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Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #12

March 23, 2022

52 F, Cloudy

Forsythia ovata-Korean forsythia in the Pinetum

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  • Blue carpet:  A lavender-blue expanse of glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) extends through Azalea Woods, down the hill towards the Museum and down the March Bank, across the stream and up the hill through Icewell Terrace.  In many places, the blue carpet includes royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica).  The East Upper Terrace of the Museum lawn is also covered in lavender blue glory-of-the-snow & royal blue Siberian squill.
  • Magnificent Magnolias! :  The magnolias have started their display in the Sundial garden.  This week the dramatic white oval of Wada’s Memory magnolia (Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’) is impossible to miss.  The star magnolias (Magnolia stellata) are in full bloom in white and pink at the edge of the Sundial Garden.  And the saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangeana species and varieties) are in bud and beginning to add their beauty to the scene.
  • Dazzling show: This week areas of the garden are aglow in the golden radiance of forsythias (Forsythia x intermedia, Forsythia ovata, Forsythia suspensa, Forsythia viridissima, Forsythia ‘Winterthur’).  They start at the upper edge of the visitor parking lot, with masses along the drive behind the carriage houses, along the lower side of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House, along the Museum lawn edge of the Peony Garden, along the field edge of Azalea Woods, along the Pinetum overlook wall, and on the Quarry edge of Sycamore Hill.  The soft yellow glow of winter hazel (Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’, Corylopsis platypetala, Corylopsis spicata, Corylopsis pauciflora) starts with masses of blooms at the upper edge of the visitor parking lot and along the Winterhazel Walk, with accents in the woods from the Visitor Center to the Underpass, at the East Upper Terrace of the Museum, and along the Quarry walkway.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winterthur winter hazel – pale yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Prunus species (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

b          Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis ‘SarSid2’ (Himalayan mountain sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pb        Hamamelis mollis ‘February Gold’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Corylopsis platypetala (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

fb         Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winterthur winter hazel – pale yellow)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pb        Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Scilla mischtschenkoana (Squill – white with palest blue stripes)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – pink – 1 flower)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – lavender)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Prunus species (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

fb         Scilla mischtschenkoana (Squill – white with palest blue stripes)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

fb         Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

PEONY GARDEN

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue – along lower end of walkway)

fb         Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia viridissima (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow – along lower end of walkway)

AZALEA WOODS

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – at field edge of woods)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

pb        Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

b          Rhododendron fargesii (Rhododendron – light pink)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii (Rhododendron – light pink)

fbb       Rhododendron species (Rhododendron – cerise buds)

fb         Rhododendron sutchuense var. giraldii (Rhododendron – light mauve)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Buxus sinica var. insularis nana (Boxwood – pale yellow)

fb         Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘ – white to pale pink)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

fb         Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

fb         Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus ‘Primrose Warburg’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

pf         Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus variety (Dwarf daffodil – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb         Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – pale pink)

pf         Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue – behind Bath House)

fb,+     Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, wine, white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white – behind Bath House)  

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

pf         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pf         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white, pink)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern leaf corydalis – yellow)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pb        Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

MARCH BANK

pf,+     Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pb        Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

pf         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

GARDEN LANE

pf         Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (Autumn rosebud cherry – pale pink to white)

b          Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – white)

b          Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)

fb         Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb         Corylopsis platypetala (Large flowered winter hazel – greenish yellow)

fb         Corysopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

ffb       Corylopsis spicata (Spiked winter hazel – greenish yellow)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

b          Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

b          Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

ICEWELL TERRACE

pf         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

fb         Cornus officinalis ‘Kintoki’ (Japanese cornel dogwood variety – yellow)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

pb        Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)          

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus variety (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Trillium species (Trillium)

PINETUM

fbb/b    Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

fb         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white, wine red)

b          Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

b          Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

fb         Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)         

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

fbb       Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

fb         Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Alba’ (Glory-of-the-snow – white)

fb         Forsythia viridissima ‘Bronxensis’ (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb         Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia variety – white – few blossoms)

fb         Magnolia stellata ‘Waterlily’ (Star magnolia variety – pale pink to white – few blossoms)

fb         Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merril’ (Merril magnolia – white)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ (Saucer magnolia variety – dark pink)

b          Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ (Saucer magnolia variety – dark pink)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana ‘San Jose’ (Saucer magnolia variety – pink)

fb         Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’ (Wada’s memory magnolia – white)

b          Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender)

fb         Scilla siberica (Siberian squill variety – white, few royal blue)

b          Spiraea arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

ENCHANTED WOODS

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Pink Giant’ (Glory-of-the-snow – pale pink)

pb        Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink, light pink, white)

pb        Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

pf         Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’)

OAK HILL–East Side

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Trillium sessile (Toadshade – red)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – yellow)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘February Gold’ (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda variety – white)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

SYCAMORE HILL

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

fb         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

pf         Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pf         Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ (Witch hazel hybrid – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Beryl’ (Cyclamineus daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Bittern’ (Daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Cassata’ (Split cupped collar daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Narcissus hawera (Triandrus daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Julia Jane’ (Daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Minnow’ (Tazetta daffodil – yellow – few flowers)

fb         Narcissus ‘Picoblanco’ (Large cup daffodil – white)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Toto’ (Miniature daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Sweetness’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Sweet Smiles’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

b          Narcissus variety (Daffodil – white corolla, orange cup)

fbb       Narcissus ‘White Lady’ (Small cup daffodil – white)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #09

March 2, 2022

55 F, Sunny

Pink Spotted Helleborus X Hybridus
Lawn in front of the Museum Store

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  • Terrific Tapestries of color:
    • The early crocus, ‘Tommies’ (Crocus tommasianus) are blooming throughout the gardens including carpeting the East Upper Terrace of the Museum lawn and the sloping lawns on both sides of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House in lavender and silver.
    • The fragrant winter aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) are creating a carpet of gold from Garden Lane across the lawn down to the East Upper Terrace of the Museum and also along the March Bank, in Azalea Woods, and along the walk to the Glade and koi ponds, in Enchanted Woods and in many other places in the gardens.
    • The yellow winter aconites and golden yellow Amur adonis (Adonis amurensis) merge into the white carpet of snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii & Galanthus nivalis) along the March Bank.
  • Snowdrops:  
    • Snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii & Galanthus nivalis) are blooming throughout the estate, from the great drifts along the March Bank to small clumps and even individual flowers.
    • Many varieties of snowdrops (Galanthus varieties) in the collection in the raised beds along the East Museum terrace are in full bloom.
  • Witch hazel (Hamamelis species & varieties) are in full bloom in the Visitor Center lawn, in the Gallery lawn along Clenny Run, and on the Clenny Run side of the Museum Store, waving their blossoms that look like clusters of tiny ribbons.  They look and smell magnificent!

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fb,+     Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘February Gold’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fbb       Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty gold ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

PEONY GARDEN

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver – along lower end of walkway)

pf         Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white – along walkway at end of Brown Center)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

AZALEA WOODS

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fbb       Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘ – white to pale pink)

fb,+     Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

b          Galanthus ‘Blonde Inge’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Gloria’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Primrose Warburg’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Hamamelis ‘Princeton Gold’ (Witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – rosy pink buds)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver – behind Bath House)

pf         Galanthus ‘Castlegar’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

pf         Galanthus elwesii ‘Green Brush’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii var. monostichtus (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 2 flowers)

pf         Galanthus ‘Mrs. Wrighton’s Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Elfin’ (Common snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Percy Picton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

fb         Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, wine, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

MARCH BANK

fb,+     Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb,+     Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

GARDEN LANE

fbb       Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

b          Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus variety (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

b,+       Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

PINETUM

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

ENCHANTED WOODS

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink)

OAK HILL–East Side

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b          Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green)

fbb       Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda variety – dark rosy-pink buds)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – bright red berries)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ (Witch hazel hybrid – yellow ‘ribbons’)

b          Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

b          Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #10

March 10, 2022

50 F, Partly Cloudy

Hamamelis ‘Primavera’ Witchhazel
Clenny Run, left side of the Museum Store

Check these out:

  • Ring in Spring:  The spring snowflakes (Leucojum vernum) are starting to bloom in many areas of the gardens, but most abundantly at Icewell Terrace, along the walk to the Glade and koi ponds, and along the walk between the Quarry and the east end of Oak Hill.  Look for their downward facing bells with pointed edges and green markings on the tips. 
  • Terrific Tapestries of color:
    • The early crocus, ‘Tommies’ (Crocus tommasianus) are blooming in lavender and silver throughout the gardens including carpeting the Parking Lot entrance to the Visitor Center walkway, the sloping lawns at both sides of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House, and in the East Upper Terrace of the Museum lawn, where they are now mixing with lavender blue glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) & royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica).
    • The fragrant winter aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) are creating a fading carpet of gold from Garden Lane across the lawn down to the East Upper Terrace of the Museum and also along the March Bank, in Azalea Woods, and along the walk to the Glade and koi ponds, in Enchanted Woods and in many other places in the gardens.
  • Snowdrops:  Many varieties of snowdrops (Galanthus varieties) are still blooming in the East Upper Terrace Boxwood Garden and in the collection in the raised beds along the East Museum terrace.
  • Witch hazel (Hamamelis species & varieties) are in full bloom in the Visitor Center lawn, in the Gallery lawn along Clenny Run, and on the Clenny Run side of the Museum Store, waving their blossoms that look like clusters of tiny ribbons.  They look and smell magnificent!

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

b          Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fb,+     Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pf         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘February Gold’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty gold ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

pf,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

PEONY GARDEN

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver – along lower end of walkway)

fbb       Forsythia species (Forsythia – yellow – few blooms)

pf         Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Superb’ (Snowdrop variety – white – along walkway at end of Brown Center)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

AZALEA WOODS

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fbb       Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – at field edge of woods – few blooms)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

pf         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘ – white to pale pink)

b          Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

fb,+     Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

b          Galanthus ‘Blonde Inge’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Gloria’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

pb        Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Primrose Warburg’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Hamamelis ‘Princeton Gold’ (Witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

b          Narcissus variety (Dwarf daffodil – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

b          Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

b          Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – pale pink)

b          Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver – behind Bath House)

fb         Galanthus ‘Bess’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

pb        Galanthus elwesii var. monostichtus (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 2 flowers)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Elfin’ (Common snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Percy Picton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

fb         Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb,+     Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, wine, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

MARCH BANK

fb,+     Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

b          Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb,+     Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

b          Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

GARDEN LANE

b          Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (Autumn rosebud cherry – pale pink to white)

b          Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

b          Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

b          Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fbb       Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

fb         Cornus officinalis ‘Kintoki’ (Japanese cornel dogwood variety – yellow)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus plicatus variety (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb,++   Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

PINETUM

fbb/b    Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white – few flowers)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)   

fbb       Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)         

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

fbb       Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

b          Spiraea arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

ENCHANTED WOODS

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink, light pink, white)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’)

OAK HILL–East Side

b          Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda variety – dark rosy-pink buds)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

SYCAMORE HILL

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

fb         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

pb        Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ (Witch hazel hybrid – yellow ‘ribbons’)

b          Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

A Devotional Manuscript’s Story

Digitizing a unique and delicate manuscript makes its many mysteries accessible.

What does a museum do with a devotional manuscript too fragile to display? How do museum curators balance their responsibility to preserve with their commitment to accessibility?

Dr. Stephanie Delamaire, Winterthur’s curator of fine art, contemplated these questions when the museum received the Denig Illuminated Manuscript, a gift from Alessantrina and David Schwartz and the Schwartz Foundation. This rare 18th-century devotional manuscript promises insights into the complexities of artmaking in the early American borderlands. “Our job,” says Delamaire, “is not only to preserve it, but also to curate it and make sure it’s available and relevant to a wider audience.”

Bound in leather in the 1780s, the manuscript was created by Ludwig Denig, a Pennsylvania German man whose skills as a shoemaker and later apothecary likely played a part in the manuscript’s creation and binding. But Denig’s faith also left its mark on the manuscript. His Pietist leanings and his connections to both Lutheran and Dutch Reformed churches surface in the book’s hymns, personal and devotional texts, and ink-and-watercolor drawings of Biblical scenes and martyrdoms, which include events from the Passion of the Christ.

Fully experiencing the Denig Manuscript requires carefully leafing through more than one hundred pages of brittle, centuries-old paper. But each turn of the page threatens the integrity of the manuscript. To preserve this remarkable object while still sharing its story, Dr. Delamaire is taking a digital approach to its curation and interpretation. With the help of a grant from the Getty Foundation’s Paper Project and a grant from the Schwartz Foundation, Winterthur will work with the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, a team of specialists, and community partners to create a digital platform that allows visitors to explore the manuscript’s contents in rich detail, with translations and readings of the text, professional recordings of hymns, and essays by leading scholars.

The digital platform will also place the manuscript in the context of Ludwig Denig’s life and times. Denig created his manuscript during a period of conflict in the early American borderlands. He was born during the French and Indian War, a child at the time of the 1763 massacre of the Conestoga Indians in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which took place within blocks of his childhood home. Denig also served as a private during the Revolutionary War. Could this proximity to violence have informed the contents of the manuscript? And what might Denig’s artistic practices reveal about early American traditions of artmaking?

The digital platform will also ask key questions about the Denig Manuscript’s connections to Pennsylvania German fraktur, an artmaking tradition well represented in Winterthur’s collection. Denig’s watercolors bear similarities to fraktur, but they are also stylistically unique, distinguished by his attention to visual narrative in his depictions of Biblical scenes and martyrdoms. Denig’s methods also depart from those traditionally associated with fraktur. His broad washes of transparent watercolor, for example, contrast greatly with the dense applications of opaque color evident in so many examples of fraktur.

Though small in size, this remarkable manuscript may just hold the answers to many unanswered questions. “There’s nothing like it anywhere,” Delamaire says. Until the digitization is complete in 2024 and available on the web, check back here and follow us on Instagram @WinterthurConservation for updates on our project and this wonderful object.

A Perfect Frame for a Unique Picture

The Quarry Garden bridge offers several perspectives on a beautiful space.

A walk across the Quarry Garden bridge offers one of the most interesting and beautiful perspectives at Winterthur, an overhead view of a charming, unique area.

“We don’t have too many garden areas at Winterthur where you have a bird’s eye view into it and then you can also walk within it and then see it from down below,” says garden curator Carol Long. “When you’re within the bog, the bridge also serves as a focal point, framing the views to the distant field and woodland. It’s substantial yet you can see through it.”

The garden was one of the last areas H.F. du Pont designed for his magnificent estate. Beginning in 1961, he trucked in large rocks from a quarry in nearby Avondale, Pennsylvania, installed them as steps, benches, and terraced walkways in his own abandoned quarry at the base of Oak and Sycamore Hills, then planted primroses galore.

The various primroses seemed ideal for the boggy bottom of the bowl-like space. Fed by three springs, the area stayed moist throughout the year. The springs converged in a small rill that tumbles downhill over a series of weirs before spilling into a large pond.

Over the garden, du Pont installed a footbridge, a curving 100-foot span above the wetland that offers a range of views. From the deck, one can see open vistas. From below, one can see intimate views of the garden. Facing outward at the top of the bridge, one can see views of the pond and landscape beyond.

Things change, of course. Tree loss over time admitted more light, which changed conditions for the plantings. Some varieties of primrose, now perennialized, remain. The garden today is known for summer color from a theater of iris, foamflower, cardinal flower, lobelia, and more. Things seem to bloom from every nook and cranny.

“But it also has an amazing early spring component,” Long notes. “When we think about bulb displays at Winterthur, the March Bank comes to mind, but the Quarry Garden also has an impressive blue phase of glory of the snow with pockets of daffodils. Later in spring, you can see the combination of the primula in the bog and redbud flowers in bloom up on the surrounding Sycamore Hill. So it has that spring component in addition to all that summer color.”

All of that beauty is on an intimate scale that most people can relate to. “Many of Winterthur’s garden areas span several acres and cannot be seen from one vantage point,” Long notes. “Not many of us can relate to gardens of that scale. But we can relate to something the size of the Quarry Garden, especially when viewing the bog from the bridge. We see the garden in its totality. Aesthetically, it’s very, very pretty and can be seen from many different angles.”

The bridge, however, “is in pretty bad shape,” Long says. “It gets a lot of use, especially from our Members and our daily walkers.” The surface is deteriorating, so it needs to be redone, and other repairs will soon become necessary. The bridge remains a unique feature of the Winterthur landscape, which we’d like to maintain for future generations.

Would you like to contribute to the restoration of the Quarry Bridge? Your support will help ensure that the Quarry Bridge remains as H.F. du Pont imagined for the thousands of visitors who enjoy the Quarry Garden each year.  

Learn more and make your gift today.

Five Things You Never Knew About Jacqueline Kennedy

In 1961, Jacqueline Kennedy tapped Winterthur founder Henry Francis du Pont to lead her Fine Arts Committee, which she tasked with finding historic American furniture and art for her famous restoration of the White House interiors. The story of their partnership will be told in Jacqueline Kennedy and H. F. du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House, which opens May 7. Here are a handful of fun facts about the First Lady.

1. Kennedy first visited the White House when she was 11 years old.

And she was not impressed. Raised among wealth and privilege, she was already accustomed to fine homes. She “shuffled through” the White House, recalling later that “Mount Vernon and the National Gallery of Art made a far greater impression.” Upon becoming First Lady, she borrowed every book she could from the Library of Congress to learn more about the executive residence with an eye toward its restoration as a place of grandeur and historic significance.

2. Her mother knew “Harry” du Pont.

Their families traveled in the same elite social circles—“Of course I knew her mother,” du Pont later said of Janet Auchincloss—but Kennedy and du Pont had never met until he accepted her invitation to chair the Fine Arts Committee. Their 50-year age difference may have been a factor. After the committee’s work got underway, du Pont hosted Kennedy for lunch at his winter home in Boca Grande. It was their first meeting.

3. Kennedy’s personal tastes tended toward the continental.

Her family’s heritage was French, she had spent a year studying at the Sorbonne, and she was well schooled in European style by her friends Jayne and Charles Wrightsman, who were major collectors of 18th-century French decorative arts; however, Kennedy intuitively knew the People’s House should be distinctively American. Knowing du Pont to be the most knowledgeable collector of American decorative arts, Jayne Wrightsman suggested Kennedy ask him to chair the Fine Arts Committee. Of course, he knew Wrightsman, too.

4. Kennedy had to ease du Pont’s concerns about using French furniture.

Differing proposals for redecoration of the Red Room suggested furnishing with Empire pieces, using work by American maker Duncan Phyfe, or highlighting objects by French maker Charles-Honore Lannuier, who lived and worked in New York. Du Pont, of course, favored the American Phyfe. When he expressed concern about the committee’s accepting an imported mirror with an eagle in its design, Kennedy responded, “As long as it has the eagle, it doesn’t matter if it’s French.” In the end, Empire—French and American—won the day.

5. After visiting Winterthur, Kennedy forgot her handbag.

Whoops. After spending the day with du Pont at Winterthur, Kennedy and her entourage jumped up from the dinner table in a hurry to reach a flight back to Washington. They were well on their way when du Pont spotted the forgotten purse. He sent Assistant Curator Charlie Hummel and his wife, Marlene, on a speedy chase of the Secret Service down Route 52 in Delaware. Hummell’s wife, Marlene, made the handoff from the car. Mission accomplished.

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #07

February 16, 2022

45 F, Sunny

Crocus tommasinianus
photograph taken by Collin Hadsell

Check these out:

  • Tommies:  The ‘Tommies’ (Crocus tommasinianus) are starting their display in the lawn of the East Upper Terrace of the Museum.
  • Snowdrops:  Snowdrops (Galanthus species and varieties) are in bud or in bloom throughout the gardens. Blooms can be seen along the March Walk, in the Boxwood Garden on the East Upper Terrace of the Museum, and in the raised bed in the Museum east courtyard.
  • Winter color:  The willow-leaf cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salicifolia) has brilliant red berries and dark purple leaves for a great show of color in winter.
  • Furry ‘winter coats’:  The buds of the magnolias at Magnolia Bend and in the Sundial Garden are covered by fuzzy bud scales.  The hairs that create the furry look are called trichomes.    

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, bean-like brown seed pods)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

LAGOONS

ber       Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet – yellow husks, orange berries)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

b          Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty gold ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

PEONY GARDEN

b          Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver – along lower end of walkway)

pf         Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white – along walkway at end of Brown Center)

b          Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

AZALEA WOODS

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fbb       Camellia variety (Camellia variety – pink-tinged buds)

b,+       Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

b          Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 bud)

fbb       Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Gloria’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 bud)

fb         Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fbb       Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – rosy pink buds)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Galanthus ‘Castlegar’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Green Brush’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus elwesii var. monostichtus (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Mrs. Wrighton’s Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

b          Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

b          Galanthus nivalis ‘Elfin’ (Common snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus plicatus ‘Percy Picton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

b          Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, white)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – behind Bath House)

fbb       Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

b          Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

MARCH BANK

b          Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b,+       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak leaf hydrangea – brown)

GARDEN LANE

ber       Crataegus viridis (Green hawthorn – red berries – few left)

ber       Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden rain tree – brown seed pods)

fbb       Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white)

ICEWELL TERRACE

b          Galanthus plicatus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus variety (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

ENCHANTED WOODS

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

pf         Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

OAK HILL–East Side

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b          Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green to brown buds)

fbb       Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda variety – dark rosy-pink buds)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, bean-like brown seed pods)

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – bright red berries)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fbb       Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, bean-like brown seed pods)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #08

February 23, 2022

67 F, Cloudy

View of the duPont House from March Walk
Winter aconites (Eranthis hyemalis)

Check these out:

  • Terrific Tapestries of color:
    • The early crocus, ‘Tommies’ (Crocus tommasianus) are blooming throughout the gardens and are carpeting the East Upper Terrace of the Museum lawn in lavender and silver.
    • The winter aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) are creating a carpet of gold from Garden Lane across the lawn down to the East Upper Terrace of the Museum and also along the March Bank, in Azalea Woods, and along the walk to the Glade and koi ponds, in Enchanted Woods and in many other places in the gardens.
    • The yellow winter aconites and golden yellow Amur adonis (Adonis amurensis) merge into the white carpet of snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii & Galanthus nivalis) along the March Bank.
  • Snowdrops:  
    • Snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii & Galanthus nivalis) are blooming throughout the estate, from the great drifts along the March Bank to small clumps and even individual flowers.
    • Many varieties of snowdrops (Galanthus varieties) in the collection in the raised beds along the East Museum terrace are in full bloom.
  • Witch hazel (Hamamelis species & varieties) are in full bloom in the Visitor Center lawn, in the Gallery lawn along Clenny Run, and on the Clenny Run side of the Museum Store, waving their blossoms that look like clusters of tiny ribbons.  They look and smell magnificent!

LAGOONS

ber       Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet – yellow husks, orange berries)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘February Gold’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty gold ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

PEONY GARDEN

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver – along lower end of walkway)

pf         Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white – along walkway at end of Brown Center)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

AZALEA WOODS

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

b          Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘ – white to pale pink)

fb,+     Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Blonde Inge’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 bud)

b          Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Gloria’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Primrose Warburg’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Hamamelis ‘Princeton Gold’ (Witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

b          Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – rosy pink buds)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Galanthus ‘Castlegar’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Green Brush’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii var. monostichtus (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Mrs. Wrighton’s Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 bud)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Elfin’ (Common snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Percy Picton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

fb         Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, wine, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

MARCH BANK

fb,+     Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb,+     Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b,+       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

GARDEN LANE

fbb       Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

b          Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus placatus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus variety (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

PINETUM

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

ENCHANTED WOODS

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink – few flowers)

OAK HILL–East Side

fb          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b          Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green)

fbb       Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda variety – dark rosy-pink buds)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue – 1 plant)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – bright red berries)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ (Witch hazel hybrid – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)

GREENHOUSE AREA

b       Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Artisan Market Vendors

Winterthur’s 2024 Artisan Market Applications

Call for Artisan Market 2024 artisans! Present your outstanding wares to more than 5,000 visitors this summer at the Artisan Market in the beautiful setting of Winterthur’s garden and estate.

Events at Winterthur relate to the history, natural environment, and mission of the museum, garden, and library. Artisan Market evokes the mission of Winterthur by showcasing local artisans through a variety of handmade crafts relating to art, textiles, ceramics, glass, woodworking, antiques, and gardening as well as artisanal and small-batch gourmet goods. Each of these categories connects to Winterthur’s past, and we invite you to make a bit of your own history with us during this special weekend.

Please review all details below before applying to be considered for Artisan Market. All interested artisans will submit a vendor application for consideration. Please note: Deadline for applications is March 11, 2024. Winterthur will review all applications and notify artisans who have been selected by April 1, 2024.

2024 Artisan Market Weekend Schedule

  • Friday, July 19, 2024 | 12:00–6:00 pm
  • Saturday, July 20, 2024 | 10:00 am–4:00 pm
  • Sunday, July 21, 2024 | 10:00 am–4:00 pm
  • Vendor Load-in | Thursday, July 18 between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. Exact time to be determined based on location of artisan space.

The Details

  • Please review the Artisan Market Vendor Information in its entirety prior to finalizing your application. The answers to many questions and important information about logistics are found in this document.
  • Application deadline is March 11, 2024.
  • Acceptance letters will be emailed by April 1, 2024.
    • Accepted artisans will have five (5) business days to remit payment for their space(s). After April 5, 2024, if payment has not been received, that artisan space will be relinquished.
  • A short waitlist will be kept for any artisans that were not accepted for the 2024 year.
  • Should an artisan no longer be able to attend, written notice must be made to Winterthur no later than May 20, 2024, to receive a full refund. No refunds will be given after May 20, 2024, for any artisans that are no longer able to attend. No exceptions can be made.
  • All artisans are required to have liability insurance and to add Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library to their insurance. Documentation will be required. Please refer to the Artisan Market Vendor Information for insurance company suggestions and a discount code.

For more detailed information, see the Artisan Market Vendor Information.

Artisan Market Vendor Information

For artisans interested in joining the 2024 Artisan Market, please review the Artisan Market Vendor Information document in its entirety prior to submitting your application. The application deadline is March 11, 2024.

Applications

Please review the descriptions for the types of applications being accepted for the 2024 Artisan Market and apply to the one that best corresponds to your wares.

Grant Opportunities

A limited number of financial grants are available for vendors wishing to participate in Winterthur’s Artisan Market. Grants cover the cost of an artisan space in the Enchanted Woods hub ($400 value) for the entire Market weekend (July 19–21, 2024).

To apply for a grant, please complete the Grant Application by March 11, 2024. Grant recipients will be notified by April 1.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Explore our Artisan Market Sponsorship Opportunities and inspire 5,000+ visitors from across the region. The deadline for certain sponsorship levels will be April 1, 2024, to ensure that sponsorship information meets deadlines for printed materials.


 

For questions regarding sponsorship levels and Artisan Market please email artisan-market@winterthur.org