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Wellfield’s Quilt Garden went from this… In a single day, Wellfield’s newest completed feature, our Quilt Garden was transformed from...

It is such an exciting time at the Gardens! If you follow this blog, you know we just received ALL the annual flowers we will be...

Today is an exciting day here at Wellfield Botanic Gardens. The last and largest shipment of annuals has arrived! Next week we embark on...

He’s here! Selfies welcome! Wellfield is so excited to be participating in Epic Art Adventures along the Heritage Trail . This week, we...

It is inevitable; like the sun rising in the east. Each year about this time, audible gasps of shock and horror are heard around the...

The onset of warmer weather is bringing out the first wave of perennially pesky garden insects. Two we watch for this time of year are...

“Landscapes provide life” is a central message Wellfield Botanic Gardens emphasizes to garden guests and in operational practice. Our...

“Growing Community.” Gardening puns aside, it’s a key piece of our Mission at Wellfield Botanic Gardens that really enticed my relocation...

As I sit down to write this blog the word that comes to mind is excitement. This is an exciting time of year. There is so much happening...

Every spring, there are two groups of plants I get more questions about than any other: People are concerned about how to take care of...

I receive questions every year concerning how Wellfield staff control our population of Branta canadensis, or Canada goose, so I thought...

You may have wondered about the fresh construction happening just north of our Visitors Cottage along North Main Street in Elkhart. That...

What we do to one portion of our yard affects the many other relationships in the system. If we immediately sprayed our sunflowers at the...

In part one of this topic we considered our seed sources. Does the supplier operate ethically? How and where is the seed produced? What...

I am often asked if I grow any of the plants at Wellfield from seed, and if so, how do I go about selecting and ordering seed for the...

I think the most common question that I am asked in February, when the inevitable slight warm stretch arrives, is “Are you worried about...

Over one half of Wellfield Botanic Gardens’ 36 acres are comprised of surface water including a navigable stream, Christiana Creek that...