Native Plants to Know and Grow with Greg Tepper

Name: Native Plants to Know and Grow with Greg Tepper
Start: 2025-03-29T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-29T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Inland Bays Garden Center

Schedule

Sat Mar 29 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Inland Bays Garden Center | Frankford, DE

Gregg Tepper is a professional horticulturist, lecturer, consultant, and life-long native plant enthusiast.
About this Event

Native Plants to Know and Grow
Gregg Tepper
Saturday, March 29
10 am – 12 pm
$20

Whether you are new to gardening in Delaware or a seasoned Delawarean, you’re guaranteed to learn from Gregg Tepper, a professional horticulturist (a.k.a. “native plant walking encyclopedia”) and improve your gardening know-how. Gregg's lively and informative presentation will guide you into making purposeful choices when selecting plants for your garden or container. Now is the time to plan your gardening ventures and what better way to begin than learning about native plants in all their many forms and varieties.

Gregg Tepper is a professional horticulturist, lecturer, consultant, and life-long native plant enthusiast. He has been in the public horticulture field for over 30 years and has helped steward, guide, and promote various public gardens including Mt. Cuba Center and Delaware Botanic Gardens. Gregg has lectured extensively in the United States as well as the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Wisley in Great Britain. He is co-author of the popular book “Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast.”

As Senior Horticulturist at the Arboretum at Laurel Hill he oversees the creation and care of various gardens throughout the spacious grounds and guides the horticultural staff in their stewardship. Laurel Hill is comprised of two historic cemetery properties, totaling 265 acres, that border the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Attendants receive 20% off plants the day of class