Will someone stop hitting the fast forward button, please? Over the past seven days we have progressed about three weeks—flower time, that is. We have gone from smelling the spicy scent of star magnolias (Magnolia stellata) to the perfume fragrance of lilacs (Syringa vulgaris cvs). It makes my head spin even more to think [...]
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This Week in the Garden, April 9, 2010
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Tours, tagged Garden, magnolia, lilacs, Magnolia Bend, Pinetum, Prunus 'Accolade', cherries, petals, petal fall, garden tip, spring flowers on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This Week in the Garden, March 26, 2010
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, tagged snowdrops, March Bank, bulbs, Garden, Winterthur Garden, scilla, chionodoxa, propagation on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I consider the time when the March Bank is in its full blue regalia to be the calm before the storm; the storm being the flowering flurry of April. There is a quiet composure to the vast blue display and when viewed from a distance, it is one in which you can get visually lost. [...]
This Week in the Garden 3-19-10
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged crocus, snowdrops, March Bank, bulbs, winter aconite, glory-of-the-snow, Winterthur Garden, woodland gardening, woodland flowers, squill, gardening, spring snowflake, tips on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is amazing to think about the fact that two weeks ago we still had a fair amount of snow on the ground. Now, the woodland floor of many of our garden areas are covered in a multitude of flowers, with more to emerge with the impending warm weekend. I know that we are just about to [...]
This Week in the Garden, March 7-13, 2010
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged bulbs, crocus, evergreens, hellebores, japanese umbrella pine, March Bank, raking, snow, snowdrops, spring cleanup, spring snowflake, winter aconite, winter damage on March 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Walking in the garden this week you would not know that we were snow covered for a full 4 weeks prior. Snowdrops, winter aconite, adonis, crocus and spring snowflake are in flower in the Glade Garden, March Bank, Azalea Woods, Quarry Garden, Icewell and East Terrace. Amongst some of the last remnants of snow, hellebores [...]
Let’s Hear It for Mulch Mowing!
Posted in Garden Tips, tagged autumn, fall, leaves, mulch mowing, raking, Winterthur Garden on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This year I have really focused on putting my garden to bed efficiently. Despite the rain I have taken advantage of every break in the weather to run out and mow, cut back plants, and turn over beds. I can honestly say that I have not raked a single leaf this year, and my garden [...]
Don’t Panic… You’ve Got Grubs
Posted in Garden Tips, tagged environment, grass, grubs, nature, turf, Winterthur Garden on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
by Frank Quinnette On my way to work this morning I heard a radio commercial for grub control. It’s a tongue-in-cheek spot from a major lawn care product supplier that is pretty funny really. Kind of 1950’s, flying-saucer-ominous-voice-in-panic type deal. Ugly monsters in the lawn devouring grass roots! Run for your lives! Something like that. [...]
Dividing Snowdrops
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, Techniques, tagged propagation, snowdrops on April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Each spring I look forward to the flowering of the snowdrops (Galanthus spp.) and also to the task of dividing some of the larger clumps. There are a couple schools of thought of when the best time is to divide them, some say “in the green” just after flowering and others prefer to wait until [...]
Planting the Perfect Spring Container – April 8th
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Lectures, Plants, Techniques on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just in time for spring! Join Michelle Christiano and Leigh Donnelly at the greenhouses at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday April 8th for a demonstration on spring containers. You’ll find out the right tools to create your own masterpieces. Michelle and Leigh’s steps to planting a great Spring container: 1. Mix potting soil with water to [...]
April Fool’s Day – First Wednesday at Winterthur for 2009!
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Lectures, Plants on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lucky for you, we’re not playing a trick this April Fool’s Day. Meet at the greenhouses at 11:30 a.m. for the first “Wednesdays at Winterthur” program for 2009 when Michelle Stapleford will lead us on a walk among the winterhazels. Michelle knows all about the plants and their culture. Come and learn, then create your own piece of [...]
Not Your Regular List of Fall Garden Projects
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, tagged autumn, fall, projects on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I enjoy garden projects – as opposed to chores. To me a project is something that will improve or add lasting value to your garden. Raking leaves, for example, is a chore. Naturalizing bulbs, on the other hand, is a project because a sweep of naturalized bulbs will add years of low maintenance beauty to [...]
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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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- 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 […]
- Current data summary at 2010/9/2 September 2, 2010
