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Enchanted Woods News

Posted in Enchanted Woods, Garden, tagged , on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The woodland fairies have been busy in Enchanted Woods, preparing for spring.  Who knew trolls were expert at metal work?  Take a look at the beautiful railing on the Troll Bridge: A new wooden ramp is underway for the Bird’s Nest. Soon, little feet will flutter up the ramp, bringing worms to waiting birdies. Lark, the [...]

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A Touch of the Old World

Posted in Enchanted Woods, Garden, tagged , , on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

From Linda Eirhart: A touch of the old world visited Winterthur on Friday, November 5th.  William Cahill, originally from County Galway, Ireland returned to Enchanted Woods to check the thatching on the Tulip Tree House and the Faerie Cottage.  A master thatcher who apprenticed for five years in Ireland, Mr. Cahill thatched our Tulip Tree House in [...]

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Garden Faeries at Work

Posted in Enchanted Woods, Events, Garden, tagged , on March 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Quercus, our elf friend who helped create Enchanted Woods, has been busy at work preparing the new Upside-down Tree for the garden. In February, starting at the top of the tree, he removed the bark and the dead wood, notice the color differences. By mid-March he had removed all the bark. This week Quercus has [...]

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Faerie Cottage Re-thatching

Posted in Enchanted Woods, Garden, tagged , , , on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I am pleased to announce that the Faerie Cottage in Enchanted Woods has been re-thatched. Our thatcher, William Cahill, spent several weeks replacing the mossy and worn roof on the cottage with fresh thatch. In the spirit of recycling and conservation, our new thatch roof uses phragmites, a common wetland grass found throughout the area [...]

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