If you want to choose a native hydrangea that will attract pollinators, all you have to do is follow the buzzing. When Mt. Cuba Garden Center was studying 29 species and cultivars of native hydrangeas, the row filled with lacecap hydrangeas — particularly Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo’ — looked (and sounded like) like an insect version of the Starboard …
A baker’s dozen of things to look forward to in 2022
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis visiting Winterthur’s Montmorenci foyer while she was First Lady. From golf pros descending on Wilmington Country Club, to new shows and amenities at area theaters and cultural institutions, to the latest restaurant moves, Delaware has a lot to look forward to in 2022. With the end of the year fogged by a surge of COVID-19 testing …
Mt. Cuba studies best way to grow a forest
This fall, 60 volunteers worked for two weeks to plant 3,000 native trees and shrubs, part of atest at Mt. Cuba Center on the best way to create a forest. Three thousand native trees and shrubs have been planted this fall as part of Mt. Cuba Center’s massive study on the best ways to bring back the region’s forests. The …
Mt. Cuba to add high-tech greenhouse, welcome center and parking
The 7,700 square foot greenhouse and 7,600 square foot head house support building will feature a passively cooled, open roof design. Hockessin’s Mt. Cuba Center is breaking ground on a new, sustainable greenhouse and plant production space. The organization plans to use the space to conduct native plant research, propagation, and production. Mt. Cuba’s current greenhouse was completed in 1962 …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – June 10, 2021
Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom. From here, you can scroll through the pdf, forward and backward, zoom in or out in 10% increments, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. [pdf-embedder url=”https://townsquaredelaware.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TSD-June-10-2021.pdf” title=”TSD June 10-2021″] This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Sun’s out, and so are diners in the streets …
Help biodiversity by picking up native plant each time you go to nursery
Gradually adding natives to a garden will help it begin to add more to the state’s biodiversity