Walking into the Delaware Botanic Garden on a sizzling hot morning in August, the first thing that I spotted was a a bright orange-painted box turtle scurrying down the pathway into the shelter of a nearby log. Being greeted by wildlife is typical at the soon-to-be-openedĀ 37-acre Botanic Gardens that is located on the shores …
Delaware Botanic Gardens- From the Ground Up
Traveling the quiet back roads of Sussex County in southern Delaware, through residential developments, I didn't expect to see a world-class botanic garden taking shape. At the end of Piney Neck Rd, there it was for all the world to see, 'The future home of Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek'. My motive for searching …
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High Line – Container in the Sky
I just came back from a day trip to NYC where I went to experience the 'High Line'. I have heard so much buzz from the media and friends on this new park in NY that I made a special trip to see it and was totally unprepared for the scope and genius of this …