DNREC is also sponsoring a free Christmas tree recycling event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH). Volunteer opportunities are available at the family-friendly tree-shredding event as the Davey Tree team will be on hand to chip trees in a commercial chipper. All woodchips produced from the event will be used in the DCH gardens, Shearman Street community garden, and public landscapes throughout Wilmington. 

The Delaware Center for Horticulture invites you to some festive fun! We’ll be holding our greenery sale, holiday bazaar, and Art loop opening Friday-Saturday. Make sure to visit on Saturday, because Santa is coming to town! During our event, local food trucks will be available to get food and drinks.

Wilmington, DE – The Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH), a local non-profit organization dedicated to improving the community through the power of plants, received a $10,000 grant from Delmarva Power through the Delaware Nature Society. The 2022 Delmarva Sustainable Communities Program grants are awarded to municipalities, recreational authorities and nonprofits for projects focusing on open space preservation, improvements to parks and recreation resources, and environmental conservation. 

A communal seating area, co-working spaces and gardens and landscaping designed by the Delaware Center for Horticulture will also add to the atmosphere and attractiveness. 

“Chancery Market represents the start of exciting redevelopment projects for 1313 N. Market and 1201 N. Market,” 1213 N. Market and TSG Hospitality LLC’s Scott Johnson said. “As our tenants continue to return to the office environment, Chancery Market and the adjacent outdoor plaza will be an exciting amenity for professionals in the city, as well as a welcoming gathering place for our wider community and visitors.”

In total, gardeners throughout the greater Philadelphia area donated more than 18,728 pounds of produce to local nonprofits. 

Bring a date along while you help in a community garden managed by The Delaware Center for Horticulture.

The Harmony Weavers Guild displays a variety of works throughout September at the Delaware Center for Horticulture in its Interlacing People and Fiber for 50 Years exhibition.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society announced that gardeners participating in PHS’s Harvest program have donated 13,285 pounds of produce to help combat food insecurity.

The Delaware Center for Horticulture, in partnership with lead sponsor Gateway Garden Center, invites entries to its virtual garden contest.

Jamaican-born artist Juliet Thorburn-McIntosh displayed a series of her paintings inspired by her Caribbean heritage and her home in the First State at DCH in 2019.

The Delaware Center for Horticulture is a recipient of funds awarded by USBG and APGA for the PHS Harvest initiative.

The Food Bank of Delaware is partnering with Delaware Center for Horticulture and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for their second Harvest Initiative.

An initiative is underway to get residents in Delaware and Pennsylvania to grow fresh produce to share with those most in need.

The Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH) and the Food Bank of Delaware will once again partner with PHS for their Harvest initiative

The PHS’ initiative acts as a collective action initiative focused on increasing food production and food security by mobilizing individual gardeners, community garden members, schools and institutions

Davey Tree recycles Christmas trees at the Delaware Center for Horticulture.

DCH and The Davey Tree Expert Co. are having a family-friendly tree-shredding event to keep Christmas trees out of the landfill.

DCH and The Davey Tree Expert Co. are hosting the annual TreeCycle to keep Christmas trees out of the landfill.

DCH was awarded a $100,000 grant by Highmark Delaware to support its Neighborhood Tree Steward Program.

DCH is among the recipients of Highmark Delaware’s $2 million in awards to Delaware nonprofits addressing community health needs.

Explore DCH and all we have to offer with this inside look provided by It’s Time Wilmington. 

DCH announces Virtual Garden Contest winners.

DCH’s partnership with The Nature Conservancy on our Branches to Chances program works to revitalize neglected areas of Wilmington and turn them into vibrant green spaces.

Hockessin Community News covers the success of DCH’s Virtual Garden Contest.

A spotlight in Delaware Today on DCH’s Branches to Chances program.

DCH partner The Urban Garden Initiative works with local students to address the problem of food deserts in our region.

DCH’s own Erica Razze had to adapt to the limitations of the pandemic and held her “mini” wedding ceremony under the DCH pavilion.

DCH is the recipient of a $15,000 grant for our Branches to Chances program through the “A Community Thrives” program.

Advice on starting your own garden with tips from DCH’s own Marcia Stephenson.

Vikram Krishnamurthy joins Conversations from Quarantine to discuss Harvest 2020 and community gardens.

Harvest 2020 is a partnership between DCH, PHS, and the Food Bank of Delaware to mobilize gardeners to help people in underserved communities.

DCH and the Food Bank of Delaware partner with PHS in the Harvest 2020 initiative to combat food insecurity in the Delaware region.

DCH teams up with the Food Bank of Delaware to provide food for Delawareans in need.

“The Delaware Center for Horticulture, in partnership with lead sponsor Discover, invites all gardeners – novice and expert alike – to enter its virtual garden contest celebrating the magic of gardening and nature.”

DCH is awarded $10,000 as part of the COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund to support the Harvest 2020 campaign.