows. The meadows are very interesting and they soften the feeling of an edge or limit to the garden.“ Hope you’ll enjoy the garden today as much as our guest did last summer.
Archive for July, 2009
Paths in the Meadows
Posted in Garden, tagged environment, lifestyle, nature, paths, walking, Winterthur Garden on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Summer in the Garden
Posted in Garden, tagged crape myrtle, lifestyle, lycoris, summer, travel, updates, Winterthur Garden on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just returned from a vacation to visit family in southern Iowa. One of my favorite things about Iowa is the open landscape with acres and acres of corn and soybeans. On my brother’s cattle farm, the soybeans were waving in the breeze, lush and deep emerald green. Even took in a tractor pull and [...]
July 29: Cool Off with the Koi
Posted in Garden, Lectures, tagged garden programs, koi, Winterthur Garden on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesdays at Winterthur July 29, 11:30 am at the greenhouses. On this beautiful, warm summer day, discover a peaceful, shady oasis in the Glade Garden. The waterfall and ponds entice with cool waters filled with brightly colored koi. Join horticulturist Amy Bloom as we meet Winterthur’s koi collection. Learn how they came to live [...]
July 22: Introducing the Upside-Down Tree
Posted in Garden, Lectures, tagged children, garden programs, kids, upside down tree, Winterthur Garden on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesdays at Winterthur July 22nd, 11:30am at the greenhouses. The newest feature in Winterthur’s Enchanted Woods—the Upside-Down Tree—has “roots” extending back to the very conception of the beloved children’s garden. Hear the curious tale of how the piece came to be from John Salata, who discovered the tree, and Randy Fisher, who artfully fashioned it [...]
Summer Comes
Posted in Garden, tagged children, kids, updates, Winterthur Garden on July 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Check the calendar. It’s July 16th and is the first day it has really felt like summer in the northern Delaware. Just a touch of humidity and about 85 degrees. At the front gate, the meadows are being mowed and harvested for hay. This keeps the open field from turning into a woodland, maintaining the [...]
A Chimney Swift Evening
Posted in Garden, tagged Chimney Swifts, environment, nature, Winterthur Garden on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This last Saturday I led a walk for our members up to the top of Farm Hill to view the Chimney Swifts roosting in the Creamery chimney. It was a beautiful evening (though the weather forecast called for rain) with a clouds of fireflies drifting up from the meadow below the Test Barn. Our flock of Chimney Swifts [...]
July 15:Summer Annuals Container Tour
Posted in Garden, Lectures, tagged annuals, containers, garden programs, Winterthur Garden on July 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wednesdays at Winterthur, July 15th, 11:30 am at the greenhouses. Looking for different ideas for your summer containers? Learn new combinations of annuals, tender perennials, and tropicals. With horticulturists Leigh Donnelly and Michele Christiano, enjoy a walking tour of Winterthur’s summer containers.
Perfect Summer Day
Posted in Garden, tagged family, life, lifestyle, summer garden, wedding, Winterthur Garden on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings! I’m back from a wonderful week of celebrating our daughter’s wedding on June 27th. The ceremony was held in the Lower Reflecting Pool Garden; the reception at the visitor center. I see these spaces most every day and yet was stunned by the beauty and power of the garden in the evening. Maybe it was [...]
July 8:Trees – Nature’s Ultimate Multi-Taskers
Posted in Garden, tagged garden programs, trees, Winterthur Garden on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesdays at Winterthur, July 8th, 11:30 am at the greenhouses. Among natural resources, trees are unrivaled in their usefulness. From cleaning the air to shading our homes to supplying the raw material for countless products and purposes, trees epitomize the term “multi-tasker.” Join Winterthur’s arborist superintendent John Salata for an introduction to several of our [...]
H.F. du Pont’s Notes on His Garden in July
Posted in Garden, tagged gardening, July, life, Winterthur Garden on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Maggie Lidz HF du Pont made few notes about the Winterthur garden in July as he spent most of the month at his Southampton summer house. The exception was during World War 2. The notes that he made in July during the 1940s understandably focus on the farm and reflect some of the concerns [...]
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- Anemone, cardinal flower, and white wood aster in flower at the Quarry. 1 week ago
- Cosmos, angelonia, sunflowers, and zinnias are keeping the kids' gardens looking fun and colorful this summer. 3 weeks ago
- I have been travelling, but I am back now and the Hydrangeas look spectacular out in the garden and along Clenny Run by the Cottage. 2 months ago
- The peonies are in all their glory. Be sure and look for the beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabalis) and its fountains of soft pink flowers. 3 months ago
- So many azaleas coming into bloom - and so early. Trillium, windflower, and Virginia bluebells are still putting on a show. 4 months ago
Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2010/9/2 September 2, 2010Time of Observations: 2010/09/02 10:10:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 81.4 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 71.4 deg. F Wind Speed: 3 mph Wind Direction: 207.9 deg. (SSW) Barometric Pressure: 30.12 inHg Solar Radiation: 512 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 4.2 mph at 10:06 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 72 % Heat Index: 85.6 de […]
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