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Garden & Farm
Senior farmers market benefits registration set June 29
1 year ago
Seniors who qualify can receive the Delaware Department of Agriculture’s Senior Farmers Market...
Quick-growing plants you can start from seeds
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. Both belong to the order Testudines...
Mill Pond Garden to showcase summer flower peak June 25
1 year ago
Mill Pond Garden will celebrate the shrub and perennial flowers of high summer, welcoming visitors...
Master Gardeners to host informational event June 24
1 year ago
Sussex County Master Gardeners will host A Day in the Garden from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., Saturday,...
The fungus among us does more than you think
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
The bartender told the mushroom, “I can’t serve you,” and the mushroom replied, “Why not? I'm a fun...
Delaware Farm Bureau photo contest entries due Oct. 31
1 year ago
Farmers markets, tours and harvest season make for picturesque scenes in Delaware, and these are...
Plant a hurricane apple tree for early summer fruit
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good. When Hurricane Camille swept through Nelson County,...
New farmer grant funding applications due July 31
1 year ago
Agricultural lender Horizon Farm Credit has opened the application process for its competitive...
Mill Pond Garden highlights hydrangeas and...
1 year ago
Mill Pond Garden will celebrate hydrangeas, native honeysuckles and more when it opens to visitors...
First State Antique Tractor Club sets annual show...
1 year ago
The First State Antique Tractor Club will hold its 2023 show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and...
Grow a Greek goddess on your windowsill
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
Home is where the heart is, or perhaps, home is where the hearth is. The Greek goddess of the...
Dogfish celebrates MĀR release with evening cruise...
1 year ago
Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats is launching its second Benevolence Beer of 2023, supporting the...
Plant a Delaware state flower and enjoy a peachy view
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
In 1638, Swedish and Finnish settlers in what is now Delaware built the first log cabin in North...
Botanic garden marks Mother’s Day with food drive
1 year ago
The Food Bank of Delaware and Delaware Botanic Gardens have been cooperating to help mitigate food...
Lewes in Bloom to host garden market and plant sale...
1 year ago
Lewes in Bloom members have been busy dividing their prized perennials, and selecting the best...
Young Environmentalist of the Year nominations due...
1 year ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is looking for Delaware...
Here’s a squash to share and make into squares
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
Amish dolls don’t have faces. This is because the Amish believe that vanity is sinful, and everyone...
Sussex Tree helps Lewes celebrate Arbor Day
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Lewes was recently named a Tree City USA for the 22nd consecutive year. Achieving the honor is no...
Grow your own toys with Tennessee dancing gourd
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
Most male singing groups have a lead singer who is a tenor. So the Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubb...
Lewes celebrates May Day with display
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The City of Lewes is often beautified by the work of Lewes in Bloom. May Day is a complex holiday...
Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market returns for 18th season
Chris Flood
1 year ago
It may have seemed more like end-of-season weather than season-opening weather, but the Rehoboth...
Companions in the garden provide many benefits
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
Companions help us thrive and even make us laugh: "I love you." said the wife. The husband replied...
Garden center gallery features botanical soaps and...
1 year ago
During May, the Little Garden Gallery at Inland Bays Garden Center, 38320 Muddy Neck Road,...
Sussex Gardeners set annual plant auction May 18
1 year ago
The Sussex Gardeners will hold their annual plant auction at 1 p.m., Thursday, May 18, at the...
Legion auxiliary members volunteer for highway cleanup
1 year ago
William T. Spooner American Legion Auxiliary Unit 17 of Lewes members Jan Vanderhoff, Linda Stone...
Free soil test for corn growers
1 year ago
Sussex Conservation District is offering free pre-sidedress soil nitrogen testing to corn growers...
Delaware Botanic Gardens sets May events
1 year ago
A summer planter demonstration with Delaware Botanic Gardens floral designer Jan Poli is set for 11...
Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale set May 6
1 year ago
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is partnering with Delaware...
Hill up your vining plants for best results
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
Is it a mountain or a hill? In New England and central New York, any land elevation from 1,000 to 2...
DNREC promotes scrap tire management program for...
1 year ago
A cleanup program by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control now in its...
Growing peaches: Science and hard work
Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
This time of year, the Bennetts are spending a lot of time out in their 50-acre peach orchard...
Keeping big bucks out of the garden takes special...
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
A “buck” meaning “money” comes from the days when a deerskin, or a buckskin, was used to trade for...
Red cabbage provides garden beauty and good nutrition
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
Spring means baseball, and baseball means hot uniforms made of wool, or at least it used to. So,...
Milton Garden Club names 2023 officers
1 year ago
The Milton Garden Club announced its 2023 officers are Mary Ellen King, past president; Gillian...
Lewes tulip dig set April 21
1 year ago
Lewes in Bloom announced its annual tulip dig will start at 8 a.m., Friday, April 21, rain or shine...
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper visits Delaware Botanic Gardens
1 year ago
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper recently visited Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek in Dagsboro to get...
Lewes in Bloom May Day flower judging entries due...
1 year ago
Lewes in Bloom will sponsor its third annual Lewes May Day celebration Monday, May 1. Merchants and...
Mill Pond Garden sets spring spectacular visiting...
1 year ago
To celebrate mid-spring beauty with thousands of flowering bulbs, shrubs, trees, perennials and...
Easy-to-grow annuals: A triple play in the flower...
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
In baseball, a triple play is when a player makes three outs during the same play. They are rare,...
100 Women Who Care give $10,300 to School Nutrition...
1 year ago
Members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware gathered at North Georgetown Elementary School in...
Oh, Sweet Pea, meet me at the Bijou
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
After serving in the U.S. Army, Tommy Roe had his first Top 40 hit in two years with his bubblegum...
Milton Garden Club planning 25th anniversary activities
1 year ago
The Milton Garden Club was established in 1998, and members are planning various activities...
Lewes in Bloom to hold tulip sale April 7-8
1 year ago
Lewes in Bloom will be selling tulips from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or until sold out, Friday and Saturday...
USDA to survey bee colony loss in April
1 year ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will be collecting...
Grow healthier houseplants with a little Latin rhythm
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
Did you know you could dance the Cha Cha with your plants in order to promote growth? The Cha Cha...
Detect and treat for spongy moth in 2023
1 year ago
The Delaware Forest Service encourages landowners and other Delaware residents to scout for any...
Milton farmers win first place in state corn yield...
1 year ago
Milton farmers Dale and Gary Ockels earned first-place state awards in the 2022 National Corn...
Zwaanendael Club geranium sale orders due April 15
1 year ago
The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club has kicked off its annual geranium sale to raise funds for its...
Sussex Gardeners fund 4-H summer camp scholarships
1 year ago
The Sussex Gardeners have donated $1,885 to provide 13 scholarships for Sussex 4-H members to...
Nationwide’s Nominate Your Fire Department Contest open
1 year ago
Nationwide is accepting nominations for local fire departments or emergency rescue teams that would...
Plant potatoes to celebrate Maewyn Day in the garden
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
It’s the middle of March and time to celebrate “Maewyn Day” instead of St. Patrick’s Day, because...
Rhododendrons are easy to grow from cuttings
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
What do you call a boomerang that doesn't work? A stick. And a cutting that doesn't root is also...
Spaces available for new members at Lewes Community...
1 year ago
Anyone living in the greater Lewes area who loves to grow their own vegetables but doesn’t have...
Delaware Botanic Gardens reopens for season March 16
Chris Flood
1 year ago
Just in time for the early spring blooms, Delaware Botanic Gardens will reopen for the season...
Be ready for late-winter tent caterpillar management
Melinda Myers
1 year ago
Start this year’s tree pest management with a stroll through the landscape. As you enjoy the...
March out now and prune your roses for a blooming...
Paul Barbano
1 year ago
Sometimes a big, beautiful rose is just delicious-looking. Raw or dried, rose petals are not only...
Sussex County native invited to Philadelphia Flower...
1 year ago
Delmar native and Sussex Tech alumna Briauna Taylor and her flower company, The Bloom Wagon, will...
Climate-smart conservation fund applications due...
1 year ago
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is encouraging all Delaware agricultural producers...
Bridgeville woman named Sussex County Master...
1 year ago
At a recent celebration for Master Gardeners volunteers, the coveted Master Gardener of the Year...
Delaware Farm Bureau internship applications due...
1 year ago
The Delaware Farm Bureau is currently accepting applications from students pursuing a bachelor’s...
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Lewes holds inaugural Community Service Day
Bill Shull
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Employees from the City of Lewes and community volunteers took part in an inaugural Community...