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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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