Mt. Cuba Center

I’ve had a few questions about some of the gardens we’ll be visiting during my Photographing the Gardens of Philadelphia workshop in May.

Mt. Cuba Center is a native-plant garden located in Hockessin, Delaware. The center is located on the former estate of Lammont Dupont Copeland and his wife Pamela Cunningham Copeland. The Copelands moved to the area in the 1930s and over the next few decades developed formal gardens on their estate. In the 1960’s, they became interested in ecology and conservation of native plants. Landscape architect Seth Kelsey was hired to add woodland wildflower gardens and other native plant environments. Starting in the 1980’s, the Copelands expanded the scope of the native-plant studies on the estate and began to offer tours of their collection. After the Copelands died, their estate became a public garden. In 2013, the gardens opened to the public for general admission.

Currently, Mt. Cuba Center encompasses over 500 acres of natural lands dedicated to native plants. There are formal gardens, hills, streams, valleys and forests brimming with wildflowers.

These are a few of the spring-time  photos I’ve taken at Mt. Cuba Center to give you an idea of what we might see in May.

May Apples

 

Yellow Trillium

 

Blue Flag Irises

 

Yellow Lady’s Slipper

 

Trillium Discolor

 

A Peaceful Moment at the Pond

Twisted Trillium

 

Irises at the Pond

Mt. Cuba Center is just one of the gardens we’ll visit during my Photographing the Gardens of Philadelphia Workshop in May. For more information about the workshop, visit https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/photographing-the-gardens-of-philadelphia-may-2019/  

I’d love to have you join me for a week of photographing some of the beautiful gardens in the Philadelphia area.

If you missed the first two articles about the gardens we’ll be visiting, you can read about Chanticleer Garden at https://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/chanticleer-garden/  and Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens at https://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/shofuso-japanese-house-and-gardens/