Garden & Farm

Delaware Farm Bureau Photo Contest winners announced

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Delaware Farm Bureau announced the winners for its photo contest which ran May 1 to Oct. 31, and...

A layer of dust on leaves can block light and stress...

Paul Barbano
3 days ago
You are dust and you shall return to dust...which is why I don't dust my house: it could be someone...

Crystal Trust awards $150K to Delaware Ag Museum

4 days ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village announced the receipt of a $150,000 grant from the...

Delaware Farm Bureau elects Wilkins president for...

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Delegates and Delaware Farm Bureau leadership held their annual meeting Dec. 1 using a virtual...

Mill Pond Garden to offer director’s tour Jan. 16

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Mill Pond Garden will offer a director’s tour from noon to 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 16. Partcipants...

Virtual caffeine and cover crop event to be held Jan...

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A virtual caffeine and cover crop program will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 14...

For hundreds of years, Americans have purchased...

Paul Barbano
1 week ago
During the gold rush, many miners began writing letters to churches back home. They weren't looking...

Highmark Delaware grants $100K for tree stewardship...

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Center for Horticulture was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from Highmark Blue Cross...

Delaware Botanic Gardens shoreline stabilizing...

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
With the completion of an observation deck overlooking Pepper Creek, a shoreline stabilization...

Peace Lily is beautiful and filters out harmful...

Paul Barbano
2 weeks ago
In NASCAR racing, a white flag tells drivers that there is one more lap to go. In battle, the white...

Opt for a potted living tree for the holidays

Paul Barbano
3 weeks ago
It is holiday time and time for gifts and flights of fantasy. During World War II the American...

Delmarva Chicken Association honors Sen. Dave Wilson

3 weeks ago
The Delmarva Chicken Association presented its Medal of Achievement award to Delaware Sen. Dave...

Milton Garden Club holds holiday sale

Ryan Mavity
3 weeks ago
While there was no Milton Holly Festival this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Milton Garden...

A garden of magical lights

Ron MacArthur
4 weeks ago
The Garden of Lights show has become a holiday tradition for Cape Region residents who enjoy the...

Poinsettias come in a wide range of colors

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and along with it, some Christmas myths that are just...

Milton Christmas lighting display salutes 70 years...

1 month ago
An agriculture-themed holiday lighting display is turning heads in Milton this year. Delaware Farm...

Mill Pond Garden shares tips for winterizing

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As Mill Pond Garden prepares for winter, its team encourages all gardeners to consider what to do...

Master Gardeners grow produce at home for food pantries

1 month ago
Every year, Sussex County Master Gardeners tend the demonstration garden created by program members...

Delmarva Chicken Association honors outstanding...

1 month ago
Delmarva Chicken Association announced the recipients of its Outstanding Grower Awards, honoring...

Hemp producers in Delaware must register growing...

1 month ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is reminding hemp producers to register their growing sites...

The whimsical Twisted Lipstick Plant stays green all...

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
The world inside our homes can be warm and inviting, just as the world outside can be filled with...

Sustainable farming scholarship applications due Dec...

1 month ago
Delmarva farmers who want to learn about sustainable practices and are focused on growing for the...

Sussex Gardeners decorate Zwaanendael Museum for...

1 month ago
During the week of Nov. 30, the Rehoboth Beach-based Sussex Gardeners completed the installation of...

Mill Pond Garden horse manure compost orders due Dec...

1 month ago
Mill Pond Garden recommends composted horse manure for best fertilization results, whether the...

Farm bureau honors Sen. Chris Coons for support of...

1 month ago
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., co-chair of the Senate Chicken Caucus and a member of the Senate...

Wintergreen is a native American creeping plant

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
Canada is often said to be just like the United States, only way more polite. Though we both speak...

Conservation poster contest names winning students

1 month ago
Sussex Conservation District announced the winners for its conservation poster contest open to...

Environmental deeds survey seeks Delaware farmers’...

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Along with the Delaware Nutrient Management Program’s annual report mailing, Delaware farmers are...

Mill Pond Garden to host light show class Dec. 3

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Outdoor lighting for the dark of winter is a pleasure for many, and a delight to children and...

Carper honored with Friend of Farm Bureau Award

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U.S. Sen. Tom Carper joined Delaware Farm Bureau President Richard Wilkins Nov. 20 to accept the...

A Farmer’s Christmas at Ag Museum open through Dec. 19

1 month ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village in Dover announced A Farmer’s Christmas 1890-2020 will...

Dazzling light show to open at Mill Pond Garden Nov. 29

1 month ago
Mill Pond Garden’s popular Garden of Lights show will open with viewing appointments from 5:30 to 7...

Lewes Community Garden grows, gathers, gives back

Michael A. Whitehouse
1 month ago
The Lewes Community Garden held its fall work day Nov. 7. With unseasonably warm weather, many of...

A popular gift plant, the Christmas cactus needs...

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
It probably isn't one of life's more pleasant moments to be called before the Roman Inquisition. In...

Over $1M available for cover crops in Sussex County 

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Farmers across Sussex County can now apply for over $1.1 million in funding from USDA Natural...

William A. McAvoy joins Delaware Botanic Gardens board

1 month ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens announced that William A. McAvoy has joined its board of directors. “We...

Leaf mold benefits soil structure and water retention

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
It is autumn and things are changing fast. Every fall, some birds' brains grow bigger. The black-...

Holiday art gallery at Inland Bays Garden Center...

1 month ago
The Inland Bays Garden Center in Frankford will host a holiday art gallery including locally themed...

Delaware Botanic Gardens closes for season

1 month ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens closed for the 2020 season Nov. 12. “We want to thank all of our staff,...

Every paperwhite bulb has all that it needs to...

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
It is November and because of the pandemic, our world is turned upside down. Who would have dreamed...

Delaware farmers encouraged to join #TeamNoTill this...

2 months ago
The Delaware Conservation Partnership is encouraging farmers to join #teamnotill this fall – by...

Many crops benefit from a light frost

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
Scotland is cold and harsh. And playful. Mythology likes to have fun, and one old myth says the...

Lewes in Bloom Christmas wreath orders due Nov. 6

2 months ago
The annual Lewes in Bloom wreath sale is still in progress. The live, decorated wreaths from Maine...

Plant trees now for decades of shade and beauty

Melinda Myers
2 months ago
Cooler temperatures and warm soil make fall a great time to add trees to your landscape. Make the...

Extend your enjoyment of nutritious pumpkins

Melinda Myers
2 months ago
Pumpkin is not just for dessert. Consider using this low-calorie, flavorful vegetable, botanically...

Try using pumpkins for flour when baking more than pies

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
In 1584, French explorer Jacques Cartier found great round orange-skinned squash the likes of which...

Delmarva flock supervisors honored for dedication

2 months ago
During Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc.’s 55th National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and...

Fall garden tasks to protect landscape from winter...

Melinda Myers
2 months ago
As the seasons change, we adjust our gardening tasks and plantings to match. Animals also make...

Fall color at Mill Pond Garden Nov. 8

2 months ago
Mill Pond Garden will welcome visitors to see the best picks for fall garden color from 10 a.m. to...

Paperbark maple offers stunning fall foliage

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
Before paper, there was papyrus. Indeed, our word “paper” is taken from the ancient Egyptian word...

Grant program offered to poultry growers

2 months ago
Delaware and Maryland have joined forces for a new grant program to assist contract poultry growers...

Colchicums bloom with six-inch-tall, goblet-shaped...

Paul Barbano
3 months ago
Your eyes may be a window to your soul, but a window is actually an eye to the wind. The word...

Parsons Farms goats rule the barnyard

3 months ago
Besides farm animals, the market offers a variety of fall produce, baked goods, pumpkins and gourds...

Wetland preservation partnership applications due...

3 months ago
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing up to $30 million in technical and...

Local butterfly garden provides milkweed for monarchs

Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
Monarch butterflies are beginning to hatch in the Villages of Five Points butterfly garden. As...

Fall means corn harvest in Sussex County

Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
It’s fall, and it’s time for farmers to harvest their corn crop. Last year, Sussex farmers planted...

Create new garden beds this fall

Melinda Myers
3 months ago
Fall is a great time to create new garden beds. Cool, usually drier fall weather makes it easier to...

Lewes in Bloom wreath orders to open Oct. 12

3 months ago
Holiday decorations from Lewes in Bloom lift everyone's spirits. It's an annual tradition for Lewes...

More Delmarva fox squirrels moving to Delaware

3 months ago
Delmarva fox squirrels are about to get a population boost in Delaware, with a new round of...

USDA seeks input on agriculture innovations by Nov. 9

3 months ago
To further the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s work on the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, it is...