Mill Pond Garden to open May 11 for Mother’s Day peak of spring

Mill Pond Garden will celebrate Mother’s Day with an open garden event from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sunday, May 11, showing a peak of succession blooming.

A $25 ticket, available at millpondgarden.com, admits one car with all occupants. Moms and families all enjoy a public garden rich with spring-flowering shrubs, trees, vines, bulbs and perennial plants, wildlife, birds, fish and splashing fountains. There will be a horticulturist on duty to answer questions.

Located at 31401 Melloy Court, Lewes, the garden will display the current selection of flowering plants including prize roses, native rhododendrons, clematis, iris, native trilliums, pansies, native woodland phlox, tulips, weigela and flowering vines. Visitors may see basking pond turtles, koi, water birds, many land birds, frogs, and occasionally the resident osprey, bald eagle, beaver or pond otter.

Everyone loves flowers; they bring a bland green garden alive with color. Most people select flowering plants in their garden as the major features for their beauty. Gardeners can achieve the most enjoyment by planting for a succession of bloom, so when one flowering species is going off, another is coming into bloom to provide a constant change of visual interest.

Mill Pond Garden, a small botanical garden on Red Mill Pond, serves the community with open garden days at different times of year to showcase ideas for Cape Region gardens. Every visit is different from the last one. A public garden with a horticulturist is a good place not just to enjoy the beautiful results, but to get ideas for design, features, plant choices and reliable gardening information and expertise.