- -- Posted 06/30/2016 by Webmaster --
2016 Photo Contest Winners Announced
- -- Posted 06/10/2016 by Webmaster --
There is much in bloom here at Willowwood this week: in the Rosarie, several varieties of clematis, roses, white baptisia, luminously yellow evening primroses, and oakleaf hydrangea. In the Cottage Garden: hardy geraniums, white foxgloves, spotted deadnettle, lady’s mantle, poppies and cornflowers.
However, despite the abundance of blooms, June is really a month to celebrate the ...
- -- Posted 05/27/2016 by Webmaster --
May has been a spectacular month at Willowwood, and there is so much in bloom here now that a short report will hardly do it justice: you will simply have to come and see the gardens for yourself!
Later-flowering lilacs are still in bloom, and a stroll through the Lilac Collection will reward you with restful ...
- -- Posted 05/21/2016 by Webmaster --
After all this rain, which we needed, the weathermen are predicting some sun on Saturday and more on Sunday afternoon. With lots warmer temps headed our way mid to end next week. The rain has helped nourish the Spring flowers in the gardens (the tulips and daffodils are finished) and the lilacs and other ...
- -- Posted 05/07/2016 by Webmaster --
How exciting!
The Willowwood Arboretum is part of an article in the AAA magazing about beautiful gardens in the Northeast, listed with the likes of the Arnold Arboretum, NY Botanic Garden and Winterthur. But we knew how beautiful it is all along.
- -- Posted 04/30/2016 by Webmaster --
The weather may have turned a bit cooler lately, but that hasn’t deterred the plants here at Willowwood, where spring is really at its peak. Redbuds and dogwoods are blooming; look for them near the entrance gate and along the woodland edge, visible across the meadows as you drive in. Crabapples have joined the chorus, ...
- -- Posted 04/15/2016 by Webmaster --
The weather forecast for this weekend looks wonderful, so plan a stroll or walk through the Willowwood Arboretum
Mornings at Willowwood have been filled with the lively sounds of bird chatter, and night time temperatures here seem to be finally inching higher. Daffodils, magnolias, forsythias and cherries continue to put on a cheerful show throughout the ...
- -- Posted 03/31/2016 by Webmaster --
Lots of daffodils still in bloom but Magnolias and Cherry trees have started blooming this week at Willowwood, and are putting on an elegant display in shades of pink, white and cream.
As you drive through the entrance gates, look for Magnolia x loebneri ‘Willowwood’ immediately on the right, with its densely petaled white flowers.
M. ‘Royal ...
- -- Posted 03/16/2016 by Webmaster --
Leucojum vernum
The very first daffodil blooms have been spotted this week at Willowwood! They are just starting to make a cheerful and very welcome show in the Alfalfa Field along the drive and in the Winter Garden. Keep watching over the next weeks as more and more varieties appear.
Siberian squill, Scilla siberica, has carpeted large ...
- -- Posted 03/02/2016 by Webmaster --
Spring is on its way to Willowwood! Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) and snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) are out in full force now, especially in the Cottage Garden and the Rockery. The Cottage Garden looks as though it is covered in a bright yellow carpet: winter aconite has naturalized beautifully there. Crocuses are just beginning to make ...
