Garden & Farm

Bring the tropics indoors with a Majesty palm tree

Paul Barbano
2 years ago
Palm trees come in all sizes. The wax palm can grow up to 200 feet high, as tall as a 20-story...

Cover crop funding applications due March 24

2 years ago
Additional cover crop funding totaling over $500,000 is available for the Delaware Bay and Inland...

Invite a dragon from your garden for tea

Paul Barbano
2 years ago
The game Dungeons & Dragons came out in 1974, marking the beginning of modern role-playing...

Delaware Realtors distribute 150 new trees for planting

2 years ago
In keeping with refresh, Delaware Association of Realtors’ theme for the year, its 150 luncheon...

Conservation stewardship program signup due March 24

2 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service in Delaware is accepting...

AIA Delaware Design Awards Program winners announced

2 years ago
AIA Delaware announces the winners in its 2022 Design Awards Program, a biennial program that...

Celosia offers wonderful wooly flowers and edible...

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

Southern Delaware Master Gardeners celebrate...

2 years 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
2 years ago
America loves peanuts so much that two peanut farmers have been elected president, Thomas Jefferson...

DNREC relaunches living shoreline cost share program

2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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...

2 years 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...

2 years 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...

2 years 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
2 years 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

2 years 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

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

Try this houseplant that absorbs dust

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

Soil health workshops start Jan. 18

2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years ago
While we associate dreadlocks with Jamaica, some of the earliest Middle Eastern Christians wore...

Botanic gardens honored by Southern Delaware Tourism

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

Salt Air Gardeners donate to South Coastal Village...

2 years 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
2 years 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
3 years 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

3 years 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
3 years ago
Henry Morley boarded the Titanic with his mistress, Kate Phillips, age 20, to sail to America and...

Sustainable farming scholarship applications due Dec...

3 years 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...

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

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

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

Botanic gardens shoreline restoration wins national...

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

Brighten the holidays with colorful plants

Melinda Myers
3 years 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
3 years 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
3 years 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
3 years 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...

3 years 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
3 years 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...

3 years 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
3 years 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
3 years 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

3 years 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
3 years 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...

3 years ago
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is encouraging all Delaware agricultural producers...

Mill Pond Garden shares tips for fall favorites

3 years 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
3 years 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

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

Program to spotlight backyard buffer benefits Oct. 29

3 years 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
3 years 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

3 years 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...

3 years 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

3 years 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
3 years 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
3 years 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

3 years 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

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

Botanic gardens to host Great Monarch Migration...

3 years 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
3 years ago
It is fall and time to gather fruit that has been nipped by frost. Some fruits need frost to...