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DCH is the only nonprofit membership organization in Delaware that mobilizes and inspires community greening statewide in urban and suburban environments. By inspiring an appreciation for improving our environment through horticulture, education, and conservation, we have become a leader in improving and beautifying communities by harnessing the power of our members, volunteers, and staff to go out and make a difference. Our members come from Delaware and the surrounding region and bring with them a passion for plants only matched by that of our staff members. With more than 600 active and dedicated volunteers annually, we have a tremendous amount of community support, which allows us to accomplish the impossible.
Our Wednesday Garden Volunteers help us take care of the garden at DCH. This project had volunteers planting 150 Aster divaricatus (White Wood Aster) on the hillside in the DCH parking lot.
These flowers will add beauty to the parking lot for arriving guests and add support to local pollinators too. Once these Asters fully mature, they’ll also stabilize the hillside from erosion.
These landscape plugs are from Northcreek Nursery through an award from the Delaware Nature Society and Delmarva Power Sustainable Communities Program.
If you’d like to volunteer, visit the link in our bio!
June is bursting with fun events at DCH. Join us for our next Art Loop, Highmark walk for a healthier community, Learning from Great Gardens or our Open House event. We`d love to see you. For more information, please visit our events calendar through the link in our bio.
#itstimewilmde #wilmingtonevents #delaware #wilmingtonde #delawarecenterforhorticulture
Our pollinators have been loving the American yellowwood tree (Cladrastis kentukea) and the Bigroot geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum) along our entrance path.
Are you interested in growing your own vegetables this season? Stop by DCH and pick up seeds provided by Delaware First Health to get a start on planting. We have beans, cilantro, radish, cucumber, spinach, and squash seeds available while supplies last.
We`ll also be planting some of these seeds at the E.D. Robinson Urban Farm and using them in our youth educational programs. Happy growing!
With the announcement of his retirement, we want to thank U.S. Senator Tom Carper for his decades of engagement and activism in greening Delaware communities. From his support of city tree inventories and green infrastructure projects, to Arbor Day programs that demonstrate the value of urban trees to new generations of students, Senator Carper has served as a champion of DCH`s vision to create a healthier, greener Delaware.
Our wisteria is in bloom! If you visit the back garden, you`ll find a native American wisteria (Wisteria frutescens). Earlier this month we were captivated by the buds and now we`re blown away by the blooms.
#wisteria #nativewisteria #delawaregardens #wilmingtonde #trolleysquare
pureyogapilatesstudio is holding yoga classes at the DCH pavilion. The first class will be held this weekend May 20th and you can sign up through their website - you can find the link in our bio!
Future classes will be held on the following dates:
June 24th
July 29th
August 5th
August 29th
#yogagarden #yoga #dchpavilion #delaware #delawaregarden
Have you seen the new plantings in Trolley Square? The DRCC team planted the flower beds along North Dupont Street and Delaware Avenue surrounding the Trolley Square Shopping Center to add some new color to the space, provide ecological service to the area, and also conceal a dumpster. Take a look the next time you`re strolling by!
A big thank you to Ms. McElroy of Emory Hill, Councilman Chukwuocha, and Councilman Field for support for this project and the opportunity it provides our DRCC team.
#Delawareriverclimatecorps #delaware #wilmingtonde #itstimewilmde #trolleysquare #planting #garden #publiclandscapes #nativeflowers #pollinators
Today we planted carrots, beans, and cucumbers in the raised beds in the back DCH garden. The Delaware River Climate Corps (DRCC) team determined the placement and depth of each seed to make the most pic this raised bed. This season we’re looking forward to watching these vegetables grow and to the day we can harvest them.
#delaware #gardening #urbangarden #wilmington #raisedbed #vegetablegarden #crops
If you`re still looking for the perfect gift for Mother`s Day, try giving the gift of DCH membership. Mom will also get a phlox divaricata `Blue Moon` with her new membership. Join through the link in our bio!
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June 1st marks the beginning of Pride Month so what better way to celebrate than to join us for a happy hour in our garden June 22nd from 5:30-7:30pm. Our doors are open to everyone, and this is great time to get a tour too. ... See MoreSee Less
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June is bursting with fun events. Join us for our next Art Loop, Highmark walk for a healthier community, Learning from Great Gardens or our Open House event. We'd love to see you. For more information, please visit our events calendar or FB events.
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Our pollinators have been loving the American yellowwood tree (Cladrastis kentukea) and the Bigroot geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum) along our entrance path. ... See MoreSee Less
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Are you interested in growing your own vegetables this season? Stop by DCH and pick up seeds provided by Delaware First Health to get a start on planting. We have beans, cilantro, radish, cucumber, spinach, and squash seeds available while supplies last.
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We're so glad we could help out! We can't wait to see the end result of the planting project 🙂
What a great idea I will stop in today, putting in garden boxes for anyone to pick from!
With the announcement of his retirement, we want to thank U.S. Senator Tom Carper for his decades of engagement and activism in greening Delaware communities. From his support of city tree inventories and green infrastructure projects, to Arbor Day programs that demonstrate the value of urban trees to new generations of students, Senator Carper has served as a champion of DCH's vision to create a healthier, greener Delaware. ... See MoreSee Less
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The #delawaretreestewards will be holding a series of training sessions, hosted by Craig Highfield of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Heather Titanich of the Delaware Center for Horticulture 🌳🌲
More details here 📲 news.delaware.gov/.../save-the-date-delaware-tree...
Craig Highfield, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay:
Registration Link: allianceforthebay.org/TreeStewards
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registration would not work, is hung up on the I am Not a Robot thing. thx
Our wisteria is in bloom! If you visit the back garden, you'll find a native American wisteria (Wisteria frutescens). Earlier this month we were captivated by the buds and now we're blown away by the blooms. ... See MoreSee Less
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And smells great.
John, we need to go.
yes mine is blooming too
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