Joyce Sichel Wins Collage Contest Award
Joyce Linda Sichel was recently recognized by the National Collage Society for her entry in the 25th annual Postcard Exhibition, hosted by Summit Art Space in Akron, OH.
Where have All the Flowers Gone?
Two weeks ago I alerted fellow members of the Trails Committee and others that the large White Trilliums, Trillium grandiflorum, had just begun to bloom on the Island Trail (Y12.) By the following Saturday I received word that in addition to the white Trilliums there was one Red Trillium!
The Sculpture on the Willow Room Terrace
The Willow Room Terrace is, for its occasional visitor, a place of quiet contemplation overlooking the Great Lawn. On the East-facing side of the terrace is a modern sculpture of a Mother and Child, fashioned of stone…
Winter Jasmine
It was a surprise when visiting the Terrace to see, at the base of one pillar of the arbor,
a small leafless shrub decorated with bright yellow flowers. These flowers have 5 or 6 petals, not the four found with Forsythia; the closest match was Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) an ornamental that blooms in February.
Beavers
On February 12, that Saturday’s balmy weather demanded a trip down the trails to see what was up. Here, a month before their prime last year, the snowdrop bed on the Railroad Trail, 50 yards up from the bridge is just emerging.
Which Witch Hazels are These?
I had long regarded the Witch Hazel to be a treat of late winter, the first trees to bloom when the Spring Crocus poke their blossoms above the snow. We have fine examples on the terrace outside the Willow Room, in Rushmore and in the courts. Perhaps that is why I may not have noticed during my four years here, that on