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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Faerie Cottage Re-thatching
Posted in Enchanted Woods, Garden, tagged Enchanted Woods, Faerie Cottage, thatching, Winterthur on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2012/2/4 February 4, 2012Time of Observations: 2012/02/04 06:20:00 EST Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 35 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 26.3 deg. F Wind Speed: 1.5 mph Wind Direction: 268.1 deg. (W) Barometric Pressure: 30.33 inHg Solar Radiation: 0 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 2.5 mph at 11:15 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 70 % Wind Chill: 35 deg. F […]
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