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 [...]
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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 »
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 common [...]
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 [...]
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 H.F. [...]







