Winter Garden Interest

Winter landscapes offer opportunities to experience structural garden elements and many botanical forms of seasonal interest. Expand your appreciation for aesthetic qualities beyond blooms by exploring the beauty and wonder of seed heads, exfoliating bark, evergreen foliage, and stems with diverse textures, color, and character. This class will include a unique opportunity to walk through Mt. Cuba’s gardens in the ‘off-season’ to experience the sights and sounds of our winter landscape.
This program takes place in person at Mt. Cuba Center on Saturday, February 15, 2025 (Rain Date: Saturday, February 22).
About the Instructor:
In his role as an educator at Mt. Cuba Center, Michael Blacketer, PhD, draws from a diverse background in environmental planning, ecological design, resource interpretation, horticulture, and conservation social science. His education includes a bachelor’s degree in Community and Environmental Planning, a master’s in Ecological Landscape Design, and a doctorate in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management. Also, a Delaware Master Gardener, Michael’s interests are rooted in the exploration of human-environment transactions across spatial, temporal, biological, and social scales; he enjoys discussing these phenomena with others through mutual interests in organic gardening, restoration ecology, outdoor recreation, and scientific research.