Mt Cuba Center
Morning sunrise illuminates the round garden at Mt. Cuba Center.
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Gardens and trails are open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 am-6 pm. Plan your visit today!

An ecological gardening certificate student completes a Native Plants of Fall exam in Mt. Cuba Center's naturalistic gardens.
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Classes offered year-round. Learn to garden in harmony with nature, take an art or wellness class, and more!

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Trial Garden

Mt. Cuba Center evaluates native plants and related cultivars for horticultural and ecological value.

Mt. Cuba Center's natural lands pictured at sunset.
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Ecological Land Management

Mt. Cuba conserves and stewards more than 1,000 acres including meadows, forests, streams and riparian corridors.

Two guests walk down the West Slope path in spring at Mt. Cuba Center.
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Mt Cuba Center

Mt. Cuba Center is set in the rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont, just minutes from Wilmington. Our close proximity to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and New York make this an ideal day or weekend trip.

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