Beyond Blooms: The Beauty of Winter Gardens

Start Date

12/13/2025

End Date

12/13/2025

Description

Winter landscapes offer opportunities to experience structural garden elements and many botanical forms of seasonal interest. Expand your appreciation for aesthetic qualities beyond blooms by exploring the beauty and wonder of seed heads, exfoliating bark, evergreen foliage, and stems with diverse textures, color, and character. This class will include a unique opportunity to walk through Mt. Cuba’s gardens in the off-season to experience the sights and sounds of our winter landscape.

Location

Hockessin, DE

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Yes

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

2.0

Learning Outcomes

Discover how winter landscapes offer opportunities to experience elements of seasonal interest.
Explore the beauty and wonder of seed heads and exfoliating bark.
Discover how evergreen foliage and various stems add diverse texture and color to the winter garden.

Instructors

Leah Blanton

Course Codes

Provider

Mt. Cuba Center

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