Yuletide Sneak Peek October 28, 2009

The magic begins in summer as plans are laid for the Yuletide fantasies created at Winterthur each year. Hundreds of yards of pine roping and ribbons, and multiple varieties of evergreen material are used, to create the outdoor and indoor bouquets. A dozen trees are trimmed and dressed, some soaring to 25 feet. The most famous, the dried flower tree, was first created in the 1980s in homage to H. F. du Pont and the gardens he loved so dearly. Join Meredith Graves, the coordinator of the Winterthur flower program, for a glimpse of how this wonderful visual sensation is created and witness the work in progress.