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 [...]
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This Week in the Garden 3-19-10
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, Plants, tagged crocus, snowdrops, March Bank, bulbs, winter aconite, glory-of-the-snow, Winterthur Garden, woodland gardening, woodland flowers, squill, gardening, spring snowflake, tips on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
H.F. du Pont’s Notes on His Garden in July
Posted in Garden, tagged gardening, July, life, Winterthur Garden on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Maggie Lidz HF du Pont made few notes about the Winterthur garden in July as he spent most of the month at his Southampton summer house. The exception was during World War 2. The notes that he made in July during the 1940s understandably focus on the farm and reflect some of the concerns [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A Gardener’s Frustration
Posted in Garden, tagged gardening, life, weather, Winterthur Garden on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A gardener’s frustration with the weather is timeless and universal. The following excerpts, gathered together by our Estate Historian Maggie Lidz, are quotes by the du Ponts as they struggled with the Winterthur garden during the month of June, which was sometimes too wet, sometimes too dry and only very occasionally just right. June 5, 1942 [...]
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The Winterthur Garden Blog is the official Web log of Winterthur Museum & Country Estate. The blog offers behind-the-scenes information and personal perspectives on the garden, written by the people who work and volunteer here.
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- Anemone, cardinal flower, and white wood aster in flower at the Quarry. 1 week ago
- Cosmos, angelonia, sunflowers, and zinnias are keeping the kids' gardens looking fun and colorful this summer. 3 weeks ago
- I have been travelling, but I am back now and the Hydrangeas look spectacular out in the garden and along Clenny Run by the Cottage. 2 months ago
- The peonies are in all their glory. Be sure and look for the beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabalis) and its fountains of soft pink flowers. 3 months ago
- So many azaleas coming into bloom - and so early. Trillium, windflower, and Virginia bluebells are still putting on a show. 4 months ago
Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2010/9/2 September 2, 2010Time of Observations: 2010/09/02 10:10:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 81.4 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 71.4 deg. F Wind Speed: 3 mph Wind Direction: 207.9 deg. (SSW) Barometric Pressure: 30.12 inHg Solar Radiation: 512 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 4.2 mph at 10:06 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 72 % Heat Index: 85.6 de […]
- Current data summary at 2010/9/2 September 2, 2010
