Garden & Farm

Delmarva farmers scholarship applications due Dec. 14

10 years ago
All Delmarva small farmers interested in learning more about sustainable practices and focused on...

Sposato Landscape recognized by Town of Dewey Beach

10 years ago
The Town of Dewey Beach recognized Sposato Landscape for helping beautify the town with its...

East Coast Garden Center sets wine and wreaths class...

10 years ago
East Coast Garden Center will celebrate the holiday with a wine and wreaths class from 2 to 5 p.m...

Submit applications by Jan. 15 for funds to protect...

10 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Delaware is now...

Grant available to help protect grasslands, wetlands...

10 years ago
Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of $350 million to help landowners...

Pine Hollow Christmas Tree Farm tagging weekend set...

10 years ago
Fred Sposato loves everything about Christmas: the sights, the lights, the sounds and the memories...

Grant awarded for living shoreline demonstration...

10 years ago
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, in partnership with Sussex Conservation District,...

Delaware Soybean Board seeks research proposals...

10 years ago
The Delaware Soybean Board is seeking proposals to conduct soybean research during the 2016 growing...

Sposato Landscape manager wins 2015 'Hammer' Award

10 years ago
Sposato account manager Matt Snyder thought something was odd when people were overly interested in...

Delaware Farm Bureau donates book barn to Morris...

10 years ago
The Delaware Farm Bureau recently donated a book barn and set of books to Morris Early Childhood...

Mayor Becker recognizes Lewes in Bloom at city...

10 years ago
At a Lewes City Council meeting Oct. 19, Mayor Ted Becker recognized Lewes in Bloom for its efforts...

Leaves can cause drainage problems

10 years ago
As leaves begin to fall in autumn, many Delawareans roll up their sleeves and get to work clearing...

King Crop Insurance hosts U.S. Senate Agriculture...

10 years ago
King Crop Insurance in Georgetown hosted staffers from the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Oct...

East Coast Garden Center staff clean up Cordrey Road

10 years ago
East Coast Garden Center staff did their part to clean up the environment and remove unsightly...

East Coast Indoor Farmers Market to offer free flu...

10 years ago
The East Coast Indoor Farmers Market will team with Beebe Healthcare again to offer complimentary...

Lewes in Bloom holiday wreath orders due by Nov. 13

10 years ago
Lewes in Bloom holiday wreaths are available to order through Friday, Nov. 13. This year, 20-, 24-...

Piet Oudolf to create meadow design for Delaware...

10 years ago
Piet Oudolf - considered the finest designer of naturalistic meadows in the world today - is...

Indoor Farmers Market set Tuesdays starting Nov. 10...

10 years ago
The Indoor Farmers Market at East Coast Garden Center is back for another year. Last year was a...

Sussex County Farm Bureau holds annual meeting and...

10 years ago
The Sussex County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and Banquet was held at the Bridgeville Fire Hall Oct...

Caution urged for drivers sharing road with farm...

10 years ago
DelDOT and the Department of Agriculture are urging Delaware drivers to be alert for the presence...

Delaware Century Farm portrait exhibition opens Nov. 5

10 years ago
The Delaware Historical Society will host the Delaware Century Farm Portraits Exhibition, which...

Sposato Landscape recognizes top 2015 performers

10 years ago
Sposato Landscape recognized its top performers for the 2015 landscape season with an awards...

Lewes Farmers Market awarded USDA Farmers Market...

10 years ago
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack helped to kick off the nation's harvest season Oct. 2 by...

Delaware Botanic Gardens director to lecture on...

10 years ago
Delaware Botanic Garden's Director of Horticulture Gregg Tepper will lecture on Great Native...

Delaware farmers may apply to USDA by Oct. 15 for...

10 years ago
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is now accepting applications from Delaware farmers...

Milton Farmers Market to host Oktoberfest Oct. 2 at...

10 years ago
The Milton Farmers Market will host its annual Oktoberfest at the Dogfish Head Brewery from 3 to 6...

Denise Bradshaw and team win 2015 Sposato flower pot...

10 years ago
Her customer’s instruction was simple and direct, “Make it look good.” So Denise Bradshaw, a...

America in Bloom Symposium to be streamed live Sept....

10 years ago
Lewes and Lewes in Bloom are contenders in each awards category of the America in Bloom contest...

Inventor of the Encore Azalea to speak Sept. 26 at...

10 years ago
Nationally known plant breeder Robert “Buddy” Lee, the inventor of the Encore Azalea, will reveal...

Register by Oct. 2 for agroterrorism recovery course...

10 years ago
Proper response is critical in any emergency. An agroterrorism event is unique in that certain...

Hobos executive chef to appear at Harvest Festival...

10 years ago
Gretchen Hanson, executive chef of Hobos Restaurant and Bar in Rehoboth, will display her plant-...

Garden Shack Farmers Market seeks vendors for 2016

10 years ago
After their second spring growing and selling annual and perennial flowers, Tom and Laura Kucharik...

Delaware Botanic Gardens sets native plants lecture...

10 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will present a lecture by Claudia West, planting designer and ecological...

Chris Breeding of Greenwood elected delegate to...

10 years ago
Chris Breeding of Greenwood has been elected as a delegate to the 132nd Annual American Angus...

Lewes in Bloom enters several America in Bloom...

10 years ago
Lewes in Bloom, along with the City of Lewes, participated in the national 2015 America in Bloom...

East Coast Garden Center sets Corn to Run 5K Run...

10 years ago
The Corn to Run 5K Run/Walk will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday , Sept. 26, in a cornfield across the...

Corn to Run and Harvest Festival set Sept. 26

10 years ago
East Coast Garden Center will host the Corn to Run 5K race and Harvest Festival Saturday , Sept. 26...

Jennifer Hudson promoted to administrator at Sposato...

10 years ago
Jennifer Hudson has been promoted to administrator at Sposato Landscape’s Ocean View location...

East Coast Garden Center is ready for fall

10 years ago
Autumn is coming, and East Coast Garden Center has everything gardeners need to celebrate the...

Sposato crew recognized for customer care excellence

10 years ago
A crew of Sposato Landscape employees was recently recognized for going over two years without a...

Milford FFA brings home awards from Delaware State Fair

10 years ago
Each summer, Milford FFA takes a team of students to the Delaware State Fair to compete in various...

Sposato Landscape volunteers tend to Arlington Cemetery

10 years ago
They fell at Gettysburg, The Somme and Midway. They bled at Pork Chop Hill and Khe Sanh. Later they...

Georgetown Farmers Market to host Brick Hotel's chef...

10 years ago
The Georgetown Farmers Market will host Mark Buchanan, head chef at the Brick Hotel in Georgetown,...

Watermelon queens hand out tasty treats

Dan Cook
10 years ago
National and regional watermelon queens, in partnership with the Mar-Del Watermelon Association and...

Lewes in Bloom teaches kids about ladybugs

10 years ago
Lewes in Bloom offered a program July 31 at its children's garden devoted to the ladybug,...

Freeze, recycle, repeat

Maddy Lauria
10 years ago
Raising animals for food isn't a pretty job, but someone has to do it. It's even less...

State fairgoers vote for winners in rain barrel...

10 years ago
The first-place winners in this year’s rain barrel painting contest were announced July 30 at the...

Sussex Master Gardeners host A Day in the Garden

Lexi Coon
10 years ago
The Sussex Master Gardeners are just that - master gardeners. In 2014 alone, members recorded over...

Judges breakfast welcomes guests to Lewes in Bloom

11 years ago
The City of Lewes is vying for national recognition from America in Bloom, a "nonprofit...

America in Bloom partners on the Million Pollinator...

11 years ago
America in Bloom and National Garden Bureau announced America in Bloom has become a partner in the...

Delaware Local Produce Week focuses on farmers' markets

11 years ago
The second day of Delaware Local Produce Week focused on one of the most enjoyable ways to get...

Milton Farmers Market to celebrate 50 Shades of...

11 years ago
The annual Peach Festival comes to the Milton Farmers Market from 3 to 6 p.m., Friday, July 24,...

Dr. Don Rakow joins Botanic Gardens advisory council

11 years ago
Dr. Don Rakow, a Cornell University professor of horticulture, has joined the advisory council of...

Get em while they're fresh

Ron MacArthur
11 years ago
For a brief period, both fresh-picked blueberries and peaches are available at farmers markets in...

A Day in the Garden open house set July 18 in...

11 years ago
Sussex County Master Gardeners are holding A Day in the Garden open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,...

Snapshot: Rural landscape near Milton

11 years ago
A lone cow separates from the herd in a field at the Carpenter farm near Milton.

Bounty Farm-to-Fork dinner to benefit Food Bank of...

11 years ago
Kent County Farm Bureau and Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation will host Kent County’s Bounty Farm-to-...

Control mosquitoes with eco-friendly management...

Melinda Myers
11 years ago
Don’t let mosquitoes keep you from enjoying your garden and outdoor parties. Look for...

America in Bloom judges to visit Lewes July 16, 17

11 years ago
Judges from the America in Bloom national awards program will visit Lewes Thursday and Friday, July...

Chinky Salt Oysters and Alaskawild Seafood at Milton...

11 years ago
Oysters and salmon will be among the fresh fare available at the Milton Farmers Market from 3 to 6...