This morning, I had the opportunity of introducing ten second graders from nearby Greenwood Elementary to the garden. We had a ball exploring hideouts, trees, dragonflies and bullfrogs. In the afternoon, I decided to retrace our steps camera in hand. Walking to the Quarry Garden to check out the bright festival of primroses, I heard [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sycamore Hill’
Lessons from the Garden
Posted in Garden, tagged Red-tail hawk, Sycamore Hill, trees, Winterthur Garden on May 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Color on Sycamore Hill
Posted in Garden, tagged Sycamore Hill on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the 1960s, Mr. du Pont wanted to extend the season of color at Winterthur so he added a new garden area, now called Sycamore Hill. In late May and early June, Sycamore Hill is woven together with paths of white, lavender, and red flowers. This color combination appears at Winterthur earlier in the year with azaleas and dogwoods [...]
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The Winterthur Garden Blog is the official Web log of Winterthur Museum & Country Estate. The blog offers behind-the-scenes information and personal perspectives on the garden, written by the people who work and volunteer here.
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- Tommies are at their peak on the East Terrace. Snowdrops, snowflakes, winter aconite, and adonis are popping up everywhere. 2 days ago
- Tommies, snowdrops, winter aconite, and Amur adonis in flower on the East Terrace and along the thawed areas of the March Bank. 1 week ago
- Snow, snow, snow. I am sure that snowdrops are under there somewhere. 2 weeks ago
- Snowdrops are out along the March Bank. A beautiful snowdrop is in full flower on the East Terrace by the Loggia. 1 month ago
- Fall flowering camellias in bloom along the Cottage - white single, white double, and some pink tinged blossoms. 3 months ago
