Botanic Gardens set to stabilize Pepper Creek shoreline

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April 23, 2020 by Chris Flood in the Cape Gazette

Brian Trader, Deputy Executive Director and Director of Horticulture, points to where a viewing platform will be off the Woodland Gardens trail. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO

Looking to preserve its 12.5 acres of forested wetlands, Dagsboro-based Delaware Botanic Gardens has submitted an application to the state for a major shoreline stabilization project.

According to a public notice issued April 1 by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section, the project has four phases. As proposed, the work will include building a 318-foot-long anchored-branch toe designed to attenuate waves, thousands of plantings and installing tree wads, the roots of fallen trees, to restore plant communities. Read more…

How a soybean field in middle-of-nowhere Delaware became a buzzy botanic garden

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September 23, 2019 by Adrian Higgins in The Washington Post

At the Delaware Botanic Gardens, drifts of perennials and grasses provide a season-long parade of shifting forms, textures and colors. Flowers are subordinate to the overall effect. (Adrian Higgins/The Washington Post)

Two years after an army of volunteers installed thousands of little nondescript plant plugs, a two-acre field of perennials and grasses near the Delaware shore has sprouted into a beguiling meadow conceived by the prominent Dutch plant designer Piet Oudolf.

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Delaware Botanic Gardens holds grand opening dinner event

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September 13, 2019 By Chris Flood in Cape Gazette

Former Delaware First Lady Carla Markell shows off a picture of the Meadow Garden presented to her by Delaware Botanic Gardens President Ray Sander and Executive Director Sheryl Swed. Shown are (l-r) Sander, Swed, Carla Markell and former Gov. Jack Markell. Photo by Chris Flood

The Delaware Botanic Gardens started a week-long grand opening celebration with a memorable dinner party Sept. 12.

Just as the night’s festivities were about to begin – outdoors – a strong storm system rolled through and drenched everything. The rain brought everyone in under the tent, but it didn’t dampen the mood.

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Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek almost open

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September 13, 2019 By Kristin Aquariann in Cape Gazette

Photo by Kristin Aquariann

I have been following the Delaware Botanic Gardens’ growth since reading Henry’s article (www.capegazette.com/node/23902) back in 2012. Thus I leapt at the opportunity to attend the fundraising dinner last night in Dagsboro. Even if I wasn’t a huge fan of flowers, who in their right mind would pass up chilled baby lobster tails during cocktail hour?

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Delaware Botanic Gardens debuts next week in Dagsboro

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September 10, 2019 By Kelli Steele, Delaware Public Media

The Folly Garden

A 37-acre coastal garden in Dagsboro is set to open to the general public next week.

The Delaware Botanic Gardens (DBG) is located along Pepper Creek and will consist of four main gardens and a rustic cedar “Potting Shed” that will serve as a welcome center.

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Delaware Botanic Gardens Unveiling

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September 1, 2019 By The Garden Diaries

Picture by The Garden Diaries

Walking into the Delaware Botanic Garden on a sizzling hot morning in August, the first thing that I spotted was a a bright orange-painted box turtle scurrying down the pathway into the shelter of a nearby log. Being greeted by wildlife is typical at the soon-to-be-opened 37-acre Botanic Gardens that is located on the shores of Pepper Creek in coastal Delmarva, and is teeming with native flora and fauna.

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