We’ve just completed a successful run of Wednesdays at Winterthur walk/talks/demos for 2008. Thank you for your participation and interest!
Time to begin thinking about next year. What are your ideas for topics? What interests you? What would you like to learn about? Who would you like to hear from? Any part of the estate or garden [...]
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W@W: Wednesdays at Winterthur for 2009!
Posted in Garden, Lectures, Tours, tagged Wednesdays at Winterthur, Winterthur on October 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Second Saturdays Walk
Posted in Lectures, tagged architecture on September 12, 2008 | No Comments »
On the second Saturday of each month, one of our staff members leads a walk highlighting something special in the garden or on the estate. These ‘Second Saturdays Walks’ are free to Members and are included in the Garden & Galleries pass for nonmembers. The walks have become a great way for us to meet and share [...]
Wednesdays at Winterthur - back again for fall!
Posted in Lectures, tagged Wednesdays at Winterthur on September 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Wednesdays at Winterthur walks will resume on September 3rd and continue until October 29th. Each will begin at the greenhouses at 11:30 and will last about 1 hour. Come out, get some fresh air and enjoy the Winterthur Garden.
I’m getting a little worried though - I’m leading the first one on stone walls and bridges. While [...]
W@W Peonies and Their History at Winterthur
Posted in Lectures, tagged peonies on May 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Join us on May 21 for our Wednesdays at Winterthur (W@W) garden series. Come and admire the beautiful peony collection of herbaceous and tree peonies in shades of pink, white, crimson, and yellow. This includes the collection of A.P. Saunders hybrids. We will discuss the history, care, and maintenance of herbaceous and tree peonies.
Meet at [...]
W@W Trilliums: Woodland Beauties
Posted in Lectures, tagged Winterthur, trillium on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Join us on April 30 for our Wednesdays at Winterthur (W@W) garden series. H.F. du Pont planted thousands of the Great White Trillium and other unique trillium species. Today’s walking tour with Assistant Director of Horticulture, Linda Eirhart, will highlight these delightful trilliums throughout the garden. She will be discussing their identification characteristics and unique cultural needs.
Meet [...]
W@W Spring Ephemerals of Azalea Woods
Posted in Lectures, tagged bluebells, spring beauty, spring ephemerals, wildflowers, windflower, Winterthur on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Join us on April 23 for our Wednesdays at Winterthur (W@W) garden series. Today Susan Sibley, Winterthur horticulturist, will highlight spring ephemerals such as Claytonia virginica (spring beauty), Anemone apennina (Italian windflower), Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells), and Sanguinaria Canadensis (bloodroot).
Meet at 11:30 am at the Greenhouse Area. Dress for the weather and wear walking shoes! The program lasts [...]
W@W Spring Flowering Shrubs
Posted in Lectures, tagged Winterthur on April 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Join us on April 16 for our Wednesdays at Winterthur (W@W) garden series. This Wednesday Carol Long, assistant curator of the garden, will highlight shrubs (other than forsythia) that can provide early spring color for your home landscape.
Meet at 11:30 am at the Greenhouse Area. Dress for the weather and wear walking shoes! The program lasts approximately [...]
W@W Signs of Spring
Posted in Lectures, tagged Winterthur on April 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Join us April 9th for our Wednesdays at Winterthur garden series. Is it spring yet? Please join Karen Steenhoek, Assistant Curator of Garden Interpretation, for a walk through the garden to look closely at early blooming plants and search for other signs that a new season has arrived.
Meet at 11:30 am at the Greenhouse Area. [...]
W@W The March Bank: What’s in Bloom
Posted in Lectures, tagged March Bank, Winterthur on April 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Join us April 2nd for the first of the Wednesdays at Winterthur garden series. You haven’t really experienced the full glory of spring until you’ve walked through the March Bank on a bright April day. The slopes of the March Bank are alive with masses of color and lush textures from thousands of bulbs and [...]
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About Winterthur
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate is located among the rolling hills of Delaware’s Brandywine Valley. At the core of the estate’s 1,000 acres is a century’s old garden where vibrant displays of bulbs, perennials, and flowering trees and shrubs unfold beneath a majestic canopy of trees. For more information about Winterthur visit our Web site at winterthur.org.
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