Mt. Cuba Center
Jeff Downing is an experienced leader in the botanical and educational sectors, currently serving as the Executive Director of Mt. Cuba Center since December 2012, where the mission focuses on promoting an appreciation for native plants and protecting their habitats. Previously, Jeff held multiple positions at The New York Botanical Garden from December 1999 to November 2012, including Vice President for Education, where oversight included various educational departments and programs. Jeff's academic background includes a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Trinity College-Hartford, along with an education from Deerfield Academy.
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Mt. Cuba Center
Mt. Cuba Center is a botanical garden that inspires an appreciation for the beauty and value of native plants and a commitment to protect the habitats that sustain them. Over the past 70 years the gardens at Mt. Cuba Center have been transformed from fallow cornfields into thriving ecologically functional landscapes, thanks to the initiative of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland. With paths that take visitors from the formal gardens of a du Pont mansion through stunning vistas, intimate woodlands, and lush meadows, Mt. Cuba Center is a botanical garden that puts the beauty of native landscapes on display to inspire conservation. What began in the 1930s as the private estate of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland is now a public garden that centers the beauty and value of native plants. In addition to cultivating the public garden's formal and naturalistic landscapes, Mt. Cuba Center staff conduct research, connect guests to the natural world and teach students about native plant horticulture. Gardens are open for general admission Wednesday to Sunday, April to November. Classes are offered year-round.
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