Gibraltor Gardens - Wilmington, DE

Gibraltor Gardens are located on the Marion Coffin Estate in northern Delaware.  The estate has been abandoned since Mrs. Coffin passed on  in the 60s and was recently sold to developers who are going to restore it to its former glory.  The Gardens have gone to the Preservation Delaware project.  Funding is very low, I guess due to the economy, so they weren't able to plant any annuals this year.  But there is a lovely lily pond and a wonderful sculpture garden to explore.  The dragonflies were all over the lilies.

As I said, renovations are needed, but what a lovely door design.

The gates into the gardens

Sweet cherubs at the entry to the sculpture garden

Wonderful Lily Pond

Tons of lilies to photograph

And Mr.Dragonfly stopped by.

Isn't he cute?

The Marion Coffin Gardens - Gibraltor Gardens - is open to the public with no admittance fee, but you may leave a donation for Preservation Delaware.  If everyone who visits does this, maybe we can get some annuals to photograph next spring.  I took my envelope home to mail in.