DBG celebrates peak blooms at Piet Oudolf Meadow Garden
/Delaware Botanic Gardens hosted 150 members, guests and supporters at a Sip & Saunter event June 16, celebrating the Piet Oudolf Meadow Garden at peak summer bloom.
With 70,000 native plants and grasses spread over two acres, summer is the best time to see this unique garden.
“If you have been thinking of visiting the DBG, summer is the time to see the gardens at their blooming best,” said Ray Sander, Delaware Botanic Gardens president.
“A delightful mid-June evening spent amongst flowers at DBG, from the swaying heads of the coneflower, echinacea ‘hula dancer’ to the steely blue sea holly, eryngium ‘big blue.’ Our evening guests enjoyed a sip beneath beautiful, clear-blue, sunlit skies while sauntering amongst the delicate blossoms and grasses of Piet Oudolf’s prairie meadow, reveling as the sun’s golden rays set on an enchanting evening with friends and honored guests of the gardens,” said Stephen Pryce Lea, DBG head of horticulture.
Coneflower, echinacea ‘hula dancer’ and blue sea holly at Delaware Botanic Gardens.