Be sure to explore The Winterthur Garden this week. The Japanese maple at Magnolia Bend is in full fall color. Dick Peipher, one of our fabulous garden guides, described it as “electric” on Tuesday. Also, its fun to see the autumn bronze color of the dawn redwoods in early November. Love the way the spiraea in the Sundial [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Winterthur’
Japanese Maple Ablaze!
Posted in Garden, tagged autumn, autumn color, Dawn Redwood, Japanese maple, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Chestnut- a stale joke
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged chestnut, children's garden, edible, fall, nature, tree, Winterthur, Winterthur estate, Winterthur Garden on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Horticulturist Jim Pirhalla writes about one of our lesser known trees: One of the definitions of chestnut I have found is “a stale joke”. Another is “something, as a story, lacking freshness or originality”. Perhaps I should put down the dictionary before it’s too late. The chestnut that I would like to refer to in this [...]
Hawks at Winterthur
Posted in Garden, tagged birds, children's garden, cooper's hawk, crows, environment, nature, nesting sites, Pinetum, wildlife, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden on July 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Jim Pirhalla, horticulturist for the Sundial Garden and the Pinetum writes: This year is the first year, at least that I am aware of, that a pair of hawks has nested in Winterthur’s Pinetum during the decade or so that it has been under my care; the particular breed of hawk being the Cooper’s hawk. The [...]
Welcome Summer!
Posted in Garden, tagged summer garden, Winterthur on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
How did we get to mid-June already? While I am not quite ready for summer, the Winterthur Garden is. Here is what is in bloom today: http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/CurrentWinterthurGardenBloomList.pdf The most striking spots are the Glade (with its fishponds) and the Meadow, now rich in early summer flowers. May thanks to our loyal volunteers who compile this [...]
A Weekend of Plant Shopping
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged ashland nature center, Delaware Nature Society, pennsylvania horticultural society, plant sale, university of delaware botanic garden, Winterthur on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The end of April and beginning of May is a magical but frenetic time for gardeners. We’ve got gardens to see, work to do, and plants to buy (also, remember to schedule some time to actually enjoy your garden). In our area we are lucky to have some truly great plants sales from which to choose. [...]
Bank to Bend – don’t miss it!
Posted in Garden, Lectures, tagged Bank to Bend, W. Gary Smith, Winterthur on February 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bank to Bend Garden Lecture “From Art into Landscape” March 12, 11:00 am How does an artist design a garden? How does a garden designer use art as inspiration? Join Gary Smith, the designer of Winterthur’s Enchanted Woods, as he discusses his personal connection to art and horticultural design. Learn creative ways to integrate your [...]
Winterthur Bloom Report #1
Posted in Garden, Plants, tagged bloom report, galanthus, Winterthur on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From our loyal bloom report volunteers: WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #1 February 7, 2011 Weather: 40F, overcast Since December 2, cold and snow have precluded reports. Today, although there are patches and slopes of clear ground, there remains a blanket of snow 5” or more in depth; and as this is the first day [...]
Another Year of ‘Wednesdays at Winterthur’
Posted in Garden, Lectures, tagged Wednesdays at Winterthur, Winterthur on November 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you happen to visit Winterthur in the middle of the day on a Wednesday during the growing season you will have the opportunity to enjoy a lecture by one of our staff members on a horticultural or historic topic. Most guests are surprised to learn that these lectures require no pre-registration, carry no fee, and offer [...]
Mulch Mowing 101
Posted in Garden Tips, tagged mulch mowing, Winterthur on October 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »
How many trees do you have in your garden? Two? Five? If you have five trees on your property, then you might find yourself raking up to a million leaves. By observing the efficiency of the Winterthur staff as they take care of tons of leaves each autumn, I have learned a few tricks. In fact, [...]
Enchanted Summer Day and Butterflies
Posted in Garden, tagged Enchanted Summer Day, Winterthur on June 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This year on Enchanted Summer Day (June 19) we are planning on celebrating one of the most magical of natural phenomena – the migration of the monarch butterfly. This year’s event will include activities for children, music, and ice cream as usual but in addition will include a giveaway of potted up specimens of a [...]
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- In addition to winter jasmine and snowdrops; adonis amurensis, winter aconite, and leucojum are all coming into bloom. 1 week ago
- Winter jasmine, snowdrops, and witch hazels in flower - winter aconite just starting to peek out of the ground. 2 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 2012/2/4 February 4, 2012Time of Observations: 2012/02/04 05:10:00 EST Gage Precipitation (60): 0 in Air Temperature: 34.9 deg. F Dew Point Temperature: 25.5 deg. F Wind Speed: 1.7 mph Wind Direction: 279.8 deg. (W) Barometric Pressure: 30.33 inHg Solar Radiation: 0 W.m-2 Wind Gust Speed (5): 2.2 mph at 10:09 Gage Precipitation (5): 0 in Relative humidity: 68 % Wind Chill: 34.9 deg. […]
- Current data summary at 2012/2/4 February 4, 2012
