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  • Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 2 – Autumn Splendor in the Brandywine Valley

    Spend five glorious days with the American Horticultural Society in the heart of “America’s Garden Capital,” where autumn light settles gently over rolling hills, historic estates, and some of the most celebrated gardens in the country. As maples blaze in crimson and gold and late-season perennials reach their peak, the Brandywine Valley becomes a living canvas of color, design, and horticultural mastery.

    You’ll explore:

    Longwood Gardens in peak seasonal display, from its dazzling conservatories to its grand fountain gardens framed by fiery fall foliage
    Winterthur’s masterfully composed naturalistic landscapes, where sweeping drifts of color unfold across a 60-acre garden
    Mt. Cuba Center’s pioneering work in native plant conservation and sustainable design
    The imaginative, artistic plantings of Chanticleer, often called one of America’s most creative public gardens
    A private visit to Brandywine Cottage with acclaimed plantsman David Culp, offering rare insight into layered garden design

    The AHS host is Rochelle Greaye, Editor of American Gardener and a landscape designer with more than 25 years of experience. Complete information and pricing may be found at ahsgardening.org

  • Tuesday, June 9 – Monday, June 15 – Historical Gardens of Delaware and Pennsylvania

    Join Pacific Horticulture in June on a botanical journey through the famed gardens of the Brandywine Valley in Pennsylvania and Delaware while staying at Inn at Whitewing Farm on one of the most beautiful farms in the region. This extraordinary tour blends horticultural splendor with American history in the heart of “America’s Garden Capital”, including Longwood Gardens, Chanticleer, Winterthur, and the Mt Cuba Center for native plants. Explore estate gardens rooted in legacy and wealth and be welcomed into some of the region’s most celebrated private gardens, all framed by expert insight and warm camaraderie of author and designer Sue Goetz, a former Board member of Pacific Horticulture. For more information, and to access itinerary, visit https://pacifichorticulture.org/travel_new/delaware_new/

  • Wednesday, February 19, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern – Mt. Cuba’s Resilient Tree Canopy, Online

    Trees are the backbone of any landscape. With current pest and disease threats and the predicted change in our climate, we must adapt our practices to protect our trees from these stressors. Please join Mt. Cuba staff as we discuss our strategies for preparing our garden’s tree canopy for a changing climate. We will share the thought process and models used to shape our current strategy, our ongoing data collection and tree monitoring tactics, and how we intend to use the information gathered to implement practices that will help nurture a resilient future tree canopy. This program is part of the online Mt. Cuba Lecture Series.

    Nicole DeLizzio is the Arborist Assistant at the Mt. Cuba Center. She holds a BS in Agriculture and Natural Resources with a minor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Delaware. Nicole is an ISA certified arborist. In addition to co-teaching the Ecological Arboriculture course with the rest of the arboriculture team, she can be found sharing her combined passion for trees and art in pyrography, or the art of woodburning. One of Nicole’s favorite ecological gardening concepts is to allow trees to decay in place, when it is safe to do so, to be utilized by wildlife.

    George Coombs, Director of Horticulture at Mt. Cuba Center, leads a team of horticulturists, arborists, and grounds maintenance technicians who cultivate and improve formal and naturalistic gardens and play a pivotal role in the implementation of Mt. Cuba Center’s long-range master plan. George produced award winning reports on native plant research as the former Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt Cuba Center and introduced four new Coreopsis cultivars. He holds a degree of Plant Science from the University of Delaware with a focus in landscape horticulture.

    This program takes place online Wednesday, February 19, 2025. $25. Register at https://mtcubacenter.org/event/mt-cubas-resilient-tree-canopy-online/