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Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek opened to the public for the 2022 season. The Bethany Beach-Fenwick Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the new 800-square-foot rustic cedar restroom facility. Surrounded by...

Missed the beauty of the Delaware Botanic Gardens? The beloved destination is open once more, with a few new updates to boot.

Delaware Botanic Gardens announced that David Small has accepted the invitation to become chair of its advisory council. “David Small has been a member of the advisory council since its earliest days. David’s outstanding leadership on the full range...

Delaware Botanic Gardens will hold its annual public meeting at 12 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 7, via Zoom. ”We had an excellent 2021 season, and at the annual meeting you will hear reports from our management team, including president and executive...

Delaware Botanic Gardens guests donate items for food bank Mother’s Day visitors to Delaware Botanic Gardens loaded up the trailer with donations for Food Bank of Delaware. SUBMITTED PHOTOS May 18, 2021 The drone photo spoltlights Delaware Botanic Gardens’ meadow in summer with woods and Pepper Creek in the background. During the recent Earth Day and Mother’s Day celebrations, 400 Delaware Botanic Gardens guests donated 1,680 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Delaware. “I j...

Nonperishable goods to benefit FBD hunger relief efforts Pretty pink flowers of moss phlox stand out in the meadow at Delaware Botanic Gardens. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO May 4, 2021 Delaware Botanic Gardens will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, with free admission for those who bring a nonperishable food item to support the Food Bank of Delaware. “We want to thank our community and supporters by celebrating Mother’s Day with free admission Sunday, May 9, with...

Botanic gardens’ Earth Day visitors donate to food bank Delaware Botanic Gardens officials gathered at the food collection point thanking donors are at right (l-r) DBG President Ray Sander, Executive Director Sheryl Swed, and Vice President Carol McCloud. May 3, 2021 Sam Cashdollar, DBG director of facilities, delivers the 570 pounds of donated items to the Food Bank of Delaware. SUBMITTED PHOTOS Delaware Botanic Gardens held an Earth Day donation drive offering free admission that ...

Ray Sander, president of the Delaware Botanic Gardens (DBG) this week offered his thanks for the donations made at the DBG’s recent Earth Day event, which totaled 570 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Delaware. Those donating items on April 22 were able to get free admission to the gardens. “We want to express our sincere thanks to the 135 generous donors who brought food donations to the gardens’ Earth Day Celebration on April 22. This is another example of our Delmarva commun...

Joe Conaway Joe Conaway The pandemic has definitely put a hurting on the economy of Sussex County, but through it all, there are people out there working extremely hard to protect those businesses that are already here and to seek new businesses that are looking to relocate. I have asked a number of Sussex Economic Development Action Committee members who work in economic development to provide you with a short report on their activities in these trying times. You can find their full reports on...