Come to Winterthur on Saturdays in May for a special feature: Historic Automobiles! Through the generosity of private owners, 8-12 automobiles will be on display on the west lawn of the museum near the conservatory. Each Saturday, from 10a-4p, weather permitting, automobiles from different time periods will be featured. On May 5, see autos from [...]
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Historic Automobile Display in the Winterthur Garden!
Posted in Garden, tagged antique cars, Historic Autos, Winterthur Garden on May 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Aspects & Aspirations of the Pinetum
Posted in Garden on April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday at Winterthur– May 2, 2012 11:30 am, please meet at the visitor center patio Come walk through Winterthur’s Pinetum with horticulturist Jim Pirhalla as he discusses its creation, development, and recent restoration. Learn about the design concepts, plant selections, and seasonal maintenance at play in this stunning garden. Join us for demonstrations, talks, [...]
Plant Pick of the Week: Agapanthus
Posted in Garden on April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fair Bauernschmidt, one of our specialist garden guides, picked agapanthus for this week’s Plant Pick of the Week: An elegant and stately plant for anywhere in your garden or on your terrace! Come see the beautiful and healthy plants at the Winterthur garden shop. No ticket is required for shopping, though please pick up a [...]
BHLC update
Posted in Garden on April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
John W. Castle, P.E., Director, Facilities Services gives an update on the Brown Horticulture Learning Center. We are getting close now. Interior painting is happening, the interior lights are being installed, and the concrete floor is being polished to show the aggregate. We are also evaluating different outside lighting schemes for the area so it [...]
A Panorama of Winterthur – which one do you prefer?
Posted in Garden on April 26, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Last night, my husband and I had a choice: go to the gym or go walk in the Winterthur Garden at its spring zenith? Which one do you think we chose? I have just purchased a new camera that takes panoramic photographs, so wanted to try it out. We walked from about 7pm until 8:15pm, [...]
The Garden Nostradamus
Posted in Garden, tagged Azalea Woods, bloom report, cherries, daffodils, flower peak;, magic 8 ball, March Bank, snowdrops, spring, Virginia blue bell, weather, Winterthur Garden on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
At this point in the gardening season, the well-worn topic of discussion has been the weather but in fairness to the popularity of this subject, it has been a year of abnormal trends. Fortunately, it has also provided a pleasant topical diversion in an election year, but I will stop myself here before I fall [...]
Azaleas, Peonies, and Primroses
Posted in Garden on April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today, color and fragrance weave their magic throughout the Winterthur Garden. Azalea Woods, the Pinetum, and Oak Hill are splendid with clouds of pink, white and lavender azaleas and rhododendrons. At Magnolia Bend, graceful sweeps of Magnifica azaleas, spirea and spikes of blue cammsia create a wonderland of color and texture. Explore the March Bank [...]
Irresistable
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged lilac, Sundial Garden, Winterthur Garden on April 24, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Horticulturist Frank Quinnette writes: There are a few things I just can’t resist. A kiss from my wife, a good science fiction story, and bacon are among those things. But the temptation that trumps them all is the need to stick my face into any lilac bloom that is within reach. I can pick up [...]
Quarry Garden, Sundial Garden, and Azalea Woods
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged Azalea Woods, Pinetum, Winterthur Garden on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just before noon today, I walked to the visitor center via the Quarry Garden. Always good to take a long detour through the Winterthur Garden. Along the way, I met people taking photographs, chatting with each other, and drinking in the amazing beauty of the garden at the peak of azalea blooms. One guest said in [...]
Planting the Wild Garden
Posted in Garden on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday at Winterthur – April 25, 2012 11:30 am, please meet at the visitor center patio The Winterthur Garden is a “wild garden” in the style promoted by the famous garden writer William Robinson. The techniques developed by Mr. du Pont and our gardening staff don’t just work here at Winterthur; they have applicability in our [...]
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- Primroses and peonies for Mothers Day. 3 days ago
- Azaleas are moving along quickly and rhododendrons are looking beautiful. 2 weeks ago
- Azaleas and more azaleas! Rhododendrons coming into flower too. 3 weeks ago
- Bluebells and daffodils! 1 month ago
- Winter hazel, magnolias, Korean azalea, and anemone all coming into flower. 2 months ago
Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2012/5/16 May 16, 2012Time of Observations: 2012/05/16 09:20:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 68.9 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 67.1 deg. F Wind Speed: 2 mph Wind Direction: 227.3 deg. (SW) Barometric Pressure: 29.97 inHg Solar Radiation: 337 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 3.3 mph at 9:18 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 94 %
- Current data summary at 2012/5/16 May 16, 2012
