Botany for Gardeners
Schedule
Sat Mar 28 2026 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Mt. Cuba Center | Hockessin, DE
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Date: March 28th, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pmPrice: $199
Location: Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707
Understanding how plants grow and develop, how water and nutrients are taken up and distributed, and how leaves, flowers, stems, and roots function are key to becoming a successful gardener. Discover intriguing relationships between plants and pollinators, how seeds and fruits form, and why plants grow toward the sun. Develop basic plant identification skills and learn the reasons for using scientific names. You will be amazed at what goes on in the plants that live all around us. Dress for the weather. Lunch is included.
This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba Center Saturday, March 28, 2026.
About the Instructor:
Melissa Starkey, PhD, is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Mt. Cuba Center. She earned her PhD in biology from Northwestern University and an MSc in plant biodiversity and taxonomy from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh in Scotland. As part of her studies, she completed a certificate in field botany in Colombia. Melissa is an active Philadelphia County Master Gardener and PA Master Naturalist and serves on the Board of Directors at the Lehigh Gap Nature Center in PA, where she grew up.
Register Here: https://mtcubacenter.org/event/botany-for-gardeners-4/
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