Winterthur Garden Blog

Broad-Leaf Evergreens 11:30 am, May 22 in the Brown Horticulture Learning Center (a five-minute walk from the Visitor Center) Broad-leaf evergreen shrubs are valuable plants in any garden, formal or informal. Some have colorful flowers, but all impart a feeling of solidity through the seasons. The various habits and leaf forms can be used to [...]

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  Plant Nursery Sale   Friday, May 17, 10:00am – 8:00pm Saturday, May 18, 10:00am – 5:30pm Sunday, May 19, 10:00am – 2:00pm in front of Museum Store Shop our selection of locally grown shrubs, & perennials that will be available during these three days. Neighbor’s Envy Nursery staff will be here to answer your [...]

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Thanks to Winterthur volunteer, Bob Leitch, enjoy some shots of the Winterthur Garden in spring!     And here’s the latest Winterthur Garden bloom list from May 15, 2013: http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/May 15 2013.pdf

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In addition to incredible flowers all over the Winterthur Garden (the Peony Garden, the Pinetum, Azalea Woods, and Enchanted Woods),   the Quarry Garden is in full bloom right now with its intense carpet of candelabra primroses.  Come and see!     Just purchase a ticket at the visitor center or display your membership card, [...]

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Look for some amazing automobiles at Winterthur on May 18, from 10 am to 4 pm, weather permitting.  We are very grateful to private owners who agree to spend a day at Winterthur displaying their prized autos. Here’s a photo from the display of 1930s automobiles on May 11 to give you a taste of [...]

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William Shakespeare warned against the ides of March, but there’s nothing to fear in the Winterthur Garden in mid-May!  During today’s Wednesday at Winterthur on garden photography (many thanks to Jeannette Lindvig), I had time to stroll through Azalea Woods and the Peony Garden. And they call this a job! Hope you will come to [...]

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On a recent Tuesday, I was walking through the Peony Garden when I heard a rather odd buzzing sound. A large mosquitoe on the prowl?  No, I looked up to see a small drone hovering overhead. Ah, Greg must be nearby. Greg Mackenzie, a former garden intern, now in Winterthur’s Development department has a new [...]

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Here’s the latest list of everything in bloom in the Winterthur Garden. Quite a feat for our bloom-logging volunteer duo! http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/May 9 2013 Winterthur Bloom List.pdf Oh dear, how to summarize 11 pages of blooms? Azaleas and Rhododendrons The Dove Tree (Davidia involucrata) – lovely white bracts drift in the breeze – by the Dorrance [...]

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This Saturday, May 11, Winterthur will feature the display of automobiles from the 1930s, that is if the weather holds. These are private owners who bring their beautiful, vintage autos for you to see.  Some will surely arrive as expected by 10:00 am, but some will decide to stay home, given the somewhat stormy weather [...]

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Jennifer Burek Pierce, a research fellow in residence at Winterthur writes: Winterthur is a world of flowers to me.  A book in the Winterthur library, Louisa May Alcott’s Flower Fables, enchants young readers with stories of fairies and elves responsible for flowers’ care.  The gardens that are now the background of my day’s activities seem [...]

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