With last week’s rain, the Winterthur Garden has rebounded. Perhaps all of our gardens breathed a sigh of relief when the rain began to fall last week.
Here’s what is in bloom this week at Winterthur – come and enjoy!
- Hydrangea paniculata (Peegee Hydrangea—white)
- Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste-lamb shrub—blue)
- Hibiscus syriacus (Rose-of-Sharon—lavender)
- Hydrangea paniculata (Peegee Hydrangea—white)
- Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste-lamb shrub—blue, pink, white)
- Eupatorium purpureum (Sweet Joe-Pye Weed—white)
- Lilium superbum (Turk’s-cap Lily—orange)
- Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Dwarf Plumbago—blue)
- Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage—purple)
- Abelia grandiflora (Glossy Abelia—white)
- Lagerstroemia sp. (Pink)
- Magnolia grandiflora (White)
- Astilbe chinensis (Chinese Astilbe-pink)
- Canna sp. (Yellow in pool)
- Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei (Crape-myrtle—white)
- Nymphaea odorata (Water Lily—white, pink)
- Clethra alnifolia (Summer-sweet—white)
- Hosta ventricosa (Lavender)
- Hosta sp. (White)
- Rhododendron prunifolium (Plumleaf Azalea—orange-red)
- Cyrilla racemflora (Swamp Cyrilla—white)
- Hypericum mutilum (Dwarf St. John’s Wort—yellow)
- Ligularia sp. (Tall yellow)
- Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan—yellow)
- Hydrangea paniculata (Peegee Hydrangea—white)
- Syringa “Cally’s Wishing Star” (Dwarf Lilac—pinkish lavender)
- Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Scarlet)
- Asclepias tuberose (Butterfly-weed—orange)
- Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s Lace—white)
- Hydrangea macrophylla (Various colors)
- Lathyrus sp. (Sweet Pea—purplish red)
- Cosmos sp. (Various colors)
I recommend an essay by Mary Seton Corboy about why we garden. I love how she describes the dignity and connection achieved by working the soil. See what you think!
From WHYY’s web site: July 16, 2010 – Mary Seton Corboy founded the Greensgrow Farm in 1998. She and her team of gardeners have become a national model of perseverance and commitment to urban farming. Corboy transformed a superfund site into a thriving garden that is still in full swing. In her essay she explores her belief in the power of physical labor.

















