Several visitors and staff members have asked for the names and sources of some of the plants growing in the children’s vegetable garden. I have copied the inventory below along with a very informal rating and source code. The rating scale is from “-” (no germination/poor performer) to “++” (star performer). If there is neither a plus [...]
Posts Tagged ‘environment’
What’s Flowering in the Children’s Garden
Posted in Garden, Plants, Products, tagged children, children's garden, environment, gardening, kids, life, lifestyle, nature, vegetables, Winterthur Garden on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Nice Moment in the Garden
Posted in Garden, tagged birds, environment, nature, Winterthur Garden on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of our staff members posted this as a comment on one of our blog entries, but I thought it was worth re-posting as its own entry for everyone read:
I saw the most amazing thing yesterday on the path behind the Museum Store; a pair of cardinals (mom & dad) teaching their baby chick how [...]
Paths in the Meadows
Posted in Garden, tagged environment, lifestyle, nature, paths, walking, Winterthur Garden on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From our guests:
Last July, a guest wrote a note to our director saying “Thank you for the paths into the meadows. The meadows are very interesting and they soften the feeling of an edge or limit to the garden.“
Hope you’ll enjoy the garden today as much as our guest did last summer.
A Chimney Swift Evening
Posted in Garden, tagged Chimney Swifts, environment, nature, Winterthur Garden on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This last Saturday I led a walk for our members up to the top of Farm Hill to view the Chimney Swifts roosting in the Creamery chimney. It was a beautiful evening (though the weather forecast called for rain) with a clouds of fireflies drifting up from the meadow below the Test Barn. Our flock of Chimney Swifts [...]
Don’t Panic… You’ve Got Grubs
Posted in Garden Tips, tagged environment, grass, grubs, nature, turf, Winterthur Garden on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Frank Quinnette
On my way to work this morning I heard a radio commercial for grub control. It’s a tongue-in-cheek spot from a major lawn care product supplier that is pretty funny really. Kind of 1950’s, flying-saucer-ominous-voice-in-panic type deal. Ugly monsters in the lawn devouring grass roots! Run for your lives! Something like that. Smart [...]
July 1: Compost for a Healthy Planet
Posted in Garden, tagged compost, environment, garden programs, gardening, nature, Winterthur Garden on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesdays at Winterthur: July 1st 11:30 am at the greenhouses.
All organic matter will decompose within time! Through active composting, you can turn organic matter from your backyard and household residues into a rich soil amendment to help improve plant growth, give roots a healthier environment in which to expand and stabilize, reduce potential soil erosion from [...]
June 24 Focus on Trees: Oaks and Beeches
Posted in Garden, tagged environment, garden programs, nature, trees, Winterthur Garden on June 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wednesdays at Winterthur: June 24 11:30 am at the greenhouses.
Join garden guide specialist Ed Stevenson for a walk through the garden, looking in detail at those majestic woodland trees, the oaks and beeches.
Their identification, characteristics, growth conditions, and how they may be used in a home garden will be explored.
Who grows up to become a gardener?
Posted in Garden, tagged environment, family, gardener, life, lifestyle, nature, Winterthur Garden on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jeannette Lindvig, a guide in the house and the garden, shares a beautiful essay and photo of the Winterthur Garden:
The other day I watched a young family walking through the garden at Winterthur. The parents were patient and attentive to their three children, two of whom walked easily with their parents. The one who caught [...]
Gardening with Children
Posted in Garden, tagged children, children's garden, environment, gardening, kids, life, lifestyle, nature, vegetables, Winterthur Garden on June 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This last Saturday, Winterthur garden interns and staff helped 21 children plant their vegetable gardens for our annual “Kids Grow” children’s gardening program. Over the next 10 weeks children and their parents will watch their seeds grow, pull weeds, thin, pinch, water and weed their way to a nice harvest of salad vegetables. By the [...]
Love your Lep’s: Native Plants for a Butterfly Garden Review
Posted in Garden, tagged butterflies, environment, insects, native plants, nature, wildflowers, Winterthur Garden on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meghan Gallagher, a Winterthur horticulturist, led the Wednesdays at Winterthur walk on June 10th. She follows up with more great information about butterflies.
We had a gorgeous day and the company was great! Many important questions surfaced throughout the walk, including the significance of butterflies in the garden. Besides their beautiful colors, lepidopteran’s are nature’s pollinators [...]
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- Tommies are at their peak on the East Terrace. Snowdrops, snowflakes, winter aconite, and adonis are popping up everywhere. 2 days ago
- Tommies, snowdrops, winter aconite, and Amur adonis in flower on the East Terrace and along the thawed areas of the March Bank. 1 week ago
- Snow, snow, snow. I am sure that snowdrops are under there somewhere. 2 weeks ago
- Snowdrops are out along the March Bank. A beautiful snowdrop is in full flower on the East Terrace by the Loggia. 1 month ago
- Fall flowering camellias in bloom along the Cottage - white single, white double, and some pink tinged blossoms. 3 months ago
