UPDATED! We hope you will join us on Saturday, March 10, at 11:00 am when plantsman and snowdrop expert David Culp shares his insights into these remarkable bulbs, with images of his garden and other famous winter gardens and snowdrop collections. This is your chance to gather design ideas and learn how to identify and grow these [...]
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Celebrating Snowdrops at Winterthur’s Bank to Bend
Posted in Lectures, Plants, Tours, tagged Bank to Bend, snowdrops on March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Millions of Snowdrops!
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged Bank to Bend, galanthus, snowdrops, Winterthur Garden on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Linda Eirhart, Curator, Plants, Assistant Director, Horticulture writes about snowdrops: There are millions of snowdrops on Winterthur’s March Bank. They are primarily the Giant Snowdrop, Galanthus elwesii, and the Common Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis. The Giant Snowdrop has taller and wider leaves. Although the flowering times will overlap, the Giant will start flowering sooner and finish [...]
Stand Out
Posted in Garden, Lectures, Plants, tagged Winterthur garden staff on February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Frank Quinnette continues his series on members of the Winterthur horticulture staff: Over 10 years ago an opening came up on our team to care for the Peony Garden. We must have talked to 12 different applicants but none really stood out until we interviewed Leigh. A grad of the Longwood Professional Gardener Program , [...]
Snowdrop Babies
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged galanthus on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When pulling out of my driveway recently, I glanced at my little stand of snowdrops in the front planting bed. ”What are those on the ground next to them? Tiny snowdrop babies!” I’ve had this tiny clan of snowdrops for several years and enjoyed their winter brightness, but this is the first time I’ve noticed seedlings under the parent plants. It is a [...]
Tommies in Bloom in Garden and Wilmington News Journal
Posted in Garden, Plants on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this article from the Wilmington News Journal about the “tommy” crocus blooming at Winterthur. Beautiful photographs, too! Interview with Chris Strand, Winterthur’s director of garden and facilities: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20120210/NEWS/202100339/Bright-spring-blossoms-come-early-Winterthur?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Local Photo gallery: http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BL&Dato=20120208&Kategori=LIFE&Lopenr=202080804&Ref=PH/Winter-beauty-Winterthur?odyssey=mod|defcon|img|Home
The Care Taker of Azalea Woods
Posted in Garden, Plants, Techniques, tagged Azalea Woods, azaleas, Rhododendrons, Winterthur Garden on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Frank Quinnette writes: I don’t usually use this word for horticulturists at Winterthur. I think it can bring to mind a misinterpretation of what we do here in the garden. But in Susan’s case the basic definition of the word fits to everything she does in Azalea Woods. Care Taker. With eight (count [...]
Join the Search for Snowdrops!
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged galanthus, jasmine, snowdrops, Winterthur Garden on December 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Throwing down the garden gauntlet – where have you seen snowdrops in bloom at Winterthur? In your search for snowdrops, be on the lookout for the Winter jasmine in bloom on the south staircase of the Reflecting Pool garden. A cheery bright yellow for a dark winter’s day. For more info about Jasmine and Galanthus in [...]
Winterthur Bloom Report #41 for November 30
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged iigiri tree, winter interest, Winterthur Garden on December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our wonderful volunteers have been at it again, taking inventory of the Winterthur Garden to see what is in bloom and berry. Here is their list from yesterday, November 30. http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/CurrentWinterthurGardenBloomList.pdf Be sure to come and walk in the garden soon. These crisp, bright, early winter days are perfect for an aerobic workout that satisfies [...]
Chestnut- a stale joke
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged chestnut, children's garden, edible, fall, nature, tree, Winterthur, Winterthur estate, Winterthur Garden on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Horticulturist Jim Pirhalla writes about one of our lesser known trees: One of the definitions of chestnut I have found is “a stale joke”. Another is “something, as a story, lacking freshness or originality”. Perhaps I should put down the dictionary before it’s too late. The chestnut that I would like to refer to in this [...]
Asters Galore on Sycamore Hill
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged Autumn garden, Winterthur Garden on October 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
What’s in bloom at Winterthur on this beautiful autumn day? Lavender waves of asters on Sycamore Hill – don’t miss this! Also, take a walk in the garden to see Glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora) near the Dorrance Gallery attracting butterflies and bees. Fabulous combination of bright pink Autumn crocus (Colchicum), yellow fall daffodils (Sternbergia lutea), purple beautyberry (Callicarpa [...]
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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
