Garden & Farm

Statistics show it’s a great time to preserve...

3 years ago
A steady downward trend over the past five years in the landowner discounts of permanent...

Milton Garden Club 20th Annual Garden Tour set Sept. 19

3 years ago
After taking 2020 off because of COVID, the Milton Garden Club is excited to announce their 20th...

Lewes in Bloom celebrates 20 years

Nick Roth
3 years ago
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, stranded Lewes resident Warren Golde in England. Without...

Mill Pond Garden to host open garden day Sept. 19

3 years ago
Mill Pond Garden will welcome the Cape May Garden Club Sunday, Sept. 19, to enjoy the beauty of the...

The beauty of fall chrysanthemums is that they are...

Paul Barbano
3 years ago
T he unofficial motto of the United States, E Pluribus Unum, is Latin for "out of many, one." This...

USDA conducting inaugural hemp production survey

Chris Flood
3 years ago
Less than three full years into legal production, hemp farmers in Delaware don’t have the lobbying...

Conservation Stewardship Awards entries due Nov. 15

3 years ago
Sussex Conservation District, the delegated authority for Delaware Sediment and Stormwater...

Garlic grows best in soil that is naturally loose

Paul Barbano
3 years ago
Count von Count the Muppet from Sesame Street is based on real vampire myth. Count von Count...

Purple martins gathering before flying back to Brazil

3 years ago
Purple martin pre-migratory roosts are forming now. North America’s largest species of swallow,...

Milton Garden Club’s town clock painting bids open...

3 years ago
The Milton Garden Club will conduct a silent auction for an original painting from Wednesday, Sept...

Conservation district approves cost share, increases...

3 years ago
The Sussex Conservation District board of supervisors voted to approve the annual cost-share...

Grant applications for organic certification costs...

3 years ago
Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture funds to assist...

Loblolly Acres to host free community cultural event...

3 years ago
Loblolly Acres will host a free community event featuring First State Ballet Theatre at 4 p.m.,...

Medicinal native plants program set Sept. 11

3 years ago
The Inland Bays Garden Center will host a program on medicinal native plants from 10 to 11:30 a.m...

Plant Portuguese Hero autumn olive in almost any...

Paul Barbano
3 years ago
In the state of Maine in the early 20th century, an immigrant named Giovanni Amato began selling...

Peninsula ladies resurrect butterfly garden

Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
A group of ladies who live in The Peninsula community have resurrected a plot of land overrun by...

Delaware Agricultural Museum Receives $1.6M state bond

3 years ago
When Delaware bond money was allocated in early July, Delaware Agricultural Museum Director Carolyn...

Late-summer glories reign at Mill Pond Garden Sept. 5

3 years ago
Late summer is the garden’s moment of maturity and greatest beauty for annuals, many perennials and...

USDA reports increase in Delaware soybean acreage

Chris Flood
3 years ago
The U.S Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has estimated 160,000...

Delmarva Chicken Association energy cost savings...

3 years ago
Since 2006, hundreds of Delmarva Chicken Association members have saved more than $2 million by...

King’s Ice Cream fundraiser to benefit Milton Garden...

3 years ago
The Milton Garden Club will receive 25 percent of the day's proceeds from King’s Ice Cream Saturday...

Annual battle against the birds is underway

Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
Each August, Nassau Valley Vineyards in Lewes wages war. It’s all-out battle of the birds. As the...

Rehoboth in Bloom keeps on sprouting

3 years ago
In spite of the 95-degree temperature Aug. 11, a dedicated group of 24 Rehoboth in Bloom volunteers...

For annuals seeds worth saving let flowers...

Paul Barbano
3 years ago
In the 1980s, when British designer Rachel Ashwell wanted a home style that was easy, inexpensive...

East Coast Garden Center celebrates No. 1 status

Ryan Mavity
3 years ago
East Coast Garden Center in Millsboro celebrated its third consecutive year ranked as the No. 1...

Plant beard tongue at the edge of your garden

Paul Barbano
3 years ago
Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell wrote Abraham Lincoln and convinced him to grow a beard. Not only did...

DNREC dives into National Water Quality Month

3 years ago
As the calendar turns to August, Delaware recognizes National Water Quality Month on a tide of...

It’s August in Sussex County, which means watermelons

Chris Flood
3 years ago
It’s August in Sussex County, and while that means the temperatures will be hot, it also means it’s...

Delaware Botanic Gardens elects new board members

3 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens announced the election of four new members to its board of directors along...

Many rambling roses go on after blooming, produce...

Paul Barbano
3 years ago
Like a flame that burns, the phrase carrying a torch for someone means holding out a love that is...

Mill Pond Garden to spotlight peak pollinator...

3 years ago
Pollinators keep the world alive doing many important tasks in a garden. Pollinators are also...

Delaware Botanic Gardens offers Butterfly Thursdays

3 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens announced its new Butterfly Thursdays program will run weekly at 11 a.m...

Gardens blossom along Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail

Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
The residents who live along the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail between Jefferson and Monroe avenues in...

For a crop that really grows quickly, nothing beats...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
It is August and time for your garden to make a dash of it. Not the dash of Morse code signals,...

Antique tractor pull at state fair to spotlight...

4 years ago
Farmers and ranchers are revving up their antique engines as they prepare to join the Delaware...

Preserved farmland in Delaware now totals 143,000...

4 years ago
Delaware recently announced its 25th consecutive round of easement selections by the Delaware...

Vanderwende-Evans Conservation Center holds ribbon...

4 years ago
The Sussex Conservation District recently held an open house and dedication ceremony for the...

Center for Inland Bays seeks oyster gardening...

4 years ago
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is now recruiting interested individuals for its oyster...

Carper visits Laurel farmer and soil conservation...

4 years ago
Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, met July 16 with...

Delaware Botanic Gardens thanks vaccination clinic...

4 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens hosted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic July 22 with partners Sussex County...

Red Swan beans are amazingly prolific

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Think of swans, and you probably think grace and gentleness. But these gentle giants are among the...

Lewes in Bloom awards Beauty Spot to trailhead garden

4 years ago
The July Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot award winners have created a garden for all to enjoy. It’s on...

Looking for adventure? Get lost in a cornfield

Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
Where dairy cows grazed this time last year is a nearly 5-acre cornfield maze at the Hopkins Green...

Fire safety for the home garden

4 years ago
Firescaping is planning and planting your landscape to prevent or resist fires. If you have never...

Largest flowers in peak season at Mill Pond Garden...

4 years ago
Midsummer gardens are now changing gears from flowers leading the display to foliage plants showing...

Delaware Nature Society names interim executive...

4 years ago
Joanne McGeoch has been named interim executive director for Delaware Nature Society, founded in...

To plant potatoes in July choose an early variety

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Think of high tech and we often think of young people who make it big. When Google went public, it...

Milton Garden Club announces 2021 officers

4 years ago
Milton Garden Club’s executive officers for 2021 are (l-r) Eileen Johnson, vice president; Mary...

Juneteenth Community Garden Project cultivates unity...

Dan Cook
4 years ago
“Life begins the day you start a garden.” - Chinese proverb The Juneteenth Community Garden Project...

Delaware Botanic Gardens to host COVID-19 vaccine...

4 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, July...

Garden center to host outdoor floral art exhibit...

4 years ago
In mythology, the Phoenix rises as a symbol of hope and renewal. What better way to celebrate...

July is the perfect time to plant carrots

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Best known as the voice of Bugs Bunny, on Jan. 24, 1961, Mel Blanc almost died in a head-on car...

Delmarva Chicken Association honors outstanding growers

4 years ago
Delmarva Chicken Association announced the recipients of its Outstanding Grower awards, honoring 10...

Mill Pond Garden to highlight water features July 11

4 years ago
Mill Pond Garden will have an open day for visitors to enjoy its water gardens from 10 a.m. to 12 p...

Milton Garden Tour to feature art and music Sept. 19

4 years ago
The Milton Garden Club announced its 2021 tour is set from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 19...

Deadly poison hemlock species found downstate

4 years ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is warning all residents about two deadly species of hemlock...

DBG celebrates peak blooms at Piet Oudolf Meadow Garden

4 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens hosted 150 members, guests and supporters at a Sip & Saunter event...

Art of sea glass workshop set at garden center July 17

4 years ago
The Art of Sea Glass, a workshop with the C Glass Sisters, will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p...

Scientists investigate mysterious songbird deaths in...

4 years ago
State and federal wildlife experts and wildlife rehabilitators are investigating reports in at...

Helenium is a native flowering perennial

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
When we think of movie stars, we think of glamour, riches and stunning good looks. But the very...