WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #11 June 24, 2020 82F, sunny +: Abundant fbb: Flower-bud breaking b: Some bloom fb: Full Bloom pf: Petals falling/drying pb: Past bloom (few remain) ber: Berries, fruits . Check these out: The catalpa trees (Catalpa bignonioides) in the upper meadow of the entrance drive are covered in white flowers. […]
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Winterthur Bloom Report #11-Pauline Myers
Posted in Garden, tagged #BloomReport, #InBloom, #WinterthurGardens, Azalea Woods, Bank to Bend, Enchanted Woods, environment, flowers, Garden, March Bank, natural lands, nature, Pinetum, Quarry Garden, Reflecting Pool, summer, trees on June 30, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #10-Pauline Myers
Posted in Garden, tagged #BloomReport, azaleas, Enchanted Woods, galanthus, Garden, gardening, March Bank, natural lands, nature, Pinetum, Reflecting Pool, spring, spring flowers, trees, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on June 18, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #10 June 17, 2020 73F, cloud-covered +: Abundant fbb: Flower-bud breaking b: Some bloom fb: Full Bloom pf: Petals falling/drying pb: Past bloom (few remain) ber: Berries, fruits . Check these out: For a floriferous experience, stroll the mowed path along the front pond past the Needle’s Eye folly to be […]
Winterthur Bloom Report #07-Pauline Myers
Posted in Garden, tagged #, #BloomReport, #InBloom, #WinterthurGardens, Azalea Woods, Enchanted Woods, galanthus, Garden, March Bank, natural lands, nature, Pinetum, Quarry Garden, Reflecting Pool, spring flowers on June 3, 2020 | 1 Comment »
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #07 May 27, 2020 79F, sunny +: Abundant fbb: Flower-bud breaking b: Some bloom fb: Full Bloom pf: Petals falling/drying pb: Past bloom (few remain) ber: Berries, fruits . Check these out: The peonies in the Peony Garden and the candelabra primroses (Primula japonica) in the Winterhazel Walk area and the […]
Garlic Mustard- Springtime Worst Offender
Posted in Environment, Garden, tagged invasive removal, natural lands on April 21, 2020 | 2 Comments »
When managing the natural lands, I’ve found it’s almost like a strategy game. Which areas need the most attention right now? Which will need attention in 2 weeks? In 3 months? Right now, in spring, I always have a few things on my plate. After mowing the meadows, I usually turn my attention to the […]
A High Rise Apartment…..for Eastern Screech Owls! by Kevin Braun, Winterthur Senior Arborist
Posted in Garden, tagged Arboriculture, arborist, artificial cavity, eastern screech owl, forest, hoticulture, natural lands, nesting, snag, trees, us forest service, wildlife, wildlife habitat on April 14, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
As I mentioned in my blog “Coronet Cuts”, the arboriculture and natural lands teams at Winterthur are now one super power team! As I continue to further my knowledge on natural lands topics, we’ve started looking into artificial cavity creation for nesting birds. One specific species we are interested in making habitat for is the […]
Coronet Cuts…Arborist or Artist? by Kevin Braun, Winterthur Senior Arborist
Posted in Garden, tagged Arboriculture, arborist, Coronet Cuts, Garden, natural lands, nature, pruning, trees, wildlife on April 11, 2020 | 4 Comments »
In January 2019, the Winterthur arboriculture team and natural lands team joined together to create one super power team now cleverly called-the Arboriculture and Natural Lands Team! We oversee hundreds of acres of forests, meadows, streams, ponds, and miles of trails throughout all of Winterthur. To help me better connect with the team I have […]
DelaWILD Is Almost Here!
Posted in Garden, tagged DelaWILD, natural lands, Winterthur estate, Winterthur Garden on September 6, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Join us for DelaWILD on September 14, 2019.
Native June Blooms in the Meadow
Posted in Garden, tagged meadows, natural lands, wildflowers 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 […]
Functional Fire, Part 2: After the Prescribed Burn
Posted in Garden, tagged meadow management, meadows, native orchids, natural lands, prescribed burn 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 […]
Monitoring the Impact of Deer
Posted in Garden, tagged deer, deer browsing, deer density, deer ex-closure, fencing, land management, natural lands, woodlands on February 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Kirsten Liebl, our Natural Lands Winter Intern writes the following: If you happen to be wandering through some of the natural wooded areas of Winterthur, don’t be surprised if you come across what looks like a large cage in the forest. Don’t worry; we are not keeping any dangerous animals in there! In fact we are […]