{"id":970,"date":"2014-04-05T09:33:14","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T14:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/?p=970"},"modified":"2014-04-05T09:33:14","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T14:33:14","slug":"tour-brandywine-cottage-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/2014\/04\/05\/tour-brandywine-cottage-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour Brandywine Cottage gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The best way to learn about gardening is to experience the gardens of other plant lovers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Content_Event_2014_BrandywineCottageGreatGardens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-971\" alt=\"Content_Event_2014_BrandywineCottageGreatGardens\" src=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Content_Event_2014_BrandywineCottageGreatGardens-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Content_Event_2014_BrandywineCottageGreatGardens-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Content_Event_2014_BrandywineCottageGreatGardens-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Content_Event_2014_BrandywineCottageGreatGardens.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedch.org\">Delaware Center<\/a> for Horticulture nurtures that pursuit through Learning from Great Gardens, a special series that treats guests to sublime strolls through wondrous private gardens. Your guides are the ultimate authority, the gardeners who created these marvels of nature.<\/p>\n<p>Brandywine Cottage in Downingtown, Pa., is the two-acre private garden of David Culp and is listed in the Smithsonian Institution Garden Archives. Culp is a celebrated gardener and author of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedch.org\/activities-events\/calendar-events\/event\/layered-garden\">The Layered Garden<\/a>.\u201d He teaches at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.longwoodgardens.org\">Longwood <\/a>Gardens, is an expert in snowdrops and is creator of the Brandywine Hybrid strain of hellebores. He serves on Pennsylvania Horticultural Society\u2019s Gold Medal Plant Selection Committee. And he is crazy about tulips.<\/p>\n<p>The tour takes place 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 30, starting at DCH in Wilmington. Rain or shine. Space ion the shuttle to Brandywine Cottage is limited, so register early. Cost is $60 for DCH members, $80 for nonmembers,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>DCH&#8217;s series continue to bloom with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedch.org\/activities-events\/calendar-events\/event\/open-space-sweeping-beds-learning-great-gardens-event\">Open Space, Sweeping Beds<\/a>\u00a0on May 21, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedch.org\/activities-events\/calendar-events\/event\/urban-collector%E2%80%99s-dream-learning-great-gardens-event\">Urban Collector\u2019s Dream<\/a>\u00a0on June 25.\u00a0 Sign up for the monthly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedch.org\/news-blogs\/signup-enews\">E-News mailing<\/a>\u00a0list to learn more about this and other events at DCH, where wonderful ideas are always growing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best way to learn about gardening is to experience the gardens of other plant lovers. 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