A crane made its way into the heart of Azalea Woods this winter to remove a tulip poplar tree whose structure was compromised after Sandy came through. Winterthur fared well in that storm by the way, but there were a few arboreal casualties. Tulip poplars are not rare in Azalea Woods or on the property [...]
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The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Posted in Garden, Garden Programs, Plants, tagged arborist, Azalea Woods, gardening, Gift in Tribute Program, nature, trees, tulip poplar, Winterthur Garden on March 26, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Alder- a Plant of Mind, Body and Soul
Posted in Garden, tagged alder, environment, fairies, folklore, nature, trees, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on March 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Jim Pirhalla, horticulturist in the Winterthur Garden writes: While doing research on tree succession, I decided to key out the alder species that I noticed growing along the banks of the back pond. Upon doing so, not only did I discover that the plant is probably the hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) but I also discovered [...]
Happy New Year and Welcome to Spring!
Posted in Garden, tagged children's garden, March Bank, members, members' walk, nature, snowdrops, walking, weather, winter, Winterthur Garden 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 [...]
Chestnut- a stale joke
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged chestnut, children's garden, edible, fall, nature, tree, Winterthur, Winterthur estate, Winterthur Garden on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Horticulturist Jim Pirhalla writes about one of our lesser known trees: One of the definitions of chestnut I have found is “a stale joke”. Another is “something, as a story, lacking freshness or originality”. Perhaps I should put down the dictionary before it’s too late. The chestnut that I would like to refer to in this [...]
Hawks at Winterthur
Posted in Garden, tagged birds, children's garden, cooper's hawk, crows, environment, nature, nesting sites, Pinetum, wildlife, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on July 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Jim Pirhalla, horticulturist for the Sundial Garden and the Pinetum writes: This year is the first year, at least that I am aware of, that a pair of hawks has nested in Winterthur’s Pinetum during the decade or so that it has been under my care; the particular breed of hawk being the Cooper’s hawk. The [...]
What’s Flowering in the Children’s Garden
Posted in Garden, Plants, Products, tagged children, children's garden, environment, gardening, kids, life, lifestyle, nature, vegetables, Winterthur Garden on September 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Several visitors and staff members have asked for the names and sources of some of the plants growing in the children’s vegetable garden. I have copied the inventory below along with a very informal rating and source code. The rating scale is from “-” (no germination/poor performer) to “++” (star performer). If there is neither a plus [...]
A Nice Moment in the Garden
Posted in Garden, tagged birds, environment, nature, Winterthur Garden on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of our staff members posted this as a comment on one of our blog entries, but I thought it was worth re-posting as its own entry for everyone read: I saw the most amazing thing yesterday on the path behind the Museum Store; a pair of cardinals (mom & dad) teaching their baby chick [...]
Paths in the Meadows
Posted in Garden, tagged environment, lifestyle, nature, paths, walking, Winterthur Garden on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From our guests: Last July, a guest wrote a note to our director saying “Thank you for the paths into the meadows. The meadows are very interesting and they soften the feeling of an edge or limit to the garden.“ Hope you’ll enjoy the garden today as much as our guest did last summer.
A Chimney Swift Evening
Posted in Garden, tagged Chimney Swifts, environment, nature, Winterthur Garden on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This last Saturday I led a walk for our members up to the top of Farm Hill to view the Chimney Swifts roosting in the Creamery chimney. It was a beautiful evening (though the weather forecast called for rain) with a clouds of fireflies drifting up from the meadow below the Test Barn. Our flock of Chimney Swifts [...]
Don’t Panic… You’ve Got Grubs
Posted in Garden Tips, tagged environment, grass, grubs, nature, turf, Winterthur Garden on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
by Frank Quinnette On my way to work this morning I heard a radio commercial for grub control. It’s a tongue-in-cheek spot from a major lawn care product supplier that is pretty funny really. Kind of 1950’s, flying-saucer-ominous-voice-in-panic type deal. Ugly monsters in the lawn devouring grass roots! Run for your lives! Something like that. [...]
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Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2013/5/21 May 21, 2013Time of Observations: 2013/05/21 07:40:00 EDT Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 66.6 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 66.1 deg. F Wind Speed: 3.4 mph Wind Direction: 247.3 deg. (WSW) Barometric Pressure: 30.04 inHg Solar Radiation: 123 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 6.1 mph Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 98 % Soil Temperature: 64.6 deg […]
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