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LOCATION:30220 Piney Neck Road\nDagsboro Delaware 19939
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SUMMARY:Butterflies & Blooms Class at DBG
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DESCRIPTION:Ray Sander\, President of the Delaware Botanic Gardens (DBG)\, 
 announced\nthe\n\n37-acre gardens are in full peak summer bloom\, and star
 ting on\nThursday\, July\n\n25 and running Thursday August 8th and August
  15th at 9:30 a.m. is\nthe\n\n Butterflies & Blooms Class. Sander said\, 
 “This Butterflies &\nBlooms class is a\n\n family-friendly class that i
 s both fun and educational. All are\nwelcome.” \n\nStephen Pryce Lea\, 
 Deputy Executive Director said\, “The summer\nbreeze carries\n\n the hu
 ngry pollinators inland to the abundance of our DBG blooms.\nDBG is\n\n f
 ortunate to have a well-established Piet Oudolf 2-acre meadow\, with\nnati
 ve\n\n plants that attract essential pollinators. We have seen an upturn 
 in\nthe\n\n numbers of bees and butterflies visiting the gardens and wood
 land\ntrails.\n\n Now is the best time to visit.” \n\n \n\nThis progr
 am offers guests a chance to explore the Piet Oudolf Meadow\nin a\n\n new
  way\, searching for and identifying the many butterfly species\nthat take
 \n\n advantage of the nectar offered by the blooming perennials. \nMonar
 chs\,\n\n Spicebush Swallowtails\, Eastern Tiger Swallowtails\, American 
 Ladies\,\nPainted\n\n Ladies\, Variegated Fritillaries and Silver Spotted
  Skippers are some\nof the most\n\n frequent visitors to the Meadow.  Vo
 lunteer docents help guests\nidentify the\n\n butterflies and their “fa
 vorite” nectar plants in the Meadow. \nThe necessary\n\n host plants\,
  where hungry caterpillars eat their way to the next\nstage\, are also\n\n
  discussed so that gardeners can be sure they are supporting the\nentire\
 n\n lifecycle of the butterflies they love.  \n\n \n\nPreregistration 
 is required as there is a limited class size. This is\na family\n\n-frien
 dly program welcoming butterfly lovers of all ages.   Members\nfree\n\n
  admission and free class. Non-members admission $15 and free class.\n\n
  Children 16 and under\, when accompanied by an adult\, have free\n\n ad
 mission and free butterfly tour. Reserve tickets\nat delawaregardens.or
 g [http://delawaregardens.org/]. \n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Ray Sander\, President of the Delaware Bota
 nic Gardens (DBG)\, announced the</p>\n\n<p>37-acre gardens are in full pe
 ak summer bloom\, and starting on Thursday\, July</p>\n\n<p>25 and running
  Thursday August 8<sup>th</sup>&nbsp\;and August 15th at 9:30 a.m. is the<
 /p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;Butterflies &amp\; Blooms Class. Sander said\, &ldquo\;Th
 is Butterflies &amp\; Blooms class is a</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;family-friendly c
 lass that is both fun and educational. All are welcome.&rdquo\;&nbsp\;</p>
 \n\n<p>Stephen Pryce Lea\, Deputy Executive Director said\, &ldquo\;The su
 mmer breeze carries</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;the hungry pollinators inland to the 
 abundance of our DBG blooms. DBG is</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;fortunate to have a w
 ell-established Piet Oudolf 2-acre meadow\, with native</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;p
 lants that attract essential pollinators. We have seen an upturn in the</p
 >\n\n<p>&nbsp\;numbers of bees and butterflies visiting the gardens and wo
 odland trails.</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;Now is the best time to visit.&rdquo\;&nbs
 p\;</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>This program offers guests a chance to exp
 lore the Piet Oudolf Meadow in a</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;new way\, searching for 
 and identifying the many butterfly species that take</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;adva
 ntage of the nectar offered by the blooming perennials.&nbsp\; Monarchs\,<
 /p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;Spicebush Swallowtails\, Eastern Tiger Swallowtails\, Ame
 rican Ladies\, Painted</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;Ladies\, Variegated Fritillaries a
 nd Silver Spotted Skippers are some of the most</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;frequent 
 visitors to the Meadow.&nbsp\; Volunteer docents help guests identify the<
 /p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;butterflies and their &ldquo\;favorite&rdquo\; nectar pla
 nts in the Meadow.&nbsp\; The necessary</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;host plants\, whe
 re hungry caterpillars eat their way to the next stage\, are also</p>\n\n<
 p>&nbsp\;discussed so that gardeners can be sure they are supporting the e
 ntire</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;lifecycle of the butterflies they love.&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>Preregistration is required as there is a l
 imited class size.&nbsp\;This is a family</p>\n\n<p>-friendly program welc
 oming butterfly lovers of all ages. &nbsp\;&nbsp\;Members free</p>\n\n<p>&
 nbsp\;admission and free class. Non-members admission $15 and free class.<
 /p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;Children 16 and under\, when accompanied by an adult\, ha
 ve free</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;admission&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;free butterfly tour. Re
 serve tickets at&nbsp\;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/ur
 l?q=http://delawaregardens.org/&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=172116186868300
 0&amp\;usg=AOvVaw3EUKhQcwsIU9ULEmbW8X8H\" href=\"http://delawaregardens.or
 g/\" target=\"_blank\">delawaregardens.org</a>.&nbsp\;</p>
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