Jim Pirhalla, Horticulturist in the Pinetum writes: No, this isn’t a blog about gun violence. It’s actually about a charming little flowering bulb. Charming, at least in this region, for in the South, it may be considered a lawn pest to some. The plant that I’m referring to is Ipheion uniflorum, the spring starflower, also [...]
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Spring’s Shooting Stars
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged April flowers, bulbs, bulbs in lawn, Ipheion, Pinetum, spring flowers, star flower on April 10, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Sweet Peas and Canary Creepers
Posted in Garden Tips, Plants, tagged Canary Creeper, Sweet Pea, Winterthur Garden on April 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Inquiring minds at today’s Wednesday at Winterthur wondered about plants growing on standards in the Brown Horticulture Learning Center. I asked Chris Strand, who is working on the KidsGrow Children’s Garden. He replied, “there are sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) and canary creeper (Tropaeolum) climbing up the standards.” If you’d like to try these at home, [...]
Impact
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged frost, grass, turf, Winterthur Garden on April 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Winterthur horticulturist, Frank Quinnette, writes: Yes folks, spring has sprung. But someone needs to tell the guy who regulates the temperature around here, ‘cause it still feels like winter to me. Keep in mind that it is not unusual at all to see snow or frost here ‘till near the end of April. That leads [...]
Forces at Work
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged Azalea pruning, Reflecting Pool Garden, Winterthur Garden on February 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Horticulturist Frank Quinnette interviews a garden colleague: When I caught up with Michele this afternoon, she was pruning the azaleas at the Reflecting Pool. I can hear a collective “What? It’s too late to prune azaleas!” from everyone reading this and I have to admit I thought it too. (If you read Carol’s entry from [...]
Gardening in 20 Degrees
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged Azalea Woods, equipment, forsythia, Magnolia Bend, natural lands, pruning, waterways, weather, winter, winter garden, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on January 31, 2013 | 1 Comment »
If I had a dime for every time I hear “So what do you guys do in the winter?” I would be writing this blog from my own private tropical island somewhere. OK—maybe not a tropical island as I am not too fond of the heat; how about a snowy New England hilltop? Regardless, you [...]
Wednesday at Winterthur – October 24, 2012
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Lectures, tagged garden photography, Winterthur Garden on October 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Digital Garden Photography for Beginners October 24, 11:30 am, Brown Horticulture Learning Center Learn how to capture that close-up portrait of the perfect flower or how to compose an engaging long-distance shot. Our two garden photographers, Jeannette Lindvig and Lois Mauro, offer tricks of the trade that will make your garden photographs pop. Please bring [...]
Wednesday at Winterthur – October 10, 2012
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, tagged Fall containers, Winterthur Garden on October 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fall Containers Come Alive October 10, 11:30 am, Brown Horticulture Learning Center Look beyond the usual cool-weather plant choices for your containers. This demonstration will provide alternative ideas for fall and winter to give your pots a fresh look for the cooler seasons. Michele Christiano and Leigh Donnelly, garden horticulturists, will help you choose the [...]
Winterthur’s Plant Labels – plus comments from Patti Pleva!
Posted in FAQs, Garden, Garden Tips, tagged plant labels, Winterthur Garden on September 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ever wonder how to read Winterthur’s plant tags? You’ll find them on most “woody” plants and a few on stakes near herbaceous plants. (Herbaceous plants are ones that generally die to the ground each winter.) First line: a “common” name for the plant Second line: the plant’s name in Latin – the “scientific” name Third [...]
Wednesday at Winterthur – September 26, 2012
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, tagged Garden tools, Winterthur Garden on September 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Choose the Right Tool for the Right Job September 26, 11:30 am, Brown Horticulture Learning Center Confucius says, “The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” See, even Confucius knew the value of a good tool! Join Carol Long, associate curator of the garden, [...]
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Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2013/5/21 May 21, 2013Time of Observations: 2013/05/21 19:40:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 75.7 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 67.3 deg. F Wind Speed: 3.7 mph Wind Direction: 214.1 deg. (SW) Barometric Pressure: 29.95 inHg Solar Radiation: 35 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 4.9 mph Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 75 % Soil Temperature: 71.8 deg. […]
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