BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Butterflies & Blooms Class at DBG BEGIN:VEVENT UID:169552023-08-31 DTSTART:20230831T130000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230831T040000Z SUMMARY:Butterflies & Blooms Class at DBG CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Ray Sander\, President of the Delaware Botanic Gardens (DBG)\, announced\nthe 37-acre gardens are in full peak summer bloom\, and startin g on\nThursday\, July 20 and running every Thursday though August 31st at\ n9:00 a.m. is the Butterflies & Blooms Class. Sander said\, “This\nButte rflies & Blooms class is a family-friendly class that is both fun\nand edu cational. All are welcome.”\n\n \n\n \n\nStephen Pryce Lea\, Director of Horticulture and Education Programs\nsaid\, “The summer breeze carrie s the hungry pollinators inland to\nthe abundance of our DBG blooms. DBG i s fortunate to have a\nwell-established Piet Oudolf 2-acre meadow\, with n ative plants that\nattract essential pollinators. We have seen an upturn i n the numbers\nof bees and butterflies visiting the gardens and woodland t rails. Now\nis the best time to visit.”\n\n \n\nThis program offers gue sts a chance to explore the Piet Oudolf Meadow\nin a new way\, searching f or and identifying the many butterfly species\nthat take advantage of the nectar offered by the blooming\nperennials.  Monarchs\, Spicebush Swallow tails\, Eastern Tiger\nSwallowtails\, American Ladies\, Painted Ladies\, V ariegated Fritillaries\nand Silver Spotted Skippers are some of the most f requent visitors to\nthe Meadow.  Volunteer docents help guests identify the butterflies\nand their “favorite” nectar plants in the Meadow.  T he necessary\nhost plants\, where hungry caterpillars eat their way to the next\nstage\, are also discussed so that gardeners can be sure they are\n supporting the entire lifecycle of the butterflies they love. \n\n \n\nP reregistration is required as there is a limited class size. This is\na f amily-friendly program welcoming butterfly lovers of all ages.\n  Member s free admission and $10 class fee. Non-members admission\n$15 plus class fee of $10. Children 16 and under\, when accompanied by\nan adult\, have f ree admission and free butterfly tour. Reserve\ntickets at delawaregard ens.org [http://delawaregardens.org/].\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Ray Sander\, President of the Delaware Bota nic Gardens (DBG)\, announced the 37-acre gardens are in full peak summer bloom\, and starting on Thursday\, July 20 and running every Thursday thou gh August 31st at 9:00 a.m. is the Butterflies &\; Blooms Class. Sander said\, &ldquo\;This Butterflies &\; Blooms class is a family-friendly class that is both fun and educational. All are welcome.&rdquo\;

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Stephen Pryce Lea\, Director of Horti culture and Education Programs said\, &ldquo\;The summer breeze carries th e hungry pollinators inland to the abundance of our DBG blooms. DBG is for tunate to have a well-established Piet Oudolf 2-acre meadow\, with native plants that attract essential pollinators. We have seen an upturn in the n umbers of bees and butterflies visiting the gardens and woodland trails. N ow is the best time to visit.&rdquo\;

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This pro gram offers guests a chance to explore the Piet Oudolf Meadow in a new way \, searching for and identifying the many butterfly species that take adva ntage of the nectar offered by the blooming perennials. \; Monarchs\, Spicebush Swallowtails\, Eastern Tiger Swallowtails\, American Ladies\, Pa inted Ladies\, Variegated Fritillaries and Silver Spotted Skippers are som e of the most frequent visitors to the Meadow. \; Volunteer docents he lp guests identify the butterflies and their &ldquo\;favorite&rdquo\; nect ar plants in the Meadow. \; The necessary host plants\, where hungry c aterpillars eat their way to the next stage\, are also discussed so that g ardeners can be sure they are supporting the entire lifecycle of the butte rflies they love. \;

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Preregistration is re quired as there is a limited class size. \;This is a family-friendly p rogram welcoming butterfly lovers of all ages.  \; \;Members free admission and $10 class fee. Non-members admission $15 plus class fee of $ 10. Children 16 and under\, when accompanied by an adult\, have free admis sion \;and \;free butterfly tour. Reserve tickets at \;delawar egardens.org.

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