When managing your home garden, it’s easy to get “lost in the weeds” when starting out. One particular recurring topic is the choice...

Among the many flowers at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, you may notice several pots overflowing with annuals in various locations. These...

There are days, as the executive director of a local not-for-profit, that I find myself overwhelmed by the outpouring of support we...

Thanksgiving at Wellfield always comes a few weeks early when we gather to celebrate our amazing volunteers! On Monday night, staff and...

Please allow me to share my personal and sincere THANKS TO EVERYONE who made last night’s “A Summer Evening in the Gardens” gala dinner...

Working with the volunteers at Wellfield is one of the things I enjoy most about my job; our volunteers seem happy to be here and almost...

Wellfield is blessed with such a great volunteer team! Our 132 volunteers gave over 5,200 hours of their time last year – an incredible...

It’s the time of year to reflect on accomplishments: In 2017 we welcomed over 30,000 guests to Wellfield.  Over 1000 k-6th grade students...

On a daily basis we give thanks to our members, our community, and our program participants for their support of Wellfield. But behind...

On May 24, 2017, nearly 6,000 KeyBank employees across the country came together to give back to their local communities for KeyBank’s...

The true beauty of Wellfield Botanic Gardens is not visible to everyone, and it isn’t in the landscape. The true beauty lies in the heart...

Not since the summer of 2012 has Wellfield displayed a Quilt Garden. It used to be located on the slope of what is now becoming our...

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...

As our season ramps up, we are getting busier and busier in our Visitor’s Cottage. With expanded Spring/Summer hours in place and all the...

“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...

“Promise yourself – To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.” – – a phrase from The Optimist...

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

WE NEED YOU! Can you dig it?… Yes, become a gardening volunteer. Good with people?… Volunteer to help with guest services in the...