Darin - Eastern Horticultural Services

FROM THE EHS TEAM

Seasonal observations and project stories from the team at Eastern Horticultural Services.

Ferns, hostas and an accent boulder in a freshly mulched bed behind a capped Belgard retaining wall on a city street

Darin – 2 October 2026 – 2:45 pm

Small Footprint, Full Attention

This Belgard retaining wall, with rebuilt bluestone steps and fresh plantings, went in on a corner lot in Wilmington’s Cool Spring neighborhood. City projects like[…]

Three EHS team members holding potted jalapeño plants beside John Winterbottom in front of an EHS truck in Avondale

Darin – 26 September 2026 – 2:20 pm

The 5th Annual Pepper Plant Prize: 24 Growers, One Winner and One Who Tasted Them All

Every September, the EHS yard in Avondale, just west of Kennett Square, hosts the most competitive growing contest in Chester County. Nobody outside the company[…]

Gerardo Rivas wearing Eastern Horticultural Services gear and a finisher medal after the Rockford Park Firecracker 5K, July 4, 2026.

Darin – 4 July 2026 – 5:42 pm

A July Fourth Kind of Tough

Some people sleep in on the Fourth of July. Gerardo Rivas ran a 5K. This morning, on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence,[…]

Gerardo Rivas wearing Eastern Horticultural Services gear after finishing the 10th Annual R.E.D. 5K in Wilmington, Delaware, June 2026

Darin – 6 June 2026 – 3:33 pm

Running for More Than a Finish Line

This morning, Gerardo Rivas laced up in Wilmington and ran the 10th Annual R.E.D. 5K. He finished 2nd overall out of 109 runners. First in[…]