Second Saturdays Garden Walk: Sunset From the Train Station August 14 7:00 pm, Visitor Center Learn fascinating, little-known details about the estate with our horticultural staff. Bring your flashlight and prepare for a long walk. Dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. In case of inclement weather, call 302.888.4915 after 10:00 am. Walks last [...]
Archive for the ‘Tours’ Category
Second Saturdays Garden Walk – August 14th
Posted in Tours on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This Week in the Garden, April 9, 2010
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Tours, tagged Garden, magnolia, lilacs, Magnolia Bend, Pinetum, Prunus 'Accolade', cherries, petals, petal fall, garden tip, spring flowers on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Will someone stop hitting the fast forward button, please? Over the past seven days we have progressed about three weeks—flower time, that is. We have gone from smelling the spicy scent of star magnolias (Magnolia stellata) to the perfume fragrance of lilacs (Syringa vulgaris cvs). It makes my head spin even more to think [...]
2nd Saturday Members’ Walk this Saturday
Posted in Garden, Tours, tagged 2nd Saturday Walks, autumn, fall, Winterthur Garden on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Crisp clear days, hints of fall color, and asters flowering in the meadows – autumn is here! Join us for a walk through the garden to see the highlights of fall from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm on Saturday, October 10. Dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. In case of inclement weather, call [...]
Shade Gardening Tips – April 29
Posted in Garden, Plants, Tours, tagged Shade Gardening, Winterthur Garden on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Join the fun on Wednesday April 29th at 11:30 at the greenhouses where you will enjoy learning about gardening under trees. Gardening in the shade offers gardeners an environment full of opportunity. It was shade that inspired H. F. du Pont’s first gardening efforts when he began the creation of the March Bank in 1902. [...]
Darlings of Spring: Daffodils on April 22
Posted in Garden, Plants, Tours on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Join Linda Eirhart on Wednesday April 22nd for a walk to see the many cheerful daffodils in the Winterthur Garden. Meet at the greenhouses at 11:30 a.m. and join the fun! From Linda’s research on Winterthur’s daffodils; instead of mixing daffodil cultivars, Mr. du Pont always used a single cultivar in a drift. In his [...]
On the Trail of Spring Estate Hike – April 15
Posted in Garden, Tours on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Get out and stretch your legs on Wednesday, April 15th when Tom Maddux leads a hike from the greenhouses. We’ll start at 11:30 a.m. and enjoy early spring on the beautiful Winterthur estate. Wear your walking shoes! Identify the signs of spring during this one- or two-hour moderately-paced hike. After the first hour you [...]
After the Storm
Posted in Garden, Plants, Tours, tagged beech, sculpture, Winterhazel, Winterthur Garden on April 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A huge rainstorm blew through Winterthur around noon today. By 2:00, I ventured out into spring. Is the March Bank still blue? Are the trees ok? What’s in bloom? Today the air was fresh, the sky full of fluffy white clouds. The sun even broke through a few times warming my shoulders. No matter what day you [...]
Birds and Blue
Posted in Garden, Lectures, Plants, Tours, tagged Bank to Bend, birds at Winterthur, Wednesdays at Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on March 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Happy Spring! If you’ve ever seen the Winterthur Garden in late March, you may be wondering how ”the blue” is coming along on the March Bank. While the indigo hues of Glory-of-the-snow and Siberian squill are evident in the warmest spots, we are about a week away from the blanket of blue. Stay tuned! Two events are fast [...]
W@W: Wednesdays at Winterthur for 2009!
Posted in Garden, Lectures, Tours, tagged Wednesdays at Winterthur, Winterthur on October 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Second Saturdays Walk
Posted in Tours, tagged winter hazel, Winterthur on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Archives
- September 2010 (2)
- August 2010 (7)
- July 2010 (10)
- June 2010 (8)
- May 2010 (9)
- April 2010 (23)
- March 2010 (22)
- February 2010 (8)
- January 2010 (7)
- December 2009 (3)
- November 2009 (5)
- October 2009 (12)
- September 2009 (15)
- August 2009 (17)
- July 2009 (10)
- June 2009 (14)
- May 2009 (17)
- April 2009 (18)
- March 2009 (11)
- February 2009 (6)
- January 2009 (6)
- December 2008 (2)
- November 2008 (5)
- October 2008 (6)
- September 2008 (4)
- August 2008 (2)
- July 2008 (8)
- June 2008 (7)
- May 2008 (8)
- April 2008 (17)
Links
Tag Cloud
About this Blog
The Winterthur Garden Blog is the official Web log of Winterthur Museum & Country Estate. The blog offers behind-the-scenes information and personal perspectives on the garden, written by the people who work and volunteer here.
Photo by Allen Rokach-
Winterthur Garden Flickr Photos
More Photos Twitter Garden Updates
- Anemone, cardinal flower, and white wood aster in flower at the Quarry. 1 week ago
- Cosmos, angelonia, sunflowers, and zinnias are keeping the kids' gardens looking fun and colorful this summer. 3 weeks ago
- I have been travelling, but I am back now and the Hydrangeas look spectacular out in the garden and along Clenny Run by the Cottage. 2 months ago
- The peonies are in all their glory. Be sure and look for the beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabalis) and its fountains of soft pink flowers. 3 months ago
- So many azaleas coming into bloom - and so early. Trillium, windflower, and Virginia bluebells are still putting on a show. 4 months ago
Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2010/9/2 September 2, 2010Time of Observations: 2010/09/02 10:10:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 81.4 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 71.4 deg. F Wind Speed: 3 mph Wind Direction: 207.9 deg. (SSW) Barometric Pressure: 30.12 inHg Solar Radiation: 512 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 4.2 mph at 10:06 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 72 % Heat Index: 85.6 de […]
- Current data summary at 2010/9/2 September 2, 2010
