Winterthur Gardens was located on the grounds of a former DuPont family mansion. On the grounds a 60 acre garden is still blooming nicely. There is also a 175 room mansion where Henry Francis DuPont was born. He took over the management of the garden in 1906 and entire estate in 1914. It was more than a estate, it was also a working farm with crops and animals. We parked and headed in through the main entrance. We showed our tickets and as luck would have it the tram was about to depart. We headed out and got in in line and were seated quickly. Our driver had a upbeat narration as he dropped out more facts than a New Yorker Fact Checker. We rode the tram back to where we started and hit the cafe for a most tasty lunch.
It was a pretty quick ride over to Delaware
Another massive bridge to cross
A giant silver woman?
Dotted mailbox
Look what is in bloom!
The butter plant, it is poisonous but great for wrapping butter
Just part of the huge house
Spectacular trees
Hedges of blooming shrubs
All the colors of one side of the rainbow
Massive trees
Also in bloom
Part of the former farm fields
Massive mutant frogs
Another peek of the house
It is massive
Big lakes
A life bird for the day, the tree swallow
Hi ho the silo
A spectacular day just for us!
We three spires atop the red barn
Follow the arrow. They point to what is in bloom
