Southern Delaware’s garden scene is lush!
It offers the spectacular - and still growing - Delaware Botanic Gardens, periodic tours of beautifully designed private gardens, Lewes’s annual Tulip Celebration and Milton’s annual Holly Festival, vineyards, two (yes, two!) lavender farms, public gardens, apiaries, organic herb and vegetable farms, flower farms, orchards, outstanding plant nurseries, native plant sales, garden club plant sales, demonstration gardens, garden markets and workshops, and much more, all here in our own little slice of heaven on earth in USDA hardiness zone 7b(ish). In fact, garden lovers can plan an entire vacation based solely around our garden attractions…
Here are a few links to get your planning off to a good start. Please keep in mind that some locations require you to call before visiting. Check individual websites.
Events
Lewes Tulip Celebration (April)
Milton Holly Festival (December)
Tours
Lewes Garden Tour (June)
Milton Garden Tour (September)
Sharon’s Natural Gardens (Delmar)
Wine, Lavender & Baby Lambs Tour, Delmarva Discovery Tours
Wine & Lavender Garden Tour, Delmarva Discovery Tours
Delaware Botanic Gardens, Dagsboro
Gardens to Visit
Delaware Botanic Gardens (Dagsboro)
Lavender Fields at Warrington Manor (Milton)
Brittingham Farms Lavender & Lambs (Millsboro)
Mill Pond Garden (Milton)
Good Earth Market & Organic Farm (Ocean View)
Herbs, Spice & Everything Nice (Selbyville)
Sussex County Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden (Georgetown)
Hattie's Garden (Lewes)
Nurseries
Peppers Greenhouse, Milton
East Coast Garden Center, Millsboro
Jeff’s Greenhouses, Bethel
Garden Shack Farm, Lewes
Inland Bays Garden Center/Native Plant Nursery, Frankford
Vines Creek Nursery, Frankford
Bella Terra Landscape & Garden Center, Ellendale
Lakeside Greenhouses, Laurel
Lord’s Landscaping, Millville
Wharton's Garden Center, Rehoboth Beach
East Gate Farm Nurseries, Milford
Gardening Organizations
Barefoot Gardeners, Fenwick Island
Coastal Gardeners, Bethany Beach
Four Seasons Gardeners of Heritage Shores, Bridgeville