2020 marks my 29th year of watching the unfolding of spring in the Winterthur garden. There have been some beautiful years, some heart-breaking years (read crippling frosts) and some years where the displays came and went from an errant warm day. Spring is a vulnerable time in the garden and when you are able to […]
Posts Tagged ‘March Bank’
Capturing those Elusive Flowers
Posted in Garden, tagged galanthus, garden photography, Leucojum vernum, March Bank, snowdrops, snowflakes on March 18, 2020 | 2 Comments »
What’s Poppin’?
Posted in Garden, tagged crocus, East Terrace, Leucojum vernum, March Bank, membership, snowdrops, spring snowflake, tommies, winter aconite, winter garden, winter interest, Winterthur Garden, witchhazel on January 24, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
As if the pleasure of walking on a sun filled, 50 degree day in the winter is not enough, there are more flowers added to the list to see. Adonis and snowdrops continue their display along the main path on the March Bank with a few winter aconite showing to the keen eye. Next to […]
Heading into Spring, Full Speed Ahead!
Posted in Garden, tagged adonis, March Bank, snowdrops, winter aconite, winter garden on January 16, 2020 | 3 Comments »
In the 28 years of caring for the Winterthur Garden, I don’t think I have ever seen the March Bank awaken as early and as prolifically as it has this year. Typically in mid-January, we will see a peppering of snowdrops; this year, there are masses of them alongside the first flowers of Adonis with […]
A Quiet Awakening
Posted in Garden, tagged galanthus, March Bank, snowdrops, winter garden, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on December 23, 2019 | 1 Comment »
As the world bustles, a quiet awakening occurs on the woodland floor of the March Bank; the arrival of the first snowdrops. H. F. du Pont would walk the path from his house through the woods in search for these early bloomers, noting the date of their appearance in his correspondence as well as in […]
March Bank Awakening
Posted in Garden, tagged adonis, eranthis, galanthus, March Bank, snowdrops, weather, winter aconite on February 1, 2019 | 1 Comment »
Whatever illusion I had about understanding the weather has been dashed in the past year. Between the recent temperature swings and the “need to build an ark” with our record-breaking rainfall has set my confidence in my weather predicting out the window. Weather has never been predictable but our norms and trends now seem to be setting their […]
“Garden Insider” Continues Tomorrow!
Posted in Garden, tagged Garden Insider, March Bank on April 11, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
The March Bank—A Horticultural Treasure The March Bank in all its glory is a stunning display of flowering bulbs and wild nature in harmony. Join horticulturist Amy Bloom-Mountz for a walk to the March Bank and learn about the significance of its abundant, eye-catching flora. “Garden Insider” is a new name for a longstanding Winterthur tradition […]
Snowdrops are coming!
Posted in Garden, tagged March Bank, snowdrops on January 19, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
The March Bank looks quiet from a distance. But take a closer look and you’ll discover many early snowdrops beginning to flower. These are Galanthus elwesii, the giant snowdrop. Notice how the leaves are wrapped around each other at the base and the two green markings on the inner petals.
A Late-Winter Tour
Posted in Garden, tagged Azalea Woods, bulbs, chionodoxa, crocus, daffodils, Enchanted Woods, eranthis, galanthus, Garden, gardening, glory-of-the-snow, March Bank, Oak Hill, photography, Pinetum, Quarry Garden, Reflecting Pool, snowdrops, Sycamore Hill, winter aconite, winter garden, Winterthur Garden on March 2, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
What better way to utilize an “extra day”–Leap Day–than to take a moment to see how the Winterthur Garden is waking up. The intent was to go right to the March Bank because that is the main display at this time of year but I was lured by other flowers along the way. Here is how the […]
Wednesdays at Winterthur – Identifying Spring Wildflowers
Posted in Garden, tagged Garden, garden programs, March Bank, spring ephemerals, spring flowers, Wednesdays at Winterthur, wildflower identification, Winterthur Garden on April 27, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
April 29, 2015 Please join garden guides Candy Dunson and Susan Smith in a walk to explore the March Bank and beyond to discover the spring flowers in bloom. Learn to identify them and hear about some of the history and the ideas behind how Henry Francis du Pont planted his garden. Walks last 45–60 […]
From Zero to Sixty (degrees) in, Well, About a Week
Posted in Garden, tagged adonis, bees, crocus, March Bank, nature, snow, snowdrops, spring snowflake, winter, winter aconite, witchhazel on March 13, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Nature can sure keep us hopping! Last week we had single digit temperatures, significant ice and snowfall and today, sunshine and warm temperatures are again raining down. March is known for this behavior but never-the-less it sets our mind spinning a bit. The still-frozen ground and melting snow has made for a “mud season” for […]
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Blue phase of the March Bank in full swing! Squill, glory-of-the-snow, and daffodils.
- Wednesday Mar 18 - 12:34amMild weather is waking up more snowdrops in the March Bank - starting to see foliage of the early snowflake too.
- Thursday Dec 26 - 6:40pmCommon witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, still looking beautiful. Early (or late) snowdrops in flower. https://t.co/qzENrKEogg
- Tuesday Dec 3 - 5:10pmBeautiful walk today with our visitors - snowdrops, autumn cherry, witch hazel, fragrant tea olive, crocus, and camellias in flower.
- Saturday Nov 9 - 8:56pmFall snowdrops, Galanthus reginae-olgae. https://t.co/sZX8NePPZu
- Friday Nov 8 - 10:50pm@WinterthurBloom Instagram
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