Our highly popular Native Plants Series is available in a new course format. View the prerecorded lectures at your own pace prior to joining Mt. Cuba staff for scheduled onsite 2-hour garden tours. Tours include walking over rolling terrain and mulched paths. Dress for the weather. Classes are rain or shine.
Six prerecorded online lectures available Monday 9/1.
This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba Center Three garden tours Saturdays: 9/13, 9/27, & 10/11, Optional Exam 10/18.
About the Instructors:
Liz Allen is the horticulturist for the Marian Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar as well as NCCL School. In addition to caring for gardens, she teaches classes for Mt. Cuba Center’s Ecological Gardening Certificate. Liz conducts classes and presentations for garden clubs, environmental schools, nature centers, and elementary schools. As a certified Delaware Master Naturalist, she is dedicated to involving children in local ecological restoration. You may find her observing a cardinal flower, patiently awaiting the arrival of a hummingbird.
Laura Reilly is the trial garden assistant at Mt. Cuba where she evaluates native plants for horticultural and ecological value. She earned Longwood Gardens’ Certificate of Merit I and II and has spent several weeks at symposia at Great Dixter, an iconic British garden where respect for the natural environment goes hand in hand with gardening excellence.