Winterthur's Sycamore Hill in May

Redbuds and azaleas bloom up a winding hill to an outlook at Winterthur Gardens.

These photos popped up on my computer's slide show the other day, and it was so refreshing to see some spring favorites again! (I truly have a weakness for spring.)

We visited Winterthur (pronounced Winter-tour) in May for the first time. It is a beautiful garden for spring as its founder, H.F. du Pont used a garden journal to plant his succession of blooms that starts in early spring. After walking past the beautiful Quarry Garden with its hundreds of giant primroses, I found this hillside covered in our native redbud trees (Ceris canadensis L.) and matching pink azaleas (Rhododendron).

Color for the Weekend

Dark pink Azaleas, Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) and an Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) at Winterthur.

On our travels last week, this spring azalea garden was in the children's garden at Winterthur (pronounced "winter-tour") in Wilmington, Delaware. It is an amazing garden in the Philadelphia area. More from this garden to come on WMG!

Have a great weekend!
Happy Mother's Day!
~Julie