The summer garden is far from quiet: birds singing, cicadas calling, rain kerplunking on roofs. Despite this morning’s showers, or maybe because of them, today was a lovely day to be in the garden. Seldom do we enjoy such lush green landscapes in Delaware in August. What’s in bloom today? I am consulting a list [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Queen Anne’s Lace
Posted in Garden, tagged Lobelia, Queen Anne's Lace, summer, Winterthur Garden on August 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A Busy Saturday for the Farmstand
Posted in Garden, tagged farmstand, food, images, photography, updates, vegetables, Winterthur Garden on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This last Saturday was the first for Winterthur’s Farmstand. A beautiful day and farm fresh vegetables combined to create a successful day for our farmers, Tim and Amy, and HG Haskell of SIW Vegetables.
August in the Winterthur Garden
Posted in Garden, tagged August gardening, life, Winterthur Garden on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maggie Lidz, our estate historian, shares notes from Mr. du Pont and other family members’ letters about gardening in August. Are you keeping good notes on your garden’s progress? H.F. du Pont and his family were rarely at Winterthur in August but as you can see from the excerpts of letters below, the family has [...]
Let’s Freeze Today!
Posted in Garden, tagged Winterthur Garden on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I was walking in to work this morning, I chatted with Jane, our postmaster. She said “We should freeze this moment – it’s so beautiful!” I agree! The air is clear, the humidity is low, the sun is out and the sweet fragrance of cut grass lingers in the air. Come enjoy the Winterthur [...]
Fresh Vegetables at Winterthur’s Farmstand
Posted in Garden, tagged farmstand, food, life, vegetables, Winterthur Garden on August 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today Winterthur is known for its world-class collection of decorative fine arts, its scholarship, and its remarkable garden but at its height Winterthur was also an internationally recognized farm. With a prize-winning dairy herd and farms that produced fruits, vegetables, poultry, and cut flowers Winterthur was a model of an American country place. With [...]
Second Saturday Garden Walk: Sunset from the Train Station
Posted in Garden, tagged garden programs, Winterthur Garden on August 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesdays at Winterthur are taking a break for the month of August. Join us in September and October when we explore topics like pruning, garden entertaining, crops grown in greenhouses, how to avoid raking leaves and a sneak-peek at Yuletide preparations. Meanwhile, join us this Saturday evening for a Second Saturday walk. Second Saturdays [...]
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- In addition to winter jasmine and snowdrops; adonis amurensis, winter aconite, and leucojum are all coming into bloom. 2 weeks ago
- Winter jasmine, snowdrops, and witch hazels in flower - winter aconite just starting to peek out of the ground. 3 weeks ago
- Almost 60 degrees! More snowdrops pushing - daffodil and lycoris leaves starting to come up too. 1 month ago
- Snowdrops, winter jasmine, and winter honeysuckle in flower on a sunny December day. 1 month ago
- Tuberose still in flower in kids vegetable garden, Colchicum on Oak Hill, and Begonia grandis in Enchanted Woods. 4 months ago
Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2012/2/11 February 10, 2012Time of Observations: 2012/02/11 00:00:00 EST Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 32.2 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 32.1 deg. F Wind Speed: 0.6 mph Wind Direction: 330.4 deg. (NNW) Barometric Pressure: 29.94 inHg Solar Radiation: 0 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 1.3 mph at 4:55 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 100 % Wind Chill: 32.2 de […]
- Current data summary at 2012/2/11 February 10, 2012
