Winterthur Museum & Country Estate is the former home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969), an avid antiques collector and horticulturist. In the early 20th century, H. F. du Pont and his father, Henry Algernon du Pont, designed Winterthur in the spirit of 18th- and 19th-century European country houses.

Today, the 979-acre estate draws more than 150,000 visitors annually to its 175 period rooms, exhibition galleries, and 60-acre naturalistic garden, which are open for tours and a variety of programs and special events. The museum's collection includes 85,000 objects made or used in America between 1640 and 1860, including furniture, textiles, paintings, prints, pewter, silver, ceramics, glass, needlework, and brass.

The Winterthur Garden, which will be open for tours during the GardenFair weekend, reflect H.F. du Pont's love of nature and horticulture. He selected the choicest plants from around the world to enhance the natural setting, arranging them in lyrical color combinations and carefully orchestrating a succession of bloom from late January to November.

Special features of the garden:

• early spring blooming plants along the March Bank
• hillsides of daffodils
• 8 acres of mature and rare azaleas and rhododendrons
• a large, mature Pinetum
• the Quarry Garden with rare primulas in a spectacular color scheme
• a Sundial Garden
• a Reflecting Pool and ponds

The three-acre children's garden, Enchanted Woods™, has 11 architectural features, including a Faerie Cottage, a giant Bird's Nest, and an Acorn Tearoom. The Winterthur Garden may be seen on a narrated tram ride or self-guided walk.

NOTE: GardenFair admission includes a Winterthur Garden & Galleries Pass plus parking for the day purchased and for reentry on subsequent days.