So, it’s 20 degrees at Winterthur this afternoon. I thought this would be a great time to take a nice photo of a snow drop. Wrong! The galanthus are smarter than I, staying curled up and protected along the March Bank. Here’s a photo of what I thought it would look like, taken last year. [...]
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Galanthus Galore
Posted in Garden on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ode to Winter
Posted in Garden, tagged snowdrops, winter garden, Winter Jasmine, Winterthur Garden on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Winter is neck in neck with autumn as one of my favorite seasons. Spring’s beauty is unrivaled hands down but in the gardening world, is fraught with a hefty to do list and although summer’s long days are invigorating the heat and humidity dampen my enthusiasm. Fall is in a league of its own—cooling temperatures, [...]
January in the Winterthur Garden
Posted in Garden, tagged Garden History, January gardens, Winterthur Garden on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is such a wonderful surprise to see flowers blooming in winter and H.F. du Pont planned his garden to maximize that pleasure. Here are notes that he wrote over his lifetime about the Winterthur garden in January. – – -Maggie Lidz, Estate Historian.
The photo was taken at Winterthur January 31, 1913 of blooming crocus. Courtesy [...]
Snowdrops and Winter Jasmine
Posted in Garden, tagged snowdrops, Winter Jasmine, Winterthur Garden on January 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Maggie Lidz observed snowdrops and winter jasmine in bloom this week in the Winterthur Garden. What have you seen?
One of the best things about working here is the pleasure of the garden. The winter jasmine is in bloom now. It has been hanging down the staircase wall since 1931. A special soil well was created [...]
Cold Day for a Frog
Posted in Garden, tagged Rhododendrons, snow, Winterthur Garden on January 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Talk about a photo op – this morning the Winterthur Garden is gorgeous with a light covering of snow. I strapped on my Yaktrax so I wouldn’t slip on an icy patch, grabbed my camera and spent about an hour focusing on the beauty of the winter garden. One stop was Enchanted Woods where I snapped [...]
Sunrise at the Test Barn
Posted in Garden, tagged sunrise, Winterthur Garden on January 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The sunrise view outside my office window has been spectacular almost every day this week. I don’t usually have much luck capturing sunrises with my camera because there is deceptively little light. In this case I used a primitive setup – I flipped a trash can over to use as a tripod and set the camera [...]
A Brisk Winter Walk
Posted in Garden, tagged Walk, Winterthur Garden on January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, my task was to document the Yuletide tour on the 5th and 6th floors of the house. (This blue wreath is in the window of the Baltimore Room on the 5th floor.)
If you haven’t seen it yet, hurry in this week; the tour closes on Sunday, January 10th. You are sure to enjoy [...]
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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. 6 days 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 2010/3/15 March 15, 2010Time of Observations: 2010/03/15 16:50:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0.01 in Air Temperature: 44.4 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 40.1 deg. F Wind Speed: 5.7 mph Wind Direction: 353.7 deg. (N) Barometric Pressure: 29.71 inHg Solar Radiation: 103 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 9 mph at 16:45 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 85 % Snow Depth: 1.7 in […]
- Current data summary at 2010/3/15 March 15, 2010
