Re: DE gardens
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: DE gardens
- From: J* W* <w*@muohio.edu>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 17:12:36 -0700 (MST)
>Winterthur is "one of America's greatest estates... center of beauty, art,
>and learning with the world's premier collection of decorative arts
>and a world-famous naturalistic garden set within 1000 acres of rolling
>hills and verdant valleys in the picturesque Brandywine Valley (in Delaware).
>We invite you to visit our 175 rooms and exhibition galleries, to use our
>peerless library and to stroll through our glorious garden.
..
>A very interesting place, well worth a visit.. take very comfortable shoes.
**
And if you do visit it, please also consider driving a few more miles south
on rt. 52 to visit the Goodstay Campus of the University of Delaware, where
you will find Goodstay Gardens, originally an estate garden, now maintained
largely by volunteers. A portion of the gardens is set up in "rooms," where
the iris room is tended by the Diamond State Iris Society. It is primarily a
spring garden, with a few things going on in other seasons. A little
before the
peak spring iris bloom, the magnolia walk is magnificent. --Jim
__
Jim Wilson, Oxford, OH, USDA Zone 6a, AIS garden judge, Region 6
growing medians, TBs, Siberians, JIs, and a few SPU and species
wilsonjh@muohio.edu http://www.muohio.edu/~wilsonjh
