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Date:
April 15, 2023
Time:
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
South Lawn
Address:
4651 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19808
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Growing at Rockwood: The Grand Garden Tour

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Join Rockwood staff for a tour of the estate’s 170-year-old gardens. Highlights include Rockwood’s original 1850s pleasure garden, the modern apothecary garden, one of America’s oldest attached conservatories, and much more.

Join Rockwood staff for a tour of the estate’s 170-year-old gardens. Highlights include Rockwood’s original 1850s pleasure garden, the modern apothecary garden, one of America’s oldest attached conservatories, and much more. Rockwood was built as a specimen garden at the same time as the Gothic revival mansion – this tour will also discuss the unique origins of the plants collected there throughout its history and their popularization from global colonization efforts by Western powers. Ages 14+. Use the “Art-Reach2022” and “RPPS2022” coupon codes at check out to unlock the membership discount – must provide proof of membership at beginning of the tour. The tour involves some stairs.
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