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Enchanted Woods News

Posted in Enchanted Woods, Garden, tagged , on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The woodland fairies have been busy in Enchanted Woods, preparing for spring.  Who knew trolls were expert at metal work?  Take a look at the beautiful railing on the Troll Bridge: A new wooden ramp is underway for the Bird’s Nest. Soon, little feet will flutter up the ramp, bringing worms to waiting birdies. Lark, the [...]

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Farewell to an Old Friend

Posted in Enchanted Woods, Garden, tagged , , , , on January 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Winterthur Garden is known for many things; azaleas, bulb displays, artistic spring flowering combinations. All of these elements are placed within a framework of a magnificent tree canopy.  Walking through the woods, especially this time of year, one cannot help but take notice of the enormous trunks of trees and the canopies that tower [...]

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A Touch of the Old World

Posted in Enchanted Woods, Garden, tagged , , on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

From Linda Eirhart: A touch of the old world visited Winterthur on Friday, November 5th.  William Cahill, originally from County Galway, Ireland returned to Enchanted Woods to check the thatching on the Tulip Tree House and the Faerie Cottage.  A master thatcher who apprenticed for five years in Ireland, Mr. Cahill thatched our Tulip Tree House in [...]

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Terrific Tuesdays for August

Posted in Enchanted Woods, tagged on August 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Be sure to be here on Tuesdays in August to join in the fun! In addition to craft activities in the Rotunda, you’ll find games to play in Enchanted Woods when the weather is nice. Members free. $5 per nonmember child with adult.   Terrific Tuesdays   August 10, 2010 -Going to Market with the [...]

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Garden Faeries at Work

Posted in Enchanted Woods, Events, Garden, tagged , on March 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Quercus, our elf friend who helped create Enchanted Woods, has been busy at work preparing the new Upside-down Tree for the garden. In February, starting at the top of the tree, he removed the bark and the dead wood, notice the color differences. By mid-March he had removed all the bark. This week Quercus has [...]

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Preparing for the Upside Down Tree

Posted in Enchanted Woods, tagged on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When we were originally designing Enchanted Woods, Gary Smith, our landscape architect drew an image of an upside down tree. He never shared the image with the rest of the design team because he thought it would be irresponsible to cut down a living tree and flip it upside down. A few years ago, our arborist, John [...]

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Faerie Cottage Re-thatching

Posted in Enchanted Woods, Garden, tagged , , , on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I am pleased to announce that the Faerie Cottage in Enchanted Woods has been re-thatched. Our thatcher, William Cahill, spent several weeks replacing the mossy and worn roof on the cottage with fresh thatch. In the spirit of recycling and conservation, our new thatch roof uses phragmites, a common wetland grass found throughout the area [...]

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