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Getting Fresh with families in Wilmington’s Food Desert
Fall, 2012 – OUTDOOR DELAWARE
TheDCH volunteer Josephine Eccel’s story in DNREC’s quarterly magazine highlights TheDCH’s Urban Farm at 12th & Brandywine. Read more...►
Rodney Square: Wilmington’s Heart & Soul
November 28, 2012 - NEWS JOURNAL
New trees beautify, new pavement system keeps trees healthy. Read about TheDCH’s part in this important project. Read more...►
Wilmington landscaping improvements completed
11/08/12 – NEWS JOURNAL
The Rodney Square project is complete and the public is invited to a Nov. 27 dedication. Read more...►
Delaware Today features Emily Smith’s riotous arrangements
11/01/12 - DELWARE TODAY
Emily's fabulously creative and unconventional use of plant materials is garnering much deserved media attention. Read more...►
New wildlife habitat area installed on Ashland campus
10/25/12 – COMMUNITYPUB.COM
In keeping with quality wildlife habitat management standards, TheDCH oversaw the planting of 160 native shrubs and trees. Read more...►
Pa Horticulture Society honors Wilmington Urban Farm
10/24/12 – PHS ONLINE
The Urban Farm at 12th & Brandywine has been honored for its community greening efforts. Read more...►
PBS features Southbridge Garden with TheDCH staff
9/18/12 - PBS
Watch the video and learn about the efforts of one woman to bring healing to a neighborhood troubled by violence. Watch more...►
Arbor Day and Earth Day Events
5/21/12 - WITN-Channel 22
More than 240 third and fourth graders visited Stapler Park with TheDCH on Arbor Day to plant trees, play educational tree games, and observe tree climbing demonstrations. Watch more...►
5/21/12 - WITN-Channel 22
The City of Wilmington, TheDCH, and DelDOT collaborate on six‐month project to replace dying trees, improve sidewalks and curbs, and help mitigate stormwater runoff in Rodney Square. Watch more...►
5/10/2012 – WHYY NewsWorks
Emily Smith offers spring gardening advice in this segment from WHYY’s weekly news magazine, FIRST. Filmed at TheDCH gardens in Trolley Square. Watch more...►
Nonprofits thrive on giving and volunteerism
2/21/12 - NEWS JOURNAL
The Santora CPA Group graciously sponsors a periodic full page color advertisement highlighting area nonprofits and the giving and volunteerism that powers them. Read more...►
2/15/12 – NEW CASTLE WEEKLY
The City of New Castle got 40 new trees, thanks to a partnership between TheDCH and The New Castle Tree Commission, many volunteers, and a grant from the U.S. Forest Service. Read more...►
Angela & Tom's Wedding at TheDCH
2/9/12
Gorgeous images of a happy day celebrated last fall in TheDCH’s lush demonstration gardens. Read more...►
Community Gardens Workshop March 3
2/6/12 – UDAILY
Numerous organizations team up at UD for a workshop for educators promoting community gardens. Read more...►
Emily Smith: new Education Coordinator
2/1/12 - APGA NEWSLETTER
Kudos to the newest staffer at TheDCH for garnering attention from the American Public Gardens Association. Read more...►
Good to know about Bare Root Trees
2/1/12 - COUNTY LINES
Consider a lovely bare root tree for your lover and your planet this Valentines day. Read more...►
Rep. Gerald Brady gets greening award
1/30/12 - DOVER POST
TheDCH’s inaugural "Public Servant Greening Award" goes to longtime greening advocate Gerald Brady. Read more...►
Lawmakers get welcome back begonias
1/30/12 - DOVER POST
Legislators got a lovely fragrant surprise on opening day of the 2012 legislative session. Read more...►
Educator Q&A: TheDCH Staffer Emily Smith
1/29/12 - COMMUNITY NEWS
Emily Smith is bringing fresh ideas for family programming to TheDCH. Read more...►
Serviam students honor MLK Jr.
1/27/12 - COMMUNITY NEWS
Serviam means “service” in latin, and the girls at the academy put the word into practice for TheDCH on January 16. Read more...►
She nurtures plants wherever she goes
1/26/12 - NEWS JOURNAL
TheDCH longtime volunteer Pat Boyd is one of the News Journals Community Champions. Story by Victor Greto. Read more...►
1/17/12 - UDAILY
Staffer Andrew Olson comments on plants for winter interest in this University of Delaware publication story. Read more...►
Bare root trees available from TheDCH
1/13/12 - El TIEMPO HISPPANO
One of Delaware’s great Spanish publications promotes the affordable, lightweight and easy to plant option for homeowners hoping to improve their properties with trees. Read more...►
What’s a gardener to do in the Winter?
01/05/12 – BETSY PRICE | News Journal
There’s a bouquet of events around town to refresh the spirit, engage the intellect and make the garden more prosperous, writes the News Journal’s Betsy Price. Read more...►
12/28/11 – American Forests
American Forests is partnering with TheDCH to improve Delaware’s urban canopy by planting trees throughout Wilmington and New Castle County. Read more...►
Bringing the garden to a food desert
12/23/11 – MARGO McDONOUGH | News Journal
Wilmington’s Southbridge is a good desert, but TheDCH is helping bring an oasis of homegrown produce to the neighborhood, writes Margo McDonough, the News Journal’s “Native Delaware” columnist. Read more...►
12/1/11 - NEWS JOURNAL
Plants feed people in a healthy way and bring people together , writes News Journal reporter Gary Soulsman in a recent story about the recent Urban Agriculture Summit. Read more...►
Two volunteer leaders honored as top Women in Business
12/1/11 - DELAWARE TODAY
East Coast Garden Center co-owner Valery Cordey and Kerns Brothers Tree Service co-owner Susan Kerns were honored at Top Women in Business by Delaware Today. Read more...►
A home grown wonder in Delaware
11/22/11 – CAROLYN ROLAND
TheDCH has planted 1,300 trees this year, part of a 34-year tradition of making good things happen in Delaware, writes “Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes” blogger Carolyn Roland. Read more...►
It’s not urban farming. Its community
11/5/11 – GENEROSITY.ORG
A testament to the power of vision to build community, TheDCH staffer Andrew Olson started cleaning out the trash-filled lot next door to his rented Victorian three years ago. Today, in collaboration with his partner and numerous neighbors, the fertile site has laying hens, fruit trees, vegetables, greens, and a weekly farm stand. Read more...►
Doing our part to plant 1 million trees
11/5/11
Trees improve air and water quality and help reduce erosion, water pollution, and TheDCH is part of a three state effort under way to plant a million trees in the region. Read more...►
DNREC promotes ACME mitigation project
11/1/11 – DNREC SEDIMENT & STORMWATER
TheDCH led a yearlong effort to install a model “green technology” stormwater mitigation retrofit at the Trolley Square ACME parking lot in Wilmington, Del. Read more...►.
A growing interest in Urban Farming
10/27/11 – URBAN FARM COALITION
The benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables are obvious. Getting them to people who urban communities is a growing concern, and a coalition facilitated by TheDCH has started to do something about it. Read more...►.
Leadership in horticulture earns Kearns high praise
10/23/11 – NEWS JOURNAL
The News Journal has named Jim Kearns among its “50 people who matter.” Kearns, known for his love of trees, mentoring and volunteerism, helps power Return-to-Work, a program of TheDCH that trains former inmates and provides valuable work experience. Read more...►
The better choice for tree health: bare root planting
10/1/11 – ARBORIST NEWS
With quotes from TheDCH experts, the flagship publication of the International Society of Arboriculture makes a compelling case for bare root tree planting over the traditional root ball method. Read more...►
It's prime time for 'Rubies of the Pines'
10/13/11 - NEWS JOURNAL
The low-lying bogs of the New Jersey Pine Barrens are ripe with cranberries, writes the News Journal’s Backyard Gardener columnist Moira Sheridan, following a recent fall outing to south central Jersey with TheDCH to visit the historic berry bogs. Read more...►
TheDCH Executive Director honored for city greening
10/11/11 – IN WILMINGTON MAGAZINE
The City of Wilmington has named Pam Sapko as one of 19 Wilmington Award recipients. Read more...►
10/5/11 - WITN22
The new community garden completed in Wilmington’s Southbridge neighbourhood with the help of TheDCH, is a great example that other neighbourhoods follow to become an organized community family. Watch the WITN news segment to learn more. Read more...►
Landscape Sustainability: Examples in Three States
10/1/11 - PAUL TUKEY SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL BLOG
HGTV’s Paul Tukey says he saw a remarkable openness to organic lawn care in Delaware among landscapers and their customers when he toured the area during his September 2011 appearance at TheDCH. Read about it in his blog. Read more...►
Parents, students, staff and volunteers beautify Mount Pleasant Elementary
9/24/11 - BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The grounds of Mount Pleasant Elementary are 39 trees richer, thanks to a group of volunteers, TheDCH and the University of Delaware. Browse images on our Facebook page. Read more...►
Taste of Trolley Square on morning radio
9/20/11 – WILM & WDSD
TheDCH staffer Joe Matassino wets listeners’ appetites for locally-produced produce and 10 great Wilmington restaurants on “morning-drivetime” radio. Listen to the broadcasts. Read more...►
Community Gardens & Gardeners, Growing Together
9/1/11 - OUT & ABOUT
The community that gardens together grows together, writes Pam George in a recent Out & About story about the earthy projects cropping up all around urban neighborhoods. Read more...►
9/1/11 – IN WILMINGTON MAGAZINE
A coalition of Wilmington’s West Side residents had banded together to revitalize their neighborhoods. TheDCH is part of the coordination efforts. Read more in the September 2011 INwilmington story.Read more...►
Christiana Care gives campers a FRESH perspective on healthy food
8/29/11 – CHRISTIANA CARE NEWSLETTER
A FRESH perspective on healthy food comes to city kids, courtesy of Christiana Care and staffers at TheDCH. Read more about it in this Christiana Care e-newsletter story...►
BEHIND BARS: Baylor ladies have green thumbs
8/25/11 - WDEL
Baylor Correctional Institute women are using their prison time to grow, both figuratively and literally, reports WDEL’s Amy Cherry. Watch the video here. Read more...►
ACME and TheDCH Collaborate to improve environment
8/24/11 – WITN-TV UPDATE NEWS
The ACME grocery store in Wilmington’s Trolley Square neighborhood has collaborated with TheDCH and others to complete a three-part stormwater mitigation project that will yield environmental and financial benefits for years to come. Read more...►
Gov. Ross Mansion has pecan trees again
8/24/11 – CAPE GAZETTE
TheDCH recently completed a year-long 11-site tree planting project in Seaford, Del. Read the Cape Gazette coverage of the effort. Read more...►
Gardens for the people: Community plots are about more than food
8/15/11 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
Project Stay Free has taken a lot behind a Kingswood Community Center and turned it into a raised bed garden. News Journal reporter Esteban Parra reports that this and similar efforts around town give youths access to the nutritious food they grow and learn how to interact in a positive manner. Read more...►
Planting a Fall Garden with Tips from local experts
8/11/11 – DELAWARE TODAY
A garden can delight year round with different colors, shapes and textures, says Delaware Today contributing writer Theresa Gawlas Medoff. Fall can be particularly beautiful, with its dewy mornings, warm days and cool evenings, and the sun shedding a softer light over it all. Read more...►
Water, water, everywhere -- or sometimes not
8/04/11 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
Malvina Brown's elaborate garden at her Wilmington home features four ponds, a stream and waterfalls, recounts Betsy Price of The News Journal. It was among the gardens included in the recent DCH water garden tour sponsored by DCH partner Gateway Garden Center. Read more...►
Seaford receives 320 trees as part of urban planting
8/3/11 – THE SEAFORD STAR
Seaford is greener by 320 trees, thanks to The Delaware Center for Horticulture, reports Lynn Parks of the Seaford Star. Read more...►
8/01/11 – COUNTY LINES
TheDCH contributes to County Lines Magazine – The August edition featured a lovely spread with images on how to lower you home’s energy bills and increase property values with easy-to-plant, affordable bare root trees. Read more...►
7/31/11 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
Kennett Square resident Tara Tracy is the new Urban Agriculture Manager at TheDCH. Read about it in the News Journal’s Delaware Achievers. Read more...►
7/15/11 - WHYY
DCH staffer Andrew Olson’s West Philadelphia urban farm bring just-picked vegetables to a neighborhood that previously had few choices for fresh produce. Read (or listen to) WHYY’s second story on Farm51. Read More...►
WDEL: Acme goes green in Trolley Square
7/15/11 - WDEL
The Delaware Center for Horticulture latest environmental accomplishment in the heart of Trolley Square is a parking lot overhaul at the ACME, including a rain garden, bioswale and tree trench. Read more...►
For better nutrition, tend a garden plot
7/12/11 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
It’s a delicious way to increase intake of fruits and veggies, reports The News Journal’s Kelly Bothum in her July 2011 story. And, Summer’s not the only time you can enjoy homegrown produce. Read more...►
Small Gardens magazine features City Gardens Contest winners
6/20/11 – SMALL GARDENS MAGAZINE
A beautiful 4-page, 10-photo spread featuring luscious garden retreats of past City Gardens Contest winners... Read more...►
Planting the seeds for a new life
6/2/11 – DELAWARE FIRST MEDIA
The first all-female crew to go through TheDCH’s Return to Work program graduates June 3... Read more...►
No-Fail Plants to Attract Hummingbirds, Butterflies and Bees
6/1/11 – COUNTY LINES
Attract lively and valuable pollinators by adding these great plants to your garden... Read more...►
Member Thianda Manzara is one of the News Journal’s 50 who matter
04/04/11 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
For five years, Thianda Manzara has been giving students a trowel-in-hand and knees-in-the-soil learning experience, to kick-start a lifelong love affair with vegetables. Read more...►
Bulbs brimming in Wilmington Parks
4/12/11 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
Mayor calls for volunteers to continue work... Read more...►
3/26/11 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
TheDCH’s Lenny Wilson has been honored by theDelaware Nursery & Landscape Association... Read more...►
Volunteers help plant 140 trees
3/20/11 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
Fox Point Park gets a whole lot greener... Read more...►
Environmentalists pool efforts to boost region's green canopy
3/11/11 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
Delaware environmentalists hope to plant at least 150,000 trees here as part of a multistate campaign that would see 1 million planted in the region by 2015. The campaign is spearheaded by the Pa Horticulture Society, New Jersey Tree Foundation and TheDCH. Read more...►
DCH employee explores new gardening trends and events
2/20/11 – THE COMMUNITY NEWS
Sarah Deacle, assistant director of education and outreach with the Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH), sat down with the Community News to discuss this year’s new garden trends, upcoming DCH events and more... Read more...►
Planting the future One tree at a time
11/8/10 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
Wilmington’s tree canopy outperformed the economy this year, growing by 10 percent, or 1,500 trees. Even better, it’s expected to rise by that much again...Read more...►
Program to combat pollution open again
11/1/10 – THE NEWS JOURNAL
Delaware has opened a new round of applications for grants from a shrinking, polluter-financed program that supports environmental projects in communities near the original violations...Read more...►
The Naked Truth about Sunburst
6/1/10 – LAUGH! MAGAZINE
This month’s Laugh! Q&A takes a fun turn with an interview with a celebrity who has been showing up in cities across the northeast with her bottom half completely bare. Elegant and full figured...Read more...►
The trees are in at St. Patrick’s & St. Mary’s Church on King Street! Thanks so much for what you do for our community. You’re the best!
