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Date Posted: Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

Preservation Delaware to hold online workshop on June 3, 2020.


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Date Posted: Thursday, February 9th, 2012

By: Ken Darsney, Curator of Horticulture Being someone who has decided to work outside for a living, there are two questions I get asked more than anything else. The first, which happens in the summer, is: “Hot enough for ya?” at which I reply, “Yes. Yes it is.” The second, and much more legitimate, question […]


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Date Posted: Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

Buena Vista Conference Center, a set on Flickr. The Buena Vista campus was just too beautiful to keep to ourselves last week. We thought we’d spread some of the love for those of you who won’t make it out to see it before summer’s end. Enjoy! Are there any other historic sites in bloom right […]


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Date Posted: Monday, January 30th, 2017

Thirty-one-year veteran works in the division’s Horticulture Team.


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Date Posted: Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

State’s largest trees includes a Nordmann fir and tamarack at Buena Vista, and a Douglas fir at Belmont Hall.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, April 20th, 2016

Additions made to volunteer-services, horticulture and site-management teams and at the Buena Vista Conference Center.


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Date Posted: Monday, April 27th, 2015

Dover High School senior worked on the installation of the re-designed garden at Woodburn, the governor’s official residence.


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Date Posted: Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

We wanted to mark the first day of spring by sharing some images of our historic sites in bloom across the state:   Hellebore at Buena Vista Conference Center Daffodils at Legislative Mall   What’s your favorite sign that spring is here?


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Date Posted: Thursday, November 3rd, 2022

Every year, the Sussex Gardeners help decorate Lewes for the holidays, including the Zwaanendael Museum. Learn more about this unique club.


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Date Posted: Thursday, December 15th, 2016

Holiday display through December 2016 features preserved flowers, fruit, evergreen branches and other plant material.


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Date Posted: Thursday, February 16th, 2012

By: Lindsay McNinch In September of 2011, HCA launched a new Volunteer Program.  As the Volunteer Program’s first appearance on the division’s blog, I wanted to take this opportunity to showcase some of the benefits you may receive from volunteering with us. Tying in with the Division’s mission to promote Delaware’s historical legacies, HCA’s Volunteer […]


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Date Posted: Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

Winter Gardening and the Forced Bloom: Bulb Jars and Flower Bricks By Edward McWilliams, HCA Curator of Exhibits & CARE Team Manager When you mention the month “October,” do you think pumpkins, gourds, and scarecrows? I think spring flowers blooming in winter! Yes, October is the time to start bulbs indoors for wintertime blooms. Imagine […]


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Date Posted: Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

Winter Gardening and the Forced Bloom: Bulb Trays and Flower Pots By Edward McWilliams, HCA Curator of Exhibits & CARE Team Manager   In our previous article from the Historical Hobbyist, we discussed the seasonal pastime of forcing bulbs to bloom in the winter. Of the four containers that this technique involves, we covered Bulb […]


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Date Posted: Thursday, February 14th, 2013

By: Edward McWilliams HCA Curator of Exhibits/CARE Manager Beautiful blooms and fabulous flowers are the reward for a few hours of bulb preparation invested back in late October.  I thought now would be a good time to provide an update on the progress and fragrant success of the bulb project. Over the past several weeks […]


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Date Posted: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Redesigned gardens at the governor’s Dover residence accomplished through a public/private partnership between the state of Delaware and the non-profit Friends of Woodburn.


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