Something is brewing in the Winterthur Garden as is evident by a strange mirrored structure at the edge of the Pinetum. Follies. This may not be a word used much in the American lexicon but you probably know the concept. The following definition about sums it up: Architecture. A whimsical or extravagant structure built to […]
Posts Tagged ‘Peony garden’
A New Way to View the Garden
Posted in Enchanted Woods, Events, Garden, Garden Programs, tagged 1750 House, Brick Lookout, Chinese Pagoda, Enchanted Woods, Follies exhibition, Garden, Latimeria Summerhouse, Mushroom Seat, Painshill, Peony garden, Stourhead, Stowe, Sycamore Hill, Winterthur Garden on August 22, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesdays at Winterthur: Peonies
Posted in Garden, Garden Programs, Lectures, Plants, Tours, tagged A. P. Saunders hybrids, peonies, Peony garden, spring flowers, Wednesdays at Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on May 16, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Explore the care and maintenance of Winterthur’s herbaceous and tree peonies. Take a walk through the Peony Garden and see the collection as well as some of A. P. Saunders’s hybrids. Michelle Stapleford, garden horticulturist, will be your guide. Join us for demonstrations, talks, and guided walks covering a wide range […]
Azalea Woods and Peony Garden Walk
Posted in Garden, tagged Azalea Woods, Peony garden, Winterthur Garden on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, I had a few minutes to walk from the museum to the visitor center. Of course, I had to walk through the peony garden to see how things are going there. A few tree peonies in bloom and one herbaceous peony, but for the most part, peonies are still to come. Just above […]
Return of George and ?
Posted in Garden, tagged George, Martha, Peony garden, restoration, statuary on August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Replicas of the two stove top figures have returned to frame the woodland view to the Vista Ending Arch in the Peony Garden. The original pieces, dating back to the 19th century, were made of cast iron and although their outward appearance was unblemished, their interior—which was hollow—suffered from intensive rusting due to condensation. The […]
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