Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington

Name: Delaware Center for Horticulture
Address: Wilmington, United States

#63 among attractions in Wilmington

Relax in park, Botanical garden

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Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington

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The Delaware Center for Horticulture cultivates greener communities by inspiring appreciation and improvement of the environment through horticulture, education and conservation. Founded in 1977, the Center's headquarters in Wilmington's Trolley Square is an oasis in the city. The venue hosts many weddings and corporate events and includes a public demonstration garden that backs up to Brandywine Park, an art gallery, lecture hall, and a greenhouse. The DCH plants thousands of trees and leads regional projects to enhance Delaware's urban forests; supports community gardens, urban farms, and school gardens; organizes city park improvement projects; beautifies Delaware's roadsides with native vegetation; maintains the landscaping of many traffic medians and streetscapes; and provides educational programs for families and adults. Members of The DCH and more than 700 active volunteers come from Delaware and the surrounding region. ()

Coordinates: 39°45'31"N, 75°33'41"W

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Delaware AvenueWilmington United States

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Delaware Center for Horticulture – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Delaware Art Museum, Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington State Parks, F. W. Woolworth Building.

0.5 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
13 min walk • The Delaware Art Museum is an art museum located on the Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware, which holds a collection of more than 12,000 objects. The museum was founded in 1912 as the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts in honor of the artist Howard Pyle.
0.7 miE
Small zoo with monkeys, otters and tiger
Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington
19 min walk • Brandywine Zoo is a small 4.7-acre zoo that opened in 1905 in Brandywine Park in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It is located on the banks of the Brandywine River.
0.7 miSE
Park
Wilmington State Parks, Wilmington
17 min walk • Wilmington State Parks is a state park located in Wilmington, Delaware. Open year round, the park is approximately 345 acres of land mostly situated along the Brandywine Creek.
1.2 miSE
Shopping, Department store, Art Deco architecture
F. W. Woolworth Building, Wilmington
30 min walk • The F. W. Woolworth Company Building is a historic department store building located in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.
0.8 miNW
Park
Rockford Park, Wilmington
21 min walk • Rockford Park is a historic public park located in a residential area of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It is characterized by a large, grassy meadow which slopes gently upward to a large knoll overlooking the Brandywine River.
1.2 miSE
Opera, Theater, Architecture
Grand Opera House, Wilmington
32 min walk • The Grand Opera House, also known as The Grand or Masonic Hall and Grand Theater, is a 1,208-seat theater for the performing arts in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The four-story building was built in 1871 by the Delaware Grand Lodge of Masons to serve as a Masonic Temple and auditorium. The construction cost was $100,000.
1.2 miSE
Shopping, Department store, Beaux-Arts architecture
Henry Townsend Building, Wilmington
32 min walk • Henry Townsend Building is a historic commercial/residential building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1913–1914, and is a four-story, five bay commercial apartment building with a rectangular plan built of wall bearing brick construction.
0.6 miS
Church
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Wilmington
16 min walk • Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is a Greek Orthodox Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Established in 1934, the church is an important part of the Greek community in Wilmington.
0.9 miSE
Church
Old First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington
24 min walk • Old First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington is a historic Presbyterian church located on West Street on Brandywine Park Drive in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.
0.5 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Wilmington
13 min walk • St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Wilmington, Delaware. Named in honor of Anthony of Padua, it falls within the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and is operated by the Oblates of St.
0.7 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Episcopal Church, Wilmington
18 min walk • Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 1108 N. Adams Street in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.

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Nearby attractions include Frank E. Schoonover Studios, Wilmington (5 min walk), Delaware Avenue Historic District, Wilmington (7 min walk), Howard Pyle Studios, Wilmington (9 min walk), Brandywine Park, Wilmington (11 min walk).

Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington

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Delaware Center for Horticulture – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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