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Comment on What’s That I Hear? by Debra Shedrick

Debra Shedrick — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:13:40 +0000

I am absolutely a fool for Winterthur, & this made me cry (as Mrs du Pont said in her letters to her mother from boarding school). Hope that Greg keeps these videos coming as I forward them all over the world to friends, who enjoy them very much. Please dart down the paths at visitor level as well as the hover above!!!

Comment on Come See the Quarry Garden Now! by Debra Shedrick

Debra Shedrick — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:30:15 +0000

Visitors get high at Winterthur on the incredible beauty of the garden at this time of year. Don’t let the opportunity to see it in person pass you by. The Quarry Garden is a miracle of engineering as well as gardening!

Comment on New Azalea Planting at Visitor Center by Frank Q

Frank Q — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:01:49 +0000

I really like the new planting at the VC. I think they are the same as the azaleas on the main drive just before the parking lot entrance. Some of us refer to them as the gumdrops.

Comment on Garden Walks, Programs & Workshops by Where to Find Garden Programs? « Winterthur Garden Blog

Where to Find Garden Programs? « Winterthur Garden Blog — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:40:50 +0000

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Comment on Daffodils – Delaware to Scotland by Caroline Thomson

Caroline Thomson — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:43:28 +0000

Greetings to Winterthur Gardens from Rofsie Estate in Scotland the Backhouse Heritage Collection of Daffodils here is looking well but late flowering due to our unusual weather conditions this year, March was unusually dry finding us watering the daffodil bulbs! We are so grateful for your kind help and assistance in helping us grow the ‘Living Library’ of Backhouse bred cultivars, William Backhouse ll bred N.’Emperor’ and N.’Empress’ these first polyploids took the daffodil world by storm, we hope this collection containing his work and the work of his children and grand children in daffodil breeding will enable the work and research of academics, historians and horticulturalists who work in the field of Narcissus. We thank you so much for your offer of assistance, you are greatly appreciated.

With Every Best Wish,
Caroline
caroline.thomson@rofsie-estate.com

Comment on A Soft April Day by Karen

Karen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:37:15 +0000

Beautiful – thank you, Debra! Just perfect for today in the Winterthur Garden

Comment on A Soft April Day by Debra Shedrick

Debra Shedrick — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:23:43 +0000

By golly, I’ve got it! It’s a poem by Winifred Letts, late 19th century —- she may not have been the first to use the term, but the poem is awfully nice.

A soft day, thank God!
A wind from the south
With a honey’d mouth;
A scent of drenching leaves,
Briar and beech and lime,
White elderflower and thyme,
And the soaking grass smells sweet,
Crushed by my two bare feet,
While the rain drips,
Drips, drips, drips from the eaves.

A soft day, thank God!
The hills wear a shroud
Of silver cloud;
The web the spider weaves
Is a glittering net;
The woodland path is wet,
And the soaking earth smells sweet
Under my two bare feet,
And the rain drips,
Drips, drips, drips from the leaves.

Comment on A Soft April Day by Debra Shedrick

Debra Shedrick — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:18:10 +0000

Where did the expression – a soft day – originate? It so describes the feeling you get when you leave your home & confront complete peace in every way you could describe it – temperature, color, texture….I mean to look it up!

Comment on Now, That’s What It’s All About by Karen

Karen — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:05:26 +0000

Sorry you had trouble finding the Davidia tree, but I’m not surprised. It’s in a somewhat obscure spot, right next to the Dorrance Gallery where the Campbell’s Collection of Soup Tureens is on display. It’s tucked in a small area below the South staircase of the Reflecting Pool. Not in bloom yet; that usually happens in mid-May. I’ll post photos here as it starts to open. Thanks for the question!

Comment on Now, That’s What It’s All About by jdiberseniorjoel dibernardo

jdiberseniorjoel dibernardo — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:59:48 +0000

Hi, I spent yesterday looking for davidia tree, I and really didn’t find it. I looked around the reflecting pool, can you give me a pin point location? and is it in bloom?