Posts Tagged ‘meadows’

Native June Blooms in the Meadow

Posted in Garden, tagged , , on June 14, 2019 | Leave a Comment »

After the spring ephemerals in the woodlands fade, I like to turn my attention to the meadows for native seasonal blooms.  While the striking goldenrod and lush warm-season grasses won’t bolt and bloom until late summer, delicate flowers litter the cool-season grass sea.  The wet areas are especially colorful this time of year.  Time to […]

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Functional Fire, Part 2: After the Prescribed Burn

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , on November 6, 2017 | 1 Comment »

The following was written in August by Natural Lands Intern Madeline Banks. This is a follow-up piece to her first post about the prescribed burns that took place in April, which can be viewed here: http://gardenblog.winterthur.org/2017/05/16/prescribed-burn-at-winterthur/.   A version of both posts was recently included on the blog of the Ecological Landscape Alliance and can […]

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Functional Fire: Prescribed Burn at Winterthur

Posted in Garden, tagged , , on May 16, 2017 | Leave a Comment »

” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The following account was written by Natural Lands Intern Madeline Banks.  First things first Any kind of prescribed burning has a lot of thought and careful planning behind it. Everything from safety to environmental impact need to be considered to ensure that a burn is beneficial, not detrimental.   Keeping this in […]

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The Less Traveled Paths

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 14, 2015 | Leave a Comment »

The white arrow tour that winds visitors through the garden in the spring has a summer twist to it.  The directional arrows have changed to a seasonal yellow color and now lead visitors through the wider estate to experience the dynamic habitat of our meadows. The meadows at Winterthur are part of the rolling landscape […]

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