Bats seem to be on every gardener’s radar lately. Sarah Bouboulis, a habitat project coordinator with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, is enthusiastic that anyone can learn to love these nighttime insect eaters. Join Mt. Cuba for an online class on Wednesday, July 15 from 6 to 730 pm as Bouboulis highlights the species […]
Read MoreVote Now Hockessin, De. (June 17, 2020) – Mt. Cuba Center, a public garden featuring native plants, is a nominee for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for “Best Botanical Garden” in North America. It’s up against 18 others, including several well-established institutions like Chicago Botanic Garden and New York Botanic Garden, for a chance […]
Read MoreEarlier this spring, Mt. Cuba was featured in Margaret Roach's 'In the Garden' column in The New York Times.
Read MoreOur Trial Garden features native plants and their cultivars in orderly rows so that we may directly compare the plants’ beauty, vigor and pollinator support. Sam Hoadley, Manager of Horticultural Research, can be found among the trials measuring plant size and evaluating floral display on a daily basis. This week, he published an update on […]
Read MoreSoak Up Summer Sunsets Picnic Nights, Twilight on the Terrace, and tattoos! Every Friday, experience the evening light at Mt. Cuba Center with picnics, special events, live music, food trucks and more. Our gardens are open until 8 pm every Friday through September 6th. Every Friday: Picnic Nights Picnics welcome! Every Friday until September 6th, […]
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