Mt Cuba Center
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Friday April 19 10:00am - 6:00pm EDT
Wildflower Weekend
Experience a magnificent display of native spring blooms at the peak of their glory! Enjoy three days of live music, gardening activities, outdoor family programming, and more. Food selections and native plants available for purchase, while supplies last. View the sche......More
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Saturday April 20 10:00am - 6:00pm EDT
Wildflower Weekend
Experience a magnificent display of native spring blooms at the peak of their glory! Enjoy three days of live music, gardening activities, outdoor family programming, and more. Food selections and native plants available for purchase, while supplies last. View the sche......More
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Sunday April 21 10:00am - 6:00pm EDT
Wildflower Weekend
Experience a magnificent display of native spring blooms at the peak of their glory! Enjoy three days of live music, gardening activities, outdoor family programming, and more. Food selections and native plants available for purchase, while supplies last. View the sche......More
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Wednesday April 24 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Shade Loving Spring Perennials
Become a successful shade gardener using versatile, easy to grow, spring flowering perennials. From foamflower and heucheras to hydrangeas and ferns, the unique colors and textures of shade loving plants create exciting new effects and beautifully accent existing specim......More
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Wednesday April 24 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Yoga (Day 3)
Enjoy after-hours access to Mt. Cuba’s serene gardens. Increase range of motion, core body strength, and flexibility through the practice of yoga in a lovely setting. Focus on stretching techniques that safely promote proper spinal position, balance, and joint health. N......More
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Thursday April 25 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
The Secret Lives of Spring Wildflowers: Section A
Skunk cabbage, bloodroot, and trout lilies are among the first signs of spring and warmer weather ahead. Spring ephemerals and wildflowers must complete part of their life cycle before the tree canopy leafs out, reducing light levels at the forest floor. These plants fa......More
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Saturday April 27 8:00am - 11:00am EDT
Learning the Language of Birds
Calling all bird lovers! When a bird sings, it tells you what it is and where it is. Increase your chances of successfully sighting and identifying songbirds “by ear” this spring using Holly’s intriguing strategies. Learn how, why, and when birds sing, and come away wit......More
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Saturday April 27 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
The Secret Lives of Spring Wildflowers: Section B
Skunk cabbage, bloodroot, and trout lilies are among the first signs of spring and warmer weather ahead. Spring ephemerals and wildflowers must complete part of their life cycle before the tree canopy leafs out, reducing light levels at the forest floor. These plants fa......More
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Saturday April 27 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Health & Well-Being Tour: The Benefits of Experiences in Nature
This tour introduces concepts surrounding the value of nature as it relates to health and well-being. Explore the gardens and discuss the evolutionary and environmental phenomena behind concepts like forest bathing, mindfulness, stress recovery, and the biophilia hypoth......More
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Saturday April 27 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Ornitherapy: For Your Mind, Body, and Soul
Finding balance in our busy and pressured lives can be challenging, but if we allow an appreciation of birds and nature to slow us down we improve our overall well-being. Research shows that exposure to nature actively reduces stress, depression, and anxiety, while help......More
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Saturday April 27 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Trillium and Wine: Complementary Pairings
Great wine and food pairings either emphasize the similarities or highlight the differences between the two. Dr. Raguso studies the floral scents of native plant species, including trilliums, a core collection at Mt. Cuba. Trilliums are noteworthy for not smelling like ......More
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Sunday April 28 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Canceled: Discover the Hidden Life of Flowers
This program has been canceled as of 3/28/24. Learn why flowers look and behave the way they do, why certain plants are placed in certain families, how flowers attract pollinators, and how pollination works. Teri Dunn Chase regales with amazing and entertaining stories ......More