Garden & Farm

Women’s Club of Milton to unveil pollinator preserve...

4 hours ago
The Women's Club of Milton will unveil its new pollinator preserve garden at a reception from 1 to...

East Coast Garden Center celebrates 83 Proven Winners

Steven Billups
5 hours ago
East Coast Garden Center celebrated its recognition June 13 as the 2019 #1 Garden Center in the...
East Coast Garden Center

Delaware Botanic Garden progressing toward fall 2019...

Dennis Forney
1 day ago
Delaware Botanic Garden showed off its Piet Oudolf-designed wildflower meadow to garden sponsors...

Delaware Farm Bureau groups present scholarships

5 days ago
Groups within the Delaware Farm Bureau recently awarded scholarships totaling $13,000. Three...

Lewes Community Garden breaks ground

Nick Roth
6 days ago
Members of the Lewes Community Garden literally planted the seeds for what they hope will be a...

Keep Achocha vines harvested to encourage more fruiting

1 week ago
To plant something new, first put on your thinking cap (from 1839) or its earlier version, “put on...

Carney gets his own flavor at Hopkins Farm Creamery

Scott Cameron
1 week ago
Gov. John Carney visited Hopkins Farm Creamery June 7 for a taste of a new flavor named for him...

Women’s Club of Milton cultivates pollinator preserve

1 week ago
A flurry of activity has recently taken in the garden of the Milton Historical Society at 214 Union...

Plant a garden row for food bank to share

1 week ago
For most Delawareans, one of the joys of summer is freshly harvested fruits and vegetables –...

Sowing oyster plant from seed is easy

Paul Barbano
2 weeks ago
Oyster plants are rich-tasting, high-protein and delicious, and often thought to be an aphrodisiac...

Artist applications due June 14 for Lewes plein air...

2 weeks ago
Lewes in Bloom and Art in Bloom invite plein air artists to apply by Friday, June 14, to...

Delaware Botanic Gardens appoints new director of...

2 weeks ago
Ray Sander, president of Delaware Botanic Gardens, announced that the board of directors has...

Open house at Delaware ag museum June 15

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover will hold an open house for the public from 10 a.m. to 2...

Inspect tropical nursery stock for red imported fire...

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is alerting local businesses and purchasers of tropical...

Women’s Club of Milton plants tree for Arbor Day

2 weeks ago
The Women’s Club of Milton recently celebrated Arbor Day by planting a wildfire black gum tree in...

For the love of trees

Deny Howeth
2 weeks ago
The Lorax is known for speaking for the trees, but locally there is horticulture agent Tracy Wooten...

Alyssum is an easy-to-grow annual

Paul Barbano
3 weeks ago
To differentiate it from rugby football, the Football Association drew up rules for the game of...

Gardeners invited to join a growing community in Lewes 

3 weeks ago
The Lewes Community Garden is starting to take shape. On May 29, a portion of the nearly one-acre...

Lewes in Bloom plants garden for floral art...

3 weeks ago
A delegation of Lewes in Bloom volunteers recently traveled to Cervia, Italy, to design and plant a...

Delaware Botanic Gardens hosts Bugs & Beer event

3 weeks ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens opened its gates for the Bugs & Beer Lecture by Todd Fritchman at the...

Perdue foundation donates $5K for ag museum poultry...

3 weeks ago
The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation recently donated $5,000 to the Delaware...

Persian Carpet Zinnias attract hummingbirds,...

4 weeks ago
This year, be bold in the garden and remember, carpe diem, to seize the day, or more likely “pluck...

East Coast Garden Center celebrates 20th anniversary

Steven Billups
4 weeks ago
East Coast Garden Center in Millsboro celebrated its 20th anniversary May 18 during the annual...
East Coast Garden Center 20th Anniversary

Crisis House in Georgetown gets new garden

4 weeks ago
An active member of St. George's Chapel west of Lewes, Carol Wells learned the Crisis House wanted...

Garden & Farm Briefs May 2019

4 weeks ago
Lewes in Bloom list of plants available online On the Lewes in Bloom website, there is a list of...

Community foundation supports Women’s Club of Milton...

1 month ago
The Milton Community Foundation received a request of support from the Women’s Club of Milton for...

Perdue AgriRecycle donation helps bring life to...

1 month ago
A new event lawn at the James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View hosted the 2019 Native Plant...

Occupational therapist offers tips for gardening safety

Katie Merk
1 month ago
The best time of the year is right around the corner as the weather continues to warm up in Sussex...

Jupiter's Beard is salt tolerant so is a good plant...

1 month ago
Because the Roman god Jupiter, also called Jove, was just like the Greek god Zeus, the main god and...

Hosta club to offer rare varieties June 15 in...

1 month ago
The DelMarVa Hosta Society will offer a number of hard-to-find hostas from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,...

Milton Garden Club plant sale set May 25

1 month ago
The Milton Garden Club will have a plant sale during the Horseshoe Crab Festival Saturday, May 25,...

Young Farmers & Ranchers plan Strawberry Fest May 25...

1 month ago
The Delaware Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers will hold their 10th annual YF&R...

Apply by Oct. 31 for organic certification funds

1 month ago
USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that organic producers and handlers can apply for federal...

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society contest entries...

1 month ago
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society encourages non-professional gardeners from Delaware,...

Fragrant Fountain grows well in just about any soil

1 month ago
While gardening, like life itself, can be a game, we seem too often to favor the familiar and safe...

Landscape structures provide function and beauty

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
Arbors, trellises and other structures can be incorporated into your designs when planning new or...

Governor’s conservation award winners honored

1 month ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village was the setting for the annual Governor’s Agricultural...

From garden to bouquet – growing your own cut flowers

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
Keep your flower vases filled all summer long with beautiful blossoms picked right from your own...

Foxgloves are excellent cut flowers that last a long...

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
His Harvard classmate wrote the lyrics, and according to his widow, Jackie Kennedy, President...

Firefighters collaborate with Rehoboth In Bloom

1 month ago
Bright and early April 22, members of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company filled the 23-...

Perdue announces winner in Chicken Welfare...

1 month ago
Perdue Farms, a leader in animal welfare, recently announced the winner of its first Chicken...

Nominations due by May 15 for Lewes in Bloom Beauty...

1 month ago
Nominations are now open for The Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award, which was initiated in summer...

Treat your ashwagandha the same as tomato plants

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
They roam the west in vast wild herds, taking their name from Mexican Spanish “mestengo,” meaning "...

Rehoboth in Bloom begins planter project

1 month ago
Rehoboth Beach Main Street recently announced the creation of Rehoboth in Bloom. Nearly 40 people...
Rehoboth in Bloom

Native Plant Sale and Green Living Expo set May 4

1 month ago
Delaware Center for the Inland Bays will host its Native Plant Sale and Green Living Expo from 9 a...

Lewes in Bloom annual plant sale set May 4

1 month ago
Spring has definitely sprung, and it’s time for the Lewes in Bloom annual plant sale. Lewes in...

Hard-to-find hostas up for auction May 4

1 month ago
A public auction aimed at gardening enthusiasts in search of hostas they just can’t find at local...

Mandarin orange trees grow well in large pots

2 months ago
While making up a story about a wizard, when asked for the name of the wizard’s home, L. Frank Baum...

Lewes seeks participants for tulip dig April 26

2 months ago
The City of Lewes, in partnership with Lewes in Bloom, will hold the annual tulip dig from 8 a.m.,...

Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market to open May 7

2 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market, rated as one of the top markets in Delaware, will be open from...