NOW THE DELMARVA IS KNOWN FOR
ITS BEACHES BUT TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS. THIS IS WHAT YOU'LL FIND
ALONG DELAWARE'S INLAND BAYS
SKY CAMP 16 CAUGHT SOME
BEAUTIFUL AERIAL VIEWS OF
THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS IN
SUSSEX COUNTY. IT IS
THE CULMINATION OF NEARLY EIGHT
YEARS OF WORK THAT BEGAN WITH A
VISION TO PROVIDE THE AREA WITH
A CENTER FOR BOTANIC EXPERTISE
AND EDUCATE IN AN INSPIRATIONAL
WATERFRONT SETTING AND SOON YOU
GET TO EXPERIENCE IT FOR
YOURSELF. WITH US THIS NOTE IS
RAY SANDERS WHO IS PRESIDENT OF
THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS
ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS IF
YOU WILL OF THE ENTIRE IDEA.
VISIT AND BRIAN TRADER WHO IS
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
HORTICULTURE GENTLEMEN THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
HAVING US. SO RAY FIRST OFF
CONGRATULATE YOU HOW DOES IT
FEEL TO HAVE DONE FROM
BEGINNING TO WHERE YOU ARE JIM.
IT'S A GREAT RIDE BUT I YOU
KNOW I'M THE FORTUNATE THIRD
PRESIDENT OF OUR ORGANIZATION.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
CAME BEFORE ME AND WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO ATTRACT SOME WONDERFUL
PEOPLE SINCE. BRYAN THE MOST
RECENT ADDITION TO OUR TEAM BUT
THE ONLY PERSON THAT'S BEEN
THAT'S THE WHOLE TIME IS OUR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHERYL SWEAT
WHO IS KIND OF IN THE NORTH
STAR PROJECT FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING AND WE'VE BEEN VERY
FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE ATTRACT
FANTASTIC PEOPLE TO THIS THIS
EFFORT. AND MOST PEOPLE ARE
VOLUNTEERS AND PEOPLE JUST
STEPPED UP AND SAID THIS IS
SOMETHING I WANT BE PART OF. SO
BY LET'S GO BACK WHY DID YOU
WANT BUILD A BOTANIC GARDEN.
WELL YOU KNOW WE HAVE SO MANY
WONDERFUL THINGS HERE AND
DELMARVA BEACHES BOATING GOING
OUT FOR BIKE RIDES. WE THOUGHT
WE'D HAVE ANOTHER BE BOTANIC
GROUP BECAUSE THERE ARE NO REAL
PUBLIC GARDENS HERE AND WHILE
IN THE OVERALL REGION THERE ARE
SOME WONDERFUL PUBLIC GARDENS
UP NORTH. THERE'S NOTHING LOCAL
HERE AND DELMARVA THAT REALLY
CELEBRATES THE DELMARVA
HORTICULTURE AND THE BEAUTY OF
OUR NATURE WE PASS BY EVERY DAY
AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T TAKE
FULL ADVANTAGE OF WHAT FULL
APPRECIATION FOR. SO TELL US
MORE ABOUT THE LOCATION TO
LOCATION IS AMAZING. YEAH
THE LOCATION IS ON 37 ACRES IT
HAS A THOUSAND FEET OF
WATERFRONT PEPPER CREEK WHICH
IS A ESTUARY INTO THE INDIAN
RIVER. IT HAS TOPOGRAPHY IT'S
VERY MIXED IT HAS VERNAL POOLS
IT HAS A HIGH POINT IT'S 19
FEET ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL LEVEL
AND HAS A GREAT FLAT FIELD FOR
GREAT GARDENS. SO IT WAS AN
AMAZING SITE. THE SUBSEQUENT
COUNTY LAND TRUSTS SAVED
THE PROPERTY FROM BEING
DEVELOPED. AND WHEN I HEARD
ABOUT OUR PROJECT THEY SAID DO
WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU. NICE
NICE. NOW BRIAN YOU ARE
THE EXECUTIVE HORTICULTURAL
LIST FOR THE GARDENS WHAT WILL
WE FIND IN THERE WHAT KIND OF
PLANTS. WELL WE'RE SO VERY
FORTUNATE TO HAVE MEADOW GARDEN
THAT'S TWO ACRES THAT'S BEEN
DESIGNED BY A WORLD RENOWNED
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER PETE RUDOLPH
AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO
HAVE A FEATURE LIKE THAT IN OUR
GARDEN BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER
GARDEN LIKE THAT IN THIS AREA
OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES.
SO IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
WHERE THE FURTHEST SOUTH GARDEN
THAT HE'S DEVELOPED AND THAT
GARDEN COMPRISES OF 70000
PERENNIALS THEY'VE BEEN PLANTED
MOST WHICH ARE NATIVE PLANTS SO
THERE ARE ABOUT 85 PERCENT
NATIVES AND THAT IS JUST
WONDERFUL FOR OUR NATIVE
ECOLOGY OUR WILDLIFE AND OUR
POLLINATORS SO THAT'S REALLY I
THINK OUR FLAGSHIP GARDEN ADLER
BOTANIC GARDENS. BUT WE ALSO
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL 12 ACRE
WOODLAND WITH TRAILS THROUGH IT
WITH BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF
PEPPER CREEK WE HAVE LEARNING
GARDENS THAT'S REALLY GOING TO
BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR
EDUCATION WHICH IS CENTRAL TO
OUR MISSION AT DELAWARE BOTANIC
GARDENS AND THAT'S BEEN
SPONSORED BY DOGFISH HEAD. AND
SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR
GUESTS FOR YOUTH TO GET DOWN
INTO THE WETLAND AND TO LEARN
AND TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT OUR COASTAL ECOLOGY HERE.
THERE ARE OTHER FEATURES LIKE
THE FAMILY GARDEN THERE I CAN
GO ON BUT NO SHOW. SO WHEN DOES
IT OPEN? WELL WE OPEN OUR GRAND
OPENING DINNER IS GOING TO BE
SEPTEMBER 12TH AND THAT'S
TICKETED EVENT AND THEN THAT
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH IS WHEN
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR OPENING
WEEK. AND SO WE'LL BE OPEN THAT
FULL WEEK FROM 9:00 TILL 12:00
AND THEN ON THE 16TH OF THAT AH
EXCUSE ME. AND THEN I 19TH OF
THAT WEEK WE'RE GONNA BE OPEN
FROM 9 TO 3 AND WE'RE GONNA
HAVE A SPECIAL RIBBON CUTTING
THAT WE HOPE EVERYONE WILL TURN
OUT FOR AT 1:00 P.M. AND JUST
REAL QUICKLY IS THERE A FEE TO
GET IN THERE IS A NON-PROFIT IN
ORDER TO PEOPLE PAY THE BILLS.
WE DO HAVE TO CHARGE A SMALL
FEE AND IF YOU REMEMBER YOU
HAVE ANNUAL VISITATION RIGHTS
FOR FREE. SO BECOMING A MEMBER
IS A BEST AS A BEST BUY BUT
THERE IS A THERE IS A SMALL FEE
FOR ENTRY EVERY DAY. WELL WE'VE
DONE WE WILL HAVE ALL THAT
INFORMATION ON THE OPENING
FEES. ANYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ON OUR WEBSITE OR WHATEVER LIKE
DOT COM RACE AND OUR BRIAN
TRADER OF DELAWARE ORGANIC
GARDENS. THANK YOU PAUL
CONGRATULATIONS YEAH I CAN'T
