DBG: THE CAPE GAZETTE 2021 Spring Home & Garden Guide
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What do you do with a former soybean field surrounded by a greenbrier-filled forest close to local beaches and businesses? Maybe if you are Kevin Costner, you turn it into a baseball field. But thanks to the foresight of the Sussex County Land Trust, these thirty-seven highly desirable acres were saved for Open Space. In early 2012 a visionary group of energetic and garden-loving women and men saw the potential for a botanic garden in the field next to Pepper Creek. As they stood in that field nine years ago, they envisioned a thirty-seven-acre garden, a place of beauty, tranquility, and relaxation that would fill the need for horticulture education and gardening resources representing coastal Delaware. This dedicated group cultivated the non-profit known as Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek. The Delaware Botanic Gardens Board of Directors includes a diversified group of individuals from across Delmarva, bringing with them the experience, knowledge, and most importantly, the needed passion that would bring Delaware Botanic Gardens to life and ultimately reconnect our community with the natural world and bring the dream to reality.