Garden & Farm

Celosia offers wonderful wooly flowers and edible...

Paul Barbano
4 months ago
The name of the flower Celosia comes from the Greek word kelos, meaning burned, to describe the...

Southern Delaware Master Gardeners celebrate...

4 months ago
In 2022, Master Gardeners in Sussex and Kent counties volunteered services valued at $608,923 in...

Peanuts as houseplants can be enjoyed for both...

Paul Barbano
4 months ago
America loves peanuts so much that two peanut farmers have been elected president, Thomas Jefferson...

DNREC relaunches living shoreline cost share program

4 months ago
Landowners, homeowners associations and community boards who qualify are invited to apply for help...

Growing fragrant gardenias indoors is worth the effort

Paul Barbano
4 months ago
Scents that soothed you as a child can continue to relieve anxiety and stress throughout all of...

If your houseplants have the winter blahs, try...

Paul Barbano
4 months ago
American English slang gives us “lead balloon,” meaning a dismal failure. Trucker's jargon includes...

Spring classes kick off Jan. 28 at East Coast Garden...

4 months ago
East Coast Garden Center announced its kickoff to spring series will begin with a succulent make...

Site visits for tree-planting fund applicants must...

4 months ago
Delaware’s Urban and Community Forestry Program is still accepting applications for up to $5,000 in...

Delaware’s 2022 farmers markets hit all-time high...

4 months ago
During the Delaware Ag Week Farmers Market Managers Summit, the Delaware Department of Agriculture...

Green cotton is a heritage plant worth preserving

Paul Barbano
4 months ago
There’s nothing like flannel sheets on a cold winter night. And true flannel means cotton. Classic...

Arbor Day Poster Contest registration due March 9

4 months ago
The Delaware Forest Service is now seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to...

Sussex County Master Gardeners workshops start Feb. 21

4 months ago
The Sussex County Master Gardeners’ upcoming winter workshops will be held via Zoom. Spring classes...

Try this houseplant that absorbs dust

Paul Barbano
5 months ago
On average, your house collects 40 pounds of dust each year, and part of that accumulation is dead...

Christmas cactus can be forever gifts

Paul Barbano
5 months ago
Christmas is always changing. Even the reindeer names Donner and Blitzen were originally Dunder and...

Soil health workshops start Jan. 18

5 months ago
The Delaware Soil Health Partnership can help property owners learn to improve their soil health in...

Lewes council presented with America in Bloom award

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Lewes in Bloom presented its 2022 American in Bloom first-place award to Lewes Mayor and City...

Growing easy-care aloe vera, nature’s burn ointment

Melinda Myers
5 months ago
Grow your own burn ointment by adding aloe vera to your indoor plant collection. This succulent has...

Relax, mon – Rasta Lipstick Plant needs little care

Paul Barbano
5 months ago
While we associate dreadlocks with Jamaica, some of the earliest Middle Eastern Christians wore...

Botanic gardens honored by Southern Delaware Tourism

5 months ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens was honored by Southern Delaware Tourism as 2022 Best Attraction during a...

Salt Air Gardeners donate to South Coastal Village...

5 months ago
Salt Air Gardeners, a group of avid gardeners and volunteers based in Ocean View, recently raised $...

The Grinch visits East Coast Garden Center

Nick Roth
5 months ago
The grouchy, green Grinch greeted people of all ages Dec. 10, as the East Coast Garden Center near...

Candy canes and geraniums

Paul Barbano
5 months ago
According to folklore, in 1670, a choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany bent solid sugar...

Lewes in Bloom receives county and state commendations

5 months ago
Lewes in Bloom recently received commendations from Sussex County and the State of Delaware. The...

This jewel of an orchid needs little care

Paul Barbano
6 months ago
Henry Morley boarded the Titanic with his mistress, Kate Phillips, age 20, to sail to America and...

Sustainable farming scholarship applications due Dec...

6 months ago
Delmarva farmers who want to learn about sustainable practices and focus on growing for the local...

Center for Inland Bays scientist speaks to Sussex...

6 months ago
The Sussex Gardeners hosted guest speaker Zach Garmoe, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays...

Pine trees can actually be tasteful as well as...

6 months ago
We refer to them as the Algonquian, but going back to prerecorded history, the Mohawk referred to...

Botanic gardens shoreline restoration wins national...

6 months ago
A living shoreline and wetland enhancement project at Delaware Botanic Gardens in Dagsboro was...

Brighten the holidays with colorful plants

Melinda Myers
6 months ago
Garden centers, florists and grocery stores are filling their shelves with a variety of holiday...

Grow a fierce-looking houseplant called Shark’s Tooth

Paul Barbano
6 months ago
Let’s face it – babies are cute. Humans have a built-in attraction for large, symmetrical heads,...

Rehoboth in Bloom undertaking largest project to date

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Formed four years ago, Rehoboth in Bloom has done a number of plant-friendly projects around town,...

Grow a rabbit foot fern for good luck and fuzzy fun

Paul Barbano
6 months ago
I wonder if the winner of the $2 billion lottery prize clutched a rabbit foot for luck when buying...

America in Bloom accolades go to Lewes in Bloom, Art...

6 months ago
The City of Lewes was recently named the most beautiful city in its population category by America...

Plant a honey of a squash for tasty winter eating

Paul Barbano
6 months ago
Squash is one of the three plants grown in the traditional Native American gardens known as the...

Mill Pond Garden open day to celebrate fall color...

7 months ago
Mill Pond Garden will celebrate the spectacle of fall garden color choices with an open day at end...

Fly into winter with a helicopter plant

Paul Barbano
7 months ago
Leonardo da Vinci drew plans for a helicopter in the late 1400s, although the first practical one...

Milkweed saves butterflies – and sometimes humans

Paul Barbano
7 months ago
Weeds can save lives. When World War II broke out, Japan cut off the supply of kapok, the filler...

Lewes in Bloom wreath orders due Nov. 5

7 months ago
Lewes in Bloom’s annual wreath sale orders are being accepted through Saturday, Nov. 5. The...

Plant breadseed poppies before the snow comes

Paul Barbano
7 months ago
Dope once meant a sauce or any thick liquid, but by 1889, dope came to mean "narcotic drug," from...

USDA conservation resources grant applications due...

7 months ago
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is encouraging all Delaware agricultural producers...

Mill Pond Garden shares tips for fall favorites

7 months ago
Mill Pond Garden, a holistic public botanical garden located near Red Mill Pond, shares ideas and...

Splash your spring garden with Aquarian-blue...

Paul Barbano
7 months ago
The mythical water carrier Ganymede was a beautiful Phrygian youth who, while tending to his father...

Increase in gypsy moth activity detected for 2022

7 months ago
The Delaware Forest Service has detected approximately 825 acres of defoliation around the Cypress...

Program to spotlight backyard buffer benefits Oct. 29

8 months ago
The Delaware Native Plant Society will host From Backyards to Buffers – Reclaiming Nature Through...

Try a sweet lemon tree to brighten the bitter winter...

Paul Barbano
8 months ago
It is autumn and time to put the gardens to bed. Sometimes after the gardens are cleared and...

Sussex County 4-H presents annual awards

8 months ago
Sussex County 4-H held its annual achievement event Sept. 24, when more than 120 members and...

Lewes honored with another America in Bloom national...

8 months ago
Top honors for the prestigious 2022 America in Bloom National Awards Program were announced at the...

Lewes in Bloom holiday wreath sales begin Oct. 10

8 months ago
The Lewes in Bloom annual holiday wreath sale will be taking orders from Monday, Oct. 10 until...

Ring in autumn with Silver Bell squash

Paul Barbano
8 months ago
Buying things changed in the 1930s when people began to “ring up a purchase” because of the sound...

Double daffodil named for Churchill is as enjoyable...

Paul Barbano
8 months ago
With people arguing politics all summer, it is nice to recall these words of Sir Winston Churchill...

Beauty Spot awarded to Lewes trailside neighbors

8 months ago
Walkers and cyclists traveling the trail on what was once a railroad bed in Lewes experience a...

Garden center to kick off ReWild Delmarva Oct. 14-15

8 months ago
Inland Bays Garden Center recently announced ReWild Delmarva, an initiative to support pollinators...

Botanic gardens to host Great Monarch Migration...

8 months ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek will host a Great Monarch Migration class at 11:30 a.m.,...

Medlar is an ugly fruit with a lovely flavor

Paul Barbano
8 months ago
It is fall and time to gather fruit that has been nipped by frost. Some fruits need frost to...

Lewes Community Garden shears ribbon on protective...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Lewes leaders gathered with members of the Lewes Community Garden Aug. 27 for a special ceremony...

Moving plants indoors means watch out for pests

Paul Barbano
9 months ago
Here comes September, a quirky month and the beginning of the harvest season. Indeed, the September...

Creative ways to enjoy pansies this fall

Melinda Myers
9 months ago
Pansies have long been fall and winter garden favorites. These cheery flowers are sure to brighten...

Green beans, armadillos and leprosy – oh my!

Paul Barbano
9 months ago
It is summer and it is hot. In the dog days of summer, the Eiffel Tower actually grows 6 inches...

Counterintuitive gardening can make a lot of sense

Paul Barbano
9 months ago
Counterintuitive means something is contrary to our own intuition or common sense but is still true...

Millsboro Garden Club sets perennials class Sept. 16

9 months ago
Millsboro Garden Club members will offer a class on perennials maintenance at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept...