Delaware Botanic Gardens offers free Mother’s Day admission with food donation
Delaware Botanic Gardens is introducing new ways to enjoy the delights of spring.
Ray Sander, Delaware Botanic Gardens president, said, “We are celebrating Go Public Gardens Days May 6-15, as we continue to create a flagship public botanic garden in Dagsboro at Pepper Creek for all to enjoy.”
He noted, “We collected 880 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Delaware from our guests on Earth Day, and will salute Mother’s Day, May 8, by again giving free admission to guests donating food for the Food Bank of Delaware. What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than treating Mom to a day at Delaware Botanic Gardens?”
Sheryl Swed, DBG executive director, said, “A unique Mother’s Day gift of DBG membership will keep on giving all year long. Also on May 8, we will be giving guided garden tours at 10 a.m., and a special Tree Identification Tour at 11 a.m. You can make reservations for the tours, which cost $10 per adult (children 16 and under free), on the DBG website.”
Reservations can also be made online for DBG’s Bugs & Beer event to be held from 3 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, instructed by Todd Fritchman, aquatic biologist. He will address the objective of completing a fun, hands-on, inquiry-based activity to quantify and qualify the macro invertebrates and aquatic fauna of the gardens’ constructed Wetland/Learning Garden. Dogfish Head beer will be served for those 21 and older, and Bug Juice will be available for kids. Cost for adults is $25; children 16 and under receive free admission.
Delaware Botanic Gardens are open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday to Sunday at 30220 Piney Neck Road, Dagsboro. Go to delawaregardens.org for more information and to reserve tickets.
