Panels provide gardening information and inspiration about native plants. Photo by Linda Cabasin

Colorful blooms brighten the spring landscape in the Ponds area. Photo by Linda Cabasin

Benches in the Ponds area and elsewhere allow visitors to take in each season’s beauty. Photo by Linda Cabasin

Tulips in the Round Garden are some of the legacy non-native plants that are a reminder of the Copeland era. Photo by Linda Cabasin

The South Garden uses native plants like asters, coneflowers, snakeroot, goldenrod, and others. Replanted after a renovation, it will become lush. Photo by Linda Cabasin

Terraces around Copeland House provide a place to relax. Photo by Linda Cabasin

One top spring sight is the Trillium Garden; Mt. Cuba’s has about 40 types of these beauties. Photo by Linda Cabasin

This allée has legacy non-native lilacs (favored by Mrs. Copeland), but the lavender flowers are native moss phlox. Photo by Linda Cabasin

A view from the Woodland Glade path takes in gentle hills and Mt. Cuba’s new greenhouse. Photo by Linda Cabasin

The West Slope Path has spring-flowering native plants such as the yellow bellwort in this photo’s lower left. Photo by Linda Cabasin