Garden & Farm

Villages of Five Points welcomes monarch butterflies

4 years ago
Volunteers from the Villages of Five Points have established a butterfly nursery with host plants...

In July there is still lots of time to plant beans

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
In the South, a “coke” is any flavor of soft drink, and in Massachusetts the same drink is a tonic...

Future COVID-19 relief requested for chicken farmers

4 years ago
The American Farm Bureau Federation has joined in advocacy efforts to encourage future relief aid...

Delaware Botanic Gardens to open for member preview

4 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens announced a two-week opening preview for member and incentive award...

Lewes Community Garden celebrates first anniversary

4 years ago
The Lewes Community Garden recently celebrated its one-year anniversary as a truly established and...

Wonderland alyssum can even handle environmental salt

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
While rowing with three young girls, Lewis Carroll entertained his companions with a nonsense tale...

Destructive spotted lanternfly moves south

4 years ago
As of July 1, the Delaware Department of Agriculture has quarantined New Castle County in its...

Delaware ranks second in U.S. for preserving farmland

4 years ago
Delaware announced its 24th consecutive round of easement selections by the Delaware Agricultural...

UMES partners to ensure food at farmers markets is safe

4 years ago
The goal of a nearly $500,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture Capacity Building grant is keeping...

To avoid viruses in the garden, try planting...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
What can be done about a disease that cannot be seen, but which kills people? The Italian port city...

Tips to prevent farms from being mosquito magnets

4 years ago
While COVID-19 remains in the front of everyone’s mind, the coming of mosquito season means both...

Hunger-relief effort seeks donations of produce and...

4 years ago
The Delaware Center for Horticulture and Food Bank of Delaware are partnering with the Pennsylvania...

Agricultural Innovation Agenda session set June 30

4 years ago
The National Center for Appropriate Technology, Organic Seed Alliance and National Sustainable...

Lewes In Bloom presents Beauty Spot Award to Sue Ritter

4 years ago
The winner of the Lewes in Bloom June Beauty Spot Award is Sue Ritter, whose home is in downtown...

Mill Pond Garden to open for peak of tree lilies...

4 years ago
Mill Pond Garden will hold an open garden day for the peak of its famous tree lilies from 10 a.m...

June is a good month to plant potted shrubs

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
It has been said that spring being a tough act to follow, God created June. June is time for the...

Milton Farmers Market to suspend events after June 26

4 years ago
Responding to unsustainable revenues from farmers markets held while following required social...

Lewes in Bloom plantings beautify town

4 years ago
Lewes in Bloom is putting the finishing touches on its various gardens and planters around town...

Mill Pond Garden recommends hydrangeas for Cape Region

4 years ago
Mill Pond Garden welcomes visitors for the spectacular peak of the hydrangea blooming season. A...

You will like Rosa canina for its delicate pinkish...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Gardening is healthy for reasons we are probably not aware of. Because we garden during the...

Chicken community asks Congress to help growers with...

4 years ago
As the supply chain that moves America’s most-purchased protein, chicken, continues to be hampered...

Producers to apply for Future Harvest funds by July 15

4 years ago
In partnership with a growing list of regional food banks and pantries, Future Harvest is...

Children’s Learning Garden produce to benefit local...

4 years ago
Each summer, the Lewes in Bloom Children’s Learning Garden project holds weekly activities at its...

Delaware Botanic Gardens hires Deb Piper to head...

4 years ago
Ray Sander, president of Delaware Botanic Gardens, announced that Deb Piper has been hired as...

Free stormwater webinar set June 18

4 years ago
The public is invited to attend a free stormwater webinar from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Thursday, June...

Delmarva's chicken community supplies 9.4M meals

4 years ago
Through community sales at churches, fire halls and community centers, Delmarva's chicken companies...

Rehoboth Farmers Market in full swing

4 years ago
Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market opened for the season May 26 in Grove Park. The entrance is now...

Hannah O’Hara chosen as 
Delaware Farm Bureau...

4 years ago
The Delaware Farm Bureau announced Hannah O’Hara of Milford as its newest office member. O’Hara is...

Farm bureau, iHeartMedia partner to market local...

4 years ago
A specialty crop block grant made available to Delaware Farm Bureau by the United States Department...

Virtual garden contest entries due July 31

4 years ago
The Delaware Center for Horticulture, in partnership with lead sponsor Discover, invites all...

Banana peels are good for gardens

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
The pandemic and isolation are causing many people to “go bananas,” because the phrase “going...

Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village to open June 3

4 years ago
Carolyn Claypoole, executive director of the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village in Dover,...

Scholarship applications due to Mountaire Farms June 15

4 years ago
Mountaire Farms, the country’s sixth-largest chicken processor, has dozens of $2,500 scholarships...

CHEER seeks volunteers to deliver food boxes June 6

4 years ago
CHEER Inc. team members are proud it is the nonprofit agency in Delaware to partner with the USDA...

Green zebra tomatoes look great on the plate

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Zebras have stripes not to camouflage against hyenas or lions, which can only make out the stripes...

Mountaire Farms partners with Beebe on testing

4 years ago
Mountaire Farms has partnered with Beebe Healthcare in recent weeks to help fight coronavirus on...

Farm Service Agency expands set-aside loan provisions

4 years ago
USDA’s Farm Service Agency will broaden the use of the disaster set-aside loan provision, normally...

Mill Pond Garden recommends best roses for Cape Region

4 years ago
Roses can be tough to grow, especially in the Cape Region with its hot, humid summers. Most...

U-Pick farms to open with restrictions

4 years ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture issued guidance to help local U-pick farms safely open to...

Once established, Aztec Sweet Herb is a hardy plant

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
The Native Americans we know as Aztecs were among the first civilizations to have mandatory schools...

Boom time for small local farms

Deny Howeth
4 years ago
Almost immediately after Gov. John Carney ordered everyone to shelter in place, local farmers who...

Mill Pond Garden hosts reopening

4 years ago
Mill Pond Garden hosted a Garden Re-Open Day May 17. Visitors attended in small groups spaced out...

American Agri-Women commend agriculture resiliency...

4 years ago
American Agri-Women President Karolyn Zurn applauds farmers and ranchers, especially AAW members...

Local garden wins Lewes In Bloom Beauty Spot Award

4 years ago
Lewes in Bloom awarded its first Beauty Spot Award of the season to Eileen Beatty and Joe Staszkiw...

Cheyenne Spirit is ideal for growing along driveways

4 years ago
What goes around comes around. In the spring of 2015, two brothers in Wyoming found a fully...

Sussex Master Gardeners workshops continue May 19

4 years ago
Sussex Master Gardeners recently announced several upcoming workshops. Due to the COVID-19 crisis,...

‘Beneath the Canopy’ details journey of forestry in...

4 years ago
“Beneath the Canopy: A Historical View of Forestry in Delaware,” is a newly published book by Bob...

Apply by June 5 for assistance to expand...

4 years ago
Delaware farmers and landowners are encouraged to sign up by Friday, June 5, for financial and...

Plant your dahlia tubers where they will get full sun

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
My Italian grandmother called her friend's dahlia tubers “dahlia potatoes” and she was actually...

Mill Pond Garden advises bird-feeding through June 1

4 years ago
Many residents of the Cape Region, including the folks at Mill Pond Garden on Red Mill Pond, enjoy...

Simple strategies for a larger tomato harvest

Melinda Myers
5 years ago
Nothing is more frustrating than investing time, money and energy in planting and growing tomatoes...

Native plant sale online May 6-11 through Delaware...

5 years ago
Delaware Nature Society’s Annual Native Plant Sale tradition continues online this year. Customers...

Mill Pond Garden in Lewes shares virtual tours and...

5 years ago
Like most public venues, Mill Pond Garden honors the governor’s mandates for closure. Until...

Delaware Agricultural Museum launches fundraising...

5 years ago
The staff of the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village has been spared from contracting the...

New Dawn rose has a sweet, fruity fragrance

Paul Barbano
5 years ago
Shiny leather shoes that withstand rain are available thanks to Englishman Edmund Prior, who filed...

Delaware Botanic Gardens holding virtual tours

5 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens Executive Director Sheryl Swed recently announced that virtual video tours...

Earth Day not the only time to help the environment

5 years ago
Earth Day, April 22, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. While people celebrating our planet...

Delmarva Power offers free trees to help save energy

5 years ago
Delmarva Power is giving away more than 1,000 free trees to its residential customers through the...

Botanic Gardens set to stabilize Pepper Creek shoreline

Chris Flood
5 years ago
Looking to preserve its 12.5 acres of forested wetlands, Dagsboro-based Delaware Botanic Gardens...

A taste of Jamaica in your living room

Paul Barbano
5 years ago
The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are famous for growing mild, non-bitter coffee that is one of the...