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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘flowers’
The Tommies are at Peak!
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged crocus, flowers, tommies, Winterthur Garden on March 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
A Must-See Tree
Posted in Garden, tagged davidia involucrata, dove tree, flowers, handkerchief tree, May on May 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In a garden full of beautiful views, stunning combinations and stellar specimens I feel remiss at not pointing out every single “must see” experience in the garden. One that I will not overlook, however, and is in its full—and unusual—flower is our dove tree or Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana, located just behind the Dorrance Gallery [...]
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- In addition to winter jasmine and snowdrops; adonis amurensis, winter aconite, and leucojum are all coming into bloom. 1 week ago
- Winter jasmine, snowdrops, and witch hazels in flower - winter aconite just starting to peek out of the ground. 2 weeks ago
- Almost 60 degrees! More snowdrops pushing - daffodil and lycoris leaves starting to come up too. 1 month ago
- Snowdrops, winter jasmine, and winter honeysuckle in flower on a sunny December day. 1 month ago
- Tuberose still in flower in kids vegetable garden, Colchicum on Oak Hill, and Begonia grandis in Enchanted Woods. 4 months ago
Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2012/2/4 February 3, 2012Time of Observations: 2012/02/04 04:40:00 EST Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 34.4 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 25.4 deg. F Wind Speed: 2.3 mph Wind Direction: 274.4 deg. (W) Barometric Pressure: 30.33 inHg Solar Radiation: 0 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 2.7 mph at 9:37 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 69 % Wind Chill: 34.4 deg. […]
- Current data summary at 2012/2/4 February 3, 2012
