Check out this comprehensive list of “what’s in bloom” in the Winterthur Garden on August 4, 2011. Then, list in hand, enjoy the Winterthur Garden this weekend! http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/CurrentWinterthurGardenBloomList.pdf
Posts Tagged ‘summer’
Bloom List for Winterthur Garden on August 4, 2011
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged lycoris, summer, Winterthur Garden on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Summer Interns
Posted in Garden, tagged education, Garden, intern, internship, summer on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A moment was finally found in between watering new plantings to introduce you to some new faces in the garden. Our summer interns began working with us in late May and will continue through mid-August as their school schedule allows. They work alongside staff in the department to learn plant I.D., design, and horticultural skills as they pertain [...]
What a Day in June!
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged dahlia 'claudette', summer, Winterthur Garden on June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today is one of those days when I have a hard time staying in my office. The sky is clear, the air is fresh and the Winterthur Garden is lovely. Hope you’ll take some time this weekend to enjoy the garden as it rolls into summer. On my way to the visitor center this morning, [...]
Color in the Late Summer Garden
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged Japanese anemone, summer, Winterthur Garden on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For a bit of color be sure to visit the Quarry Garden. Above the quarry you will find Japanese anemones in soft and vibrant pinks mixed with the chartreuse flowers and foliage of Heuchera villosa. They make good companions because they both do well in partial shade. The anemones can take full sun if given [...]
Queen Anne’s Lace
Posted in Garden, tagged Lobelia, Queen Anne's Lace, summer, Winterthur Garden on August 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The summer garden is far from quiet: birds singing, cicadas calling, rain kerplunking on roofs. Despite this morning’s showers, or maybe because of them, today was a lovely day to be in the garden. Seldom do we enjoy such lush green landscapes in Delaware in August. What’s in bloom today? I am consulting a list [...]
Summer in the Garden
Posted in Garden, tagged crape myrtle, lifestyle, lycoris, summer, travel, updates, Winterthur Garden on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just returned from a vacation to visit family in southern Iowa. One of my favorite things about Iowa is the open landscape with acres and acres of corn and soybeans. On my brother’s cattle farm, the soybeans were waving in the breeze, lush and deep emerald green. Even took in a tractor pull and [...]
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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 00:00:00 EST Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 32.2 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 32.1 deg. F Wind Speed: 0.6 mph Wind Direction: 330.4 deg. (NNW) Barometric Pressure: 29.94 inHg Solar Radiation: 0 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 1.3 mph at 4:55 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 100 % Wind Chill: 32.2 de […]
- Current data summary at 2012/2/11 February 10, 2012
