Longwood Garden Students Help DBG

For immediate release June 26, 2018

On June 21 Delaware Botanic Gardens (DBG) hosted 25 student interns from Longwood Gardens. DBG President Ray Sander said, “Longwood is the gold standard of public gardens. We have all been inspired by Longwood Gardens. The Longwood Foundation’s generous and creative philanthropy empowered the DBG project in 2015. Now DBG’s relationship with the Longwood excellence has an additional connection with the timely help from these future leaders trained at Longwood Gardens. We are sincerely thankful for Longwood Gardens and their students.”

DBG had just received 30,000 new plants the day before the Longwood students visited DBG. DBG Director of Horticulture Gregg Tepper welcomed the students and conducted a tour of the gardens. Then the students went to work weeding the garden to prepare for planting and then transferred plants from the temporary nursery to the lower section of the Meadow. Gregg observed, “Such talented young people with boundless enthusiasm! They worked hard and made a significant contribution!”

DBG Executive Director Sheryl Swed thanked Longwood’s Director of Domestic and International Studies, Dr. Brian W. Trader, and Gregg Tepper for their leadership in making the working visit possible! Dr. Trader replied, “I wanted to thank you for your hospitality and for engaging with our students. You should be proud of the progress and I look forward to returning in the fall. Congratulations!”

The mission of the Delaware Botanic Gardens is to create an inspirational, educational, and sustainable public garden in Delaware for the benefit and enjoyment of all. The Delaware Botanic Gardens celebrates the coastal plain with a sustainable garden that delights and educates visitors and inspires them to preserve Delmarva’s native landscape.

Longwood students with Sheryl Swed and Ray Sander
Photo by ray bojarski