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Bank to Bend – don’t miss it!

Karen — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:34:28 +0000

Bank to Bend Garden Lecture
“From Art into Landscape”
March 12, 11:00 am
How does an artist design a garden? How does a garden designer use art as inspiration? Join Gary Smith, the designer of Winterthur’s Enchanted Woods, as he discusses his personal connection to art and horticultural design. Learn creative ways to integrate your own artistic vision into the landscape.

$20; $15 Members. Free for WGLS and Garden Associates Members. To register, call 800.448.3883 or 302.888.4600.

Detail of Oak Hill Azaleas by W. Gary Smith

After the lecture, Smith will sign his new book, From Art to Landscape: Unleashing Creativity in Garden Design. (Members receive a 10% discount from the Bookstore.)

Second Saturdays Garden Walk
March 12, 1:00 pm
After experiencing Smith’s unique perspective, get out into the garden with a guided walk focusing on “Snowdrops and Other Minor Bulbs.”

Find out more here.

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Birds and Blue

Karen — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:12:23 +0000

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 approaching: the Bank to Bend lecture on April 4th and the beginning of the Wednesdays at Winterthur walks. The first W @ W is on April Fool’s Day when Michelle Stapleford will lead a walk among the Winterhazels. For a pdf of all the programs in the garden, take a look:

http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/garden_programs_flyer_2009.pdf

And speaking of birds, on Friday, March 20, Winterthur hosted the Delaware Nature Society’s birding series. The visit is featured on the DNS blog for March 21. We had a great time spotting 33 species of birds including a belted kingfisher, ring-necked ducks and a rusty blackbird.

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Bank to Bend Lecture Announced

Chris Strand — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:49:59 +0000

We are excited to have a very special speaker for this year’s Bank to Bend lecture. Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener at Great Dixter, will be sharing the history and current status of the world famous garden he manages near the South Coast of England. The write-up as it appears on our website:

Bank to Bend Garden Lecture
Great Dixter: Past, Present, and Future
Saturday, April 4, 11:00 am
One of England’s premier gardens, Great Dixter was home to renowned gardener and garden writer Christopher Lloyd and continues to inspire garden enthusiasts, writers, and artists. Fergus Garrett, head gardener there and chief executive for the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, worked with Lloyd for 16 years before Lloyd’s death in 2006.

Garrett will discuss how this world-famous house and garden developed, including the house’s historical background, architect Edwin Lutyens’s collaboration with Nathaniel Lloyd as they redesigned the house and gardens, and Christopher Lloyd’s great impact on the estate. To register call 800.448.3883.
$20; $10 Members

The annual Bank to Bend lecture is named for Winterthur’s signature March Bank display of early bulbs and perennials. H.F. du Pont and other family members used to look for the earliest bulbs on the slope to the North of the house, where the heart of this display occurs. They called the path along the slope “from bank to bend.” The Winterthur Garden and Landscape Society underwrites the annual lecture and has generously supported the restoration of the March Bank.

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