Wednesday, May 4, 2016 There is a wealth of bulbs beyond daffodils and tulips that can be used to extend seasonal color in the garden. Join Chris Strand, Brown Harrington Director of Garden & Estate, to learn more about selecting, growing, and using minor bulbs in your garden. Join us for demonstrations, talks, and guided […]
Posts Tagged ‘crocus’
Wednesdays at Winterthur: Minor Bulbs in the Garden
Posted in Garden, Garden Programs, Lectures, Plants, Tours, tagged bulbs, chionodoxa, crocus, growing bulbs, minor bulbs, snowdrops, spring bulbs, Wednesdays at Winterthur on May 2, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
A Late-Winter Tour
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged Azalea Woods, bulbs, chionodoxa, crocus, daffodils, Enchanted Woods, eranthis, galanthus, Garden, gardening, glory-of-the-snow, March Bank, Oak Hill, photography, Pinetum, Quarry Garden, Reflecting Pool, snowdrops, Sycamore Hill, winter aconite, winter garden, Winterthur Garden on March 2, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
What better way to utilize an “extra day”–Leap Day–than to take a moment to see how the Winterthur Garden is waking up. The intent was to go right to the March Bank because that is the main display at this time of year but I was lured by other flowers along the way. Here is how the […]
From Zero to Sixty (degrees) in, Well, About a Week
Posted in Garden, tagged adonis, bees, crocus, March Bank, nature, snow, snowdrops, spring snowflake, winter, winter aconite, witchhazel on March 13, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Nature can sure keep us hopping! Last week we had single digit temperatures, significant ice and snowfall and today, sunshine and warm temperatures are again raining down. March is known for this behavior but never-the-less it sets our mind spinning a bit. The still-frozen ground and melting snow has made for a “mud season” for […]
Wednesdays at Winterthur – What’s in Bloom: A walk among the best spring ephemerals
Posted in Garden, Garden Programs, Lectures, Tours, tagged Azalea Woods, Bank to Bend, bulbs, chionodoxa, crocus, garden programs, glory-of-the-snow, March Bank, snowdrops, spring, Wednesdays at Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on April 9, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
April 16, 2014 – Enjoy an early spring day in the Azalea Woods. Susan Sibley, garden horticulturist, will be your guide as you witness the garden come to life with Bluebells, Trillium, and Windflowers. Walks last 45–60 minutes. Join us for demonstrations, talks, and guided walks covering a wide range of gardening topics. These events begin at 11:30 […]
Early Spring in the Winterthur Garden
Posted in Garden, tagged aconite, adonis, crocus, March Bank, snowdrops on March 25, 2014 | 2 Comments »
Many thanks to Donald Shedrick for sharing his scrumptious photographs of the Winterthur Garden in early spring, taken late last week. Come and see!
Don’t Step on Tommie!
Posted in Garden, tagged crocus, jasmine, snowdrop, Winterthur Garden on February 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Just went up to the East Terrace at Winterthur to verify reports that the Tommies (Crocus tommasinianus) are blooming. And to get a break from my trusty computer. Sure enough, a blanket of soft lavender covers the East Terrace, at the top of the Reflecting Pool’s main staircase. They look so very delicate, but full bloom […]
The Tommies are at Peak!
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged crocus, flowers, tommies, Winterthur Garden on March 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Today is “the” day to see the tommies (Crocus tomasinianus) in full bloom on the East Terrace at Winterthur. They can also be found on hillsides near the fire station and greenhouses. Their delicate purple flowers with yellow stamens are a welcome sight in early spring. Other wonderful sights today: the butter yellow of the aconites and […]
This Week in the Garden 3-19-10
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged bulbs, crocus, gardening, glory-of-the-snow, March Bank, snowdrops, spring snowflake, squill, tips, winter aconite, Winterthur Garden, woodland flowers, woodland gardening on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is amazing to think about the fact that two weeks ago we still had a fair amount of snow on the ground. Now, the woodland floor of many of our garden areas are covered in a multitude of flowers, with more to emerge with the impending warm weekend. I know that we are just about to […]
This Week in the Garden, March 7-13, 2010
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged bulbs, crocus, evergreens, hellebores, japanese umbrella pine, March Bank, raking, snow, snowdrops, spring cleanup, spring snowflake, winter aconite, winter damage on March 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Walking in the garden this week you would not know that we were snow covered for a full 4 weeks prior. Snowdrops, winter aconite, adonis, crocus and spring snowflake are in flower in the Glade Garden, March Bank, Azalea Woods, Quarry Garden, Icewell and East Terrace. Amongst some of the last remnants of snow, hellebores […]
Get Out and Enjoy the Garden (Before the Rain)
Posted in Garden, Lectures, tagged crocus, wild garden, Winterthur Garden on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It seems counterintuitive, but with rain in the forecast, now is a great time to get out and see the garden. Warm temperatures and rain have a way of completely transforming a garden. Unfortunately, the crocus pictured above on the East Terrace will get battered but the daffodils, squill, and scilla that are just starting to push […]