Hydrangea arborescens, Smooth Hydrangea, is a deciduous shrub which grows 3-6 feet tall and wide. Native from New York to Florida, it prefers partial shade to shade but will tolerate more sun with ample moisture. Hydrangea arborescens produces creamy white lacecap flowers, which feel airy in effect, when compared to the mophead flowers of the […]
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Hydrangea arborescens
Posted in Garden, tagged Enchanted Woods, Garden, gardening, hydrangea, native plants, nature, summer, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on July 8, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Welcoming Visitors Back to the Garden!
Posted in Garden, tagged birds, Garden, nature, walking at Winterthur, White arrow tour, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on June 30, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Winterthur is welcoming guests back into the garden once again on July 1st. Our beautifully choreographed spring display has transitioned to shaded paths, trickling water features and punctuations of summer color. Some of the highlights in the garden right now are hydrangeas, summer perennials such as daylily and Actaea (bugbane) with the purple flowers of […]
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #10-Pauline Myers
Posted in Garden, tagged #BloomReport, azaleas, Enchanted Woods, galanthus, Garden, gardening, March Bank, natural lands, nature, Pinetum, Reflecting Pool, spring, spring flowers, trees, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on June 18, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #10 June 17, 2020 73F, cloud-covered +: Abundant fbb: Flower-bud breaking b: Some bloom fb: Full Bloom pf: Petals falling/drying pb: Past bloom (few remain) ber: Berries, fruits . Check these out: For a floriferous experience, stroll the mowed path along the front pond past the Needle’s Eye folly to be […]
Happy Virtual Daffodil Day!
Posted in Garden, tagged bulbs, daffodils, Garden, gardening, meadows, naturalized daffodils, spring flowers, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on April 17, 2020 | 10 Comments »
This blog comes out on the eve of what would have been our 6th annual Daffodil Day; a Saturday set aside in mid-April to celebrate the daffodils planted during H.F. du Pont’s lifetime. Though some varieties may be found planted within garden areas such as the Quarry, March Bank and Sycamore Hill, the wider displays […]
April: When the Garden Breaks its Cabin Fever
Posted in Garden, tagged Anemone apennina, April, April flowers, bellwort, Bloodroot, Chaenomeles, cherries, Claytonia, crabapple, daffodils, flowering quince, forsythia, Italian windflower, magnolia, Magnolia Bend, naturalized daffodils, Prunus 'Accolade', Sanguinaria, spring, spring beauty, starflower, Sundial Garden, trillium, uvularia, Winterhazel, Winterhazel Walk, Winterthur Garden on April 10, 2020 | 9 Comments »
The winter flowering display in the Winterthur garden is slow to unfurl. It usually begins in December with the first snowdrop emerging and when that occurs, it’s the equivalent of finding gold in what is the darkest and sometimes bleakest month of the year. Individual snowdrops emerge over January and February to form large, subtle […]
What’s Poppin’?
Posted in Garden, tagged crocus, East Terrace, Leucojum vernum, March Bank, membership, snowdrops, spring snowflake, tommies, winter aconite, winter garden, winter interest, Winterthur Garden, witchhazel on January 24, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
As if the pleasure of walking on a sun filled, 50 degree day in the winter is not enough, there are more flowers added to the list to see. Adonis and snowdrops continue their display along the main path on the March Bank with a few winter aconite showing to the keen eye. Next to […]
A Quiet Awakening
Posted in Garden, tagged galanthus, March Bank, snowdrops, winter garden, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on December 23, 2019 | 1 Comment »
As the world bustles, a quiet awakening occurs on the woodland floor of the March Bank; the arrival of the first snowdrops. H. F. du Pont would walk the path from his house through the woods in search for these early bloomers, noting the date of their appearance in his correspondence as well as in […]
DelaWILD Is Almost Here!
Posted in Garden, tagged DelaWILD, natural lands, Winterthur estate, Winterthur Garden on September 6, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Join us for DelaWILD on September 14, 2019.
2 Weeks to Go in the Folly Frenzy Countdown: The Needle’s Eye
Posted in Garden, tagged Bob's Crane, floating docks, follies, Follies exhibition, garden follies, John Carr, Needle's Eye, ponds, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on March 22, 2018 | 4 Comments »
I can’t believe that I have reached the final new folly description in the garden blog. I have never run a marathon but I can imagine as one approaches the finish line, a mix of exhaustion, euphoria and anticipation surges through one’s veins. This about sums up my emotional state as April 1st approaches. Being […]
Sometimes the Answer Lies Within: Part 6 of the Folly Frenzy Countdown–The Mirrored Folly
Posted in Garden, tagged Bluewing Construction, Ekkehard Altenburger, Elk Creek Cabinetry, Folly exhibition, Harumi Yukutake, Mirrored Folly, Phillip K. Smith III, Porte Cochere, Storm King Art Center, Trainstation, Treehotel, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on March 16, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
The most likely source of reflection in a garden is water. Caught at the right angle, it can capture the movement of clouds in the sky, flocks of birds flying overhead and provide a dreamlike look at the world around us—especially when captured in a photograph. Gazing globes have been a part of the garden […]