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Happy New Year and Welcome to Spring!

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Ok—well, we really are still in winter but for the most part you would not know.  With multiple days in the 40’s and 50’s there is lot of activity in the horticultural world.  Early flowering shrubs such as fragrant honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima), witchhazel (Hamamelis vernalis) and winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) are in blossom and the [...]

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Gift to Garden Announced

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , on February 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Winterthur is very excited to announce a gift of $1 million from Alice Cary Brown and W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr. (Lee) to fund the creation of the Brown Horticulture Learning Center. This gift will be used to adaptively renovate an original estate greenhouse to house the 3,000-square-foot center. Featuring a classroom and meeting space, the center [...]

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UPDATE Last Weekend for the Winterthur Farmstand

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

      This Saturday, October 10, will be the last opportunity this season for members and staff to buy fresh vegetables grown here on the farm at Winterthur. The Winterthur Farmstand will feature heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, greens, and peppers (hot to mild) grown at Winterthur and corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions, apples, peaches and PUMPKINS from [...]

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UPDATE Fall Fruits at the Farmstand

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

   This Saturday, October 3, we are again offering members and staff the opportunity to buy fresh vegetables grown here on the farm at Winterthur. The Winterthur Farmstand will feature heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, greens, and peppers (hot to mild) grown at Winterthur and corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions, apples, peaches and pumpkins from neighboring Hill [...]

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UPDATE Asian Pears at the Farmstand

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This Saturday, September 26, we are again offering members and staff the opportunity to buy fresh vegetables grown here on the farm at Winterthur. The Winterthur Farmstand will feature heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, greens, and peppers (hot to mild) grown at Winterthur and corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions, apples, and peaches from neighboring Hill Girt Farm. [...]

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UPDATE Farmstand This Weekend

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This Saturday, September 12, we are again offering members and staff the opportunity to buy fresh vegetables grown here on the farm at Winterthur. The Winterthur Farmstand will feature heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers (hot to mild) grown at Winterthur and corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions and peaches from neighboring Hill Girt Farm. The Farmstand [...]

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The Farmstand This Weekend

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This Saturday, August 22, we are again offering members and guests the opportunity to buy fresh vegetables grown here on the farm at Winterthur. The Farmstand will feature potatoes, greens, and heirloom tomatoes grown at Winterthur and corn and tomatoes grown at neighboring Hill Girt Farm. The Farmstand will be open from 10 am to noon [...]

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Picnicking at Winterthur: Frequently Asked Questions

Posted in FAQs, tagged , , , , , , , on August 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Winterthur estate offers many beautiful places to picnic. Below are the answers to several “Frequently Asked Questions” about picnicking on the grounds. In general the responses below follow the golden rule and were developed to ensure that all guests at Winterthur have an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the Winterthur garden. We welcome [...]

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UPDATE Farmstand

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This Saturday, August 15, we are again offering members and guests the opportunity to buy fresh vegetables grown here on the farm at Winterthur. The Winterthur Farmstand will feature heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, squash, and greens grown at Winterthur and corn, tomatoes and melons grown at neighboring Hill Girt Farm. The Farmstand will be open from 10 [...]

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Walking at Winterthur: Frequently Asked Questions

Posted in FAQs, Garden, tagged , , , , , on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

H. F. du Pont and generations of his family enjoyed walking the Winterthur estate. Today, Members, visitors, and staff all take advantage of the estate’s roads and walkways to experience nature up close and on foot. We encourage you to walk the estate and enjoy the garden, meadows, and woodlands throughout the seasons. The following [...]

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