Marian Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar

06/18/2026

Sometimes getting in the Reflecting Pool is the best way to capture images!

06/18/2026

💦 The flowers in the Reflecting Pool are quite beautiful at the moment!

🤲Liz the Garden Manager & Ken, one of Gibraltar’s amazing volunteers, worked together today to capture these images.

🛟As Liz waded in the water to clip excess foliage and take closeup photos, Ken was on safety watch, also taking away the debris and handing the clippers and phone over.

06/17/2026

Thank you, Mt. Cuba!

06/17/2026

🍃Did you know that pioneer landscape architect Marian Coffin was born 150 years ago?

🌳 She made significant impacts on treasured Delaware spaces, including Winterthur, University of Delaware, Mt. Cuba Center, and of course, Gibraltar.

✅ Come celebrate her legacy during the Marian Coffin at 150 Legacy in Landscape Architecture on September 24 and 25th. Enjoy a wonderful lineup of speakers and tours, along with two days of catering and transportation between locations.

🤗Please join us, whether you are an industry professional, a garden lover, or someone who appreciates Marian Coffin! 

💰 We are actively seeking sponsorships as well! Various sponsorship levels come with tickets, advertising, and the opportunity to fund student attendance.

We hope to see you there! Click the link for more information!

Marian Coffin at 150: Celebrating the Legacy of a Pioneer in Landscape Architecture

06/16/2026

Mt. Cuba Center’s amazing staff came out to Gibraltar to volunteer their time in the garden today. The To -Do List was very long, and every task was completed!

🌼 remove daffodil leaves and dig up bulbs
🌽 remove weeds around corn, add straw
🫖 spray/sweep mud and debris off the tea house floor, and clean out bowl fountain
🌳 prune dead and broken branches all around the garden
🪏 plant free hostas to fill in space
🌱 transplant lady ferns to a better site
🕳️ fill animal holes that are damaging tree
roots
✂️deadhead allium and others
✋ remove weeds from many areas of the garden
✂️ trim adventitious growth from crêpe myrtles
💦 remove algae from plant pots in Reflecting Pool
❌ add ropes and stakes to block off poison ivy area

➕ ➕ ➕ AND MORE ➕ ➕ ➕ 

Thank you so much for all of your labor and attention to detail… it means a lot to have such a partnership among local garden treasures!!!

06/15/2026

Lush is the word…

06/12/2026

⭐️ Rescue Mission Accomplished!

🐥We watched this baby bird approach the edge of the Reflecting Pool little by little, curious about what it saw. Despite our warnings, and those of its parents, it jumped right into the water.

💦 Thankfully we were there at just the right time, and able to rescue it using a nearby skimmer.  Checking back about a half hour later, the baby bird must’ve been brought back to its nest.

 🪷 Bonus pictures of beautiful aquatic flowers!!