Question to Susan S., the horticulturist of Azalea Woods: When will the azaleas peak? Our best guess: May 3-12 Susan elaborates: The Kurume azaleas are showing quite a bit of color. I think most will start to open as this week progresses, with a lot of color by this weekend. The azaleas on the back [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Azalea Woods’
Azaleas About to Burst Into Bloom!
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged Azalea Woods, Kurume Azalea, Winterthur Garden on April 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Posted in Garden, Garden Programs, Plants, tagged arborist, Azalea Woods, gardening, Gift in Tribute Program, nature, trees, tulip poplar, Winterthur Garden on March 26, 2013 | 1 Comment »
A crane made its way into the heart of Azalea Woods this winter to remove a tulip poplar tree whose structure was compromised after Sandy came through. Winterthur fared well in that storm by the way, but there were a few arboreal casualties. Tulip poplars are not rare in Azalea Woods or on the property [...]
Gardening in 20 Degrees
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged Azalea Woods, equipment, forsythia, Magnolia Bend, natural lands, pruning, waterways, weather, winter, winter garden, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on January 31, 2013 | 1 Comment »
If I had a dime for every time I hear “So what do you guys do in the winter?” I would be writing this blog from my own private tropical island somewhere. OK—maybe not a tropical island as I am not too fond of the heat; how about a snowy New England hilltop? Regardless, you [...]
Preparing for Spring
Posted in FAQs, Garden, tagged Azalea Woods, Kurume Azalea on October 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The garden staff at Winterthur are busy preparing for the spring with hundreds of new azaleas going into Azalea Woods. Linda Eirhart writes: The garden just received in over 200 azaleas that had been propagated from our garden. Many, if not most of our azaleas are not commercially available so we contract with a local grower to [...]
The Garden Nostradamus
Posted in Garden, tagged Azalea Woods, bloom report, cherries, daffodils, flower peak;, magic 8 ball, March Bank, snowdrops, spring, Virginia blue bell, weather, Winterthur Garden on April 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
At this point in the gardening season, the well-worn topic of discussion has been the weather but in fairness to the popularity of this subject, it has been a year of abnormal trends. Fortunately, it has also provided a pleasant topical diversion in an election year, but I will stop myself here before I fall [...]
Quarry Garden, Sundial Garden, and Azalea Woods
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged Azalea Woods, Pinetum, Winterthur Garden on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just before noon today, I walked to the visitor center via the Quarry Garden. Always good to take a long detour through the Winterthur Garden. Along the way, I met people taking photographs, chatting with each other, and drinking in the amazing beauty of the garden at the peak of azalea blooms. One guest said in [...]
Winterthur Bloom List for April 18, 2012
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged Azalea Woods, Winterthur Garden on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is the weekend to see Azalea Woods! Particularly Friday (today) and Saturday with the prediction of rain on Sunday. I’ll attach the list of what’s in bloom, but it’s best to come and see it for yourself. Nothing (except maybe dark chocolate) compares to standing in the middle of Azalea Woods when it’s at [...]
Azalea Woods and Peony Garden Walk
Posted in Garden, tagged Azalea Woods, Peony garden, Winterthur Garden on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, I had a few minutes to walk from the museum to the visitor center. Of course, I had to walk through the peony garden to see how things are going there. A few tree peonies in bloom and one herbaceous peony, but for the most part, peonies are still to come. Just above [...]
Winterthur Bloom List for April 11, 2012
Posted in Garden, tagged Azalea Woods, Winterthur Garden on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hooray – spring is here! This document, prepared by two loyal volunteers, lists 9 1/2 pages of bloom in the Winterthur Garden. CurrentWinterthurGardenBloomList Azalea Woods isn’t quite at peak today, but watch for it soon, especially with high weekend temperatures. There are plenty of azaleas in bloom in other places. Look for them in [...]
Update: Azalea Prediction – April 14-22
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged Azalea Woods, Peak azalea bloom, Winterthur Garden on April 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Here’s the latest estimate for azalea and rhododendron bloom: peak display between April 14 and 22, with some azaleas and rhododendrons blooming before and after the range. Of course, the Winterthur Garden is beautiful anytime! Carol Long goes out on an azalea-laden branch to make a prediction of when Winterthur’s azaleas will peak. Please don’t hold [...]
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Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2013/5/19 May 19, 2013Time of Observations: 2013/05/19 07:35:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 57.4 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 56.9 deg. F Wind Speed: 2.8 mph Wind Direction: 102.9 deg. (ESE) Barometric Pressure: 30.26 inHg Solar Radiation: 16 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 4.6 mph Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 98 % Soil Temperature: 60.6 deg. […]
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