Recently, a participant on a Wednesday at Winterthur walk asked how the Reflecting Pool is kept so clear, even though the water is relatively still. Any tips? Michele Christiano, the garden horticulturist who cares for that section of the Winterthur Garden responds: We have a pump and filter that keeps the water moving. Plus we use [...]
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How Do They Do It? Deer Repellents and Reflecting Pools
Posted in Garden, Garden Tips, tagged deer repellent, Reflecting Pool, Winterthur Garden on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Summer Bloom List – August 17, 2011
Posted in Garden, tagged Reflecting Pool, Winterthur Garden on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hope you enjoy this list of the plants of interest in the Winterthur Garden as of August 17, 2011. Many thanks to our volunteers for compiling the list throughout the year! http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/CurrentWinterthurGardenBloomList.pdf One of the prettiest places is just below the peony garden where a line of Hosta ‘Royal Standard’ is in full bloom.
Cheruby Excitement!
Posted in Garden, tagged cherub, Reflecting Pool, sculpture on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On June 27th, just before I left for a week at the beach, I was delighted to find that the sundial in the center of the Reflecting Pool garden was being installed. What joy! What fun! What delight! Last time I saw the sculpture, seems like three years ago, the little cherubs holding up the [...]
Reflecting Pool Reflections
Posted in Garden, tagged azalea, filbert, Lindvig, Reflecting Pool, stone on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A quick walk through the Reflecting Pool garden today revealed a couple ideas I might use in my home garden. I’d never noticed that the burgundy leaves of the filbert match the coloration in the stone walls. We’re thinking about adding a stone wall in the backyard; this observation could inform our stone selection. I walked to [...]
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- In addition to winter jasmine and snowdrops; adonis amurensis, winter aconite, and leucojum are all coming into bloom. 2 weeks ago
- Winter jasmine, snowdrops, and witch hazels in flower - winter aconite just starting to peek out of the ground. 3 weeks ago
- Almost 60 degrees! More snowdrops pushing - daffodil and lycoris leaves starting to come up too. 1 month ago
- Snowdrops, winter jasmine, and winter honeysuckle in flower on a sunny December day. 1 month ago
- Tuberose still in flower in kids vegetable garden, Colchicum on Oak Hill, and Begonia grandis in Enchanted Woods. 4 months ago
Winterthur Weather Data- Current data summary at 2012/2/11 February 10, 2012Time of Observations: 2012/02/11 01:10:00 EST Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 31.9 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 32.3 deg. F Wind Speed: 0 mph Wind Direction: 0 deg. (N) Barometric Pressure: 29.91 inHg Solar Radiation: 0 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 0 mph at 6:05 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Wind Chill: 31.9 deg. F
- Current data summary at 2012/2/11 February 10, 2012
