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 […]
Winterthur Bloom Report #09-Pauline Myers
Posted in Garden, tagged #BloomReport, #GardenLane, #SundialGarden, #WinterthurGardens, Azalea Woods, azaleas, Enchanted Woods, galanthus, Garden, gardening, March Bank, nature, Pinetum, Quarry Garden, Reflecting Pool, spring flowers, trees, Winterthur on June 12, 2020 | 1 Comment »
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #09 June 10, 2020 88F, sunny +: 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: Don’t miss the lilies (Lilium martagon) that are in full bloom in Azalea Woods and Icewell Terrace. Their show […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Making of a Folly: The Green Folly
Posted in Garden, tagged exhibitions, follies, Follies exhibition, Green Folly, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on February 8, 2018 | 8 Comments »
We have entered the countdown to the April 1st opening of the Winterthur Garden’s first outdoor exhibition, Follies: Architectural Whimsy in the Garden. It has been a day that I have been dreading for a while but as it moves ever so closer, the anxiety has lessened, being replaced by a mix of anticipation and […]