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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘May’
A Must-See Tree
Posted in Garden, tagged davidia involucrata, dove tree, flowers, handkerchief tree, May on May 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Historic Quotes about May at Winterthur
Posted in Garden, tagged H F du Pont, May, Winterthur Garden on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The azaleas here this spring have been perfectly lovely, and every time I see a Kurume azalea I am grateful to the Japanese nation for having created such beautiful plants.” -H.F. du Pont, May 17, 1939 Maggie Lidz, Winterthur’s Estate Historian, has gathered a selection of quotes about Winterthur in spring. May at Winterthur has astounded [...]
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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
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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
