Last updated on 01 September 08

Winterthur Garden

5.0/5 (1 ratings)

Photograph © Karl Gercens
Photograph © Karl Gercens
Photograph © Karl Gercens
Photograph © Amy Fry
Photograph © Fred Schroeder

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Winterthur is a 1,000-acre country estate with gardens, rolling hills, streams, meadows and forests. The Winterthur Garden was designed by Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) and landscape architect and lifelong friend Marian Coffin. Henry was careful to select plants that would enhance the natural setting and provide a succession of bloom and colour from late January through to November. The garden includes the eight-acre Azalea Woods (1917), the March Bank (1902), Magnolia Bend, the Pinetum (1918), Winterhazel Area (1923), Sundial Garden (1956), Peony Garden (1946), Reflecting Pool and Glade Garden (1929), Quarry Garden (1962), and Enchanted Woods (2001), a children’s garden. If you zoom in on the location map below, you will be able to see some of the garden features on the satellite image. The Sundial Garden is pinpointed by the red marker.

Address - Winterthur Museum Garden and Library, 5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, Delaware, USA, DE 19735
Opening times - Tuesday to Sunday. Open 10am to 5pm.
Website - Visit the Winterthur Garden website

Local Hotels

Hotels within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Doubletree Hotel Wilmington (3km away)
From $80.50 to $229.00
Homewood Suites by Hilton Wilmington-Brandywine Valley (3km away)
From $107.10 to $330.00
Days Inn Wilmington (4km away)
From $59.15 to $110.00
Doubletree Hotel Downtown Wilmington - Legal District (7km away)
From $83.30 to $279.00
Courtyard Wilmington Downtown (7km away)
From $109.00 to $209.00
Holiday Inn Express Concordville-Brandywine (8km away)
From $106.00 to $389.95
Hampton Inn & Suites Chadds Ford (11km away)
From $101.15 to $189.00
Fairfield Inn by Marriott Wilmington Newark/Christiana Mall (13km away)
From $79.00 to $129.00

Nearby Gardens

Gardens within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

E I du Pont Garden (3km away)
Nemours Mansion & Gardens (4km away)
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Mt Cuba Center (4km away)
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Rockwood Mansion and Garden (6km away)
Brandywine Conservancy Wildflower and Native Plant Gardens (7km away)
Longwood Gardens (9km away)
(5.0/5)
Crozer Arboretum Garden (17km away)
(1.0/5)

Reviews and Comments

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over 4 years ago Anonymous said
Winterthur, like Longwood Gardens -- its "brother" du Pont estate garden just over the Pennsylvania border to the north -- is known to garden enthusiasts all over the world. Anyone traveling to this wealthy valley of gardens that is often called "Chateau country" simply couldn't miss seeing Winterthur (which is equally famous for its house museum of Americana).
The March Bank is particularly alluring, ushering in as it does the early spring bulbs by the thousands. A sight not to be missed. In more recent years, Winterthur has added a truly amazing children's garden called Enchanted Woods. Don't miss it -- even if you have no children!

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