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Gardening for Watershed Conservation: Section B

Learn how to implement various sustainable gardening and landscaping techniques that manage and conserve water and help to build a resilient garden. Reduce the demands of water management infrastructure by capturing rain and keeping it onsite.

Learn how to implement various sustainable gardening and landscaping techniques that manage and conserve water. Reduce the demands of water management infrastructure by capturing rain and keeping it onsite. Discover the changes you can make to help build a resilient garden in a changing climate while improving the water quality in the local watershed. This program takes place in person at Mt. Cuba Center on Friday 3/21 and Saturday 3/22 (Rain Date: Friday, March 28). About the Instructors: Lucy Dinsmore is a horticulturist and certified arborist who loves learning and teaching about all things growing. She worked in public gardens for ten years and now runs Plant Lady Lucy, a garden design and consulting business in Kennett Square. She earned her MS in Horticulture from the University of Minnesota. Eileen Hazard, community outreach coordinator at Mt. Cuba Center, enjoys connecting people to nature through gardening and science. She earned a BS in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College and an MS in Water Resources from the University of Vermont. She has supplemented her degrees with plant-focused biology classes at West Chester University, a PA Master Naturalist certification, and an Ecological Gardening Certificate. Prior to joining Mt. Cuba Center in 2014, Eileen worked in environmental consulting and education.

Date & Time

Weekly on Friday and Saturday

Mar 21, 2025 through Mar 22, 2025

10:00AM - 2:30PM

Location

Mt. Cuba Center - 3120 Barley Mill Rd., Hockessin, DE, 19707 3120 Barley Mill Rd. Hockessin 19707 DE US

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Event Website

302-239-4244

$199

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