Garden & Farm

Make gardening your new year’s resolution

Melinda Myers
4 years ago
The new year is filled with resolutions that usually involve dieting and exercise. Gardening is a...

Start seeds outdoors with winter sowing

Melinda Myers
4 years ago
Save money and indoor space used for starting seeds indoors with winter sowing. This easy technique...

Delawareans encouraged to recycle Christmas trees

4 years ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages Delawareans to regift...

Sea urchin cactus provides bright blooms for dreary...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
The poor street kids in old London were bedraggled, ragged and dirty just like hedgehogs, which...

Deter marauding squirrels by keeping them well fed -...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Squirrels are both the gardener's friend and enemy. With their antics and acrobatics, squirrels...

Plant a terrarium for a unique winter garden or gift

Melinda Myers
4 years ago
Create a garden under glass to enjoy or give as a gift to new, experienced, and even reluctant...

Norfolk Island Pines work well for holiday decor and...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
In parts of Austria and Germany in the 18th century, holiday evergreen trees were hung upside-down...

USDA loan backs investment in processing and food...

4 years ago
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced USDA is deploying $100...

Garden of Lights show to run Dec. 14-17

4 years ago
Mill Pond Garden’s popular Garden of Lights holiday show will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec...

Brighten someone’s holiday season with Christmas cactus

Melinda Myers
4 years ago
The holidays have arrived, and so has the Christmas cactus. Set this favorite holiday plant in a...

Mellow Yellows coneflowers benefit pollinators,...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
As the days get shorter and we snuggle indoors, gardeners’ thoughts turn to spring. The dark days...

Sussex Gardeners adorn Zwaanendael Museum for holidays

4 years ago
Each year in celebration of the holiday season, members of the Sussex Gardeners volunteer their...

Volunteers plant 1,000 trees in Great Cypress Swamp

4 years ago
Thanks to a cooperative effort between Delaware Wild Lands and the Delaware Center for the Inland...

Planting ideas for attracting northern cardinals

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Few sights are more stunning than scarlet-red northern cardinals against the bright white of...

Give spring blooms for the holidays

Melinda Myers
4 years ago
Give the gift of spring this winter to gardeners and non-gardeners alike. A pot of tulips,...

Three indoor tree options for the holidays

Melinda Myers
4 years ago
It’s fun to add a small-scale living evergreen to your holiday celebrations. Also, consider one...

Composted horse manure fertilizer orders due Dec. 15

4 years ago
Mill Pond Garden is offering freshly composted horse manure for sale to be used on late-winter...

New funding aims to improve access to Delaware-grown...

4 years ago
Gov. John Carney, the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and the Delaware Council on Farm and Food...

Sustainable farming scholarship applications due Dec...

4 years ago
Delmarva farmers who want to learn about sustainable practices and focus on growing for the local...

Be careful about keeping Thanksgiving cactus in the...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Finally, a blooming houseplant that we can be thankful for: Thanksgiving cacti (Schlumbergera...

Delaware Botanic Gardens to hold public meeting Dec. 7

4 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will hold its annual public meeting at 12 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 7, via Zoom...

Story Hill Farm hosts pasture-to-plate dinner

4 years ago
Helen Raleigh and the Story Hill Farm team in Frankford recently collaborated for a farm-to-pasture...

Many types of wildlife use the Canadian spruce for...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
In order to terrify soldiers on the ground, Germany fitted its Ju 87 dive bombers with air-powered...

Mums are a traditional fall favorite

Melinda Myers
4 years ago
The rich colors and fall bloom of chrysanthemums represent autumn for many. It’s also the November...

First round of cover crop funding applications due...

4 years ago
More than $540,000 is available over the next two years to plant cover crops in the Delaware Bay...

Use old jack o'lanterns as edible bird feeders in...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Gardener Jeff Uhlmeyer of Washington state babied his garden with a shelter from the sun and wind,...

Conservation field staff attend soil health and...

4 years ago
Delaware conservation district and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service field staff recently...

Veterans admitted free to Delaware Botanic Gardens...

4 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens announced that all veterans showing their military ID cards will receive...

Electric vehicle chargers stationed at botanic gardens

4 years ago
The Delaware Botanic Gardens, having partnered with the Electric Vehicle Institute, now has two...

Acorns are a great source of protein for wildlife...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Maybe it's because the human head looks like a nut that we call crazy people “nuts.” And this is...

Mill Pond Garden to flaunt fall colors Nov. 7

4 years ago
Mill Pond Garden celebrates spectacular fall garden color choices at the local peak. An open garden...

Use leftover kitchen vegetables for a nostalgic...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
In the midst of autumn, with dying leaves and spent gardens, we gardeners are tempted to long for...

Parsley root is a nutrition powerhouse

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Not all salsa is Mexican salsa. Traditional Italian salsa verde sauce is bursting with capers,...

Tractors blessed for all their hard work in the fields

Chris Flood
4 years ago
Nearly two dozen tractors, mostly retired and used for show, participated Oct. 10 in the annual...

Botanic gardens to showcase Sea Witch and scarecrows

4 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will participate in this year’s Sea Witch Festival by creating a unique...

Pumpkin decorating contest entries due to Rehoboth...

4 years ago
Rehoboth Beach Public Library is currently holding its 2nd Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest...

USDA to study hemp acreage and production 

4 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will survey producers...

Ornamental onion suggests enchantment of faraway lands

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Garden plants often come from remote corners of the world, and few places are more remote than...

Lewes wins national America in Bloom awards

4 years ago
Top honors for the prestigious 2021 America in Bloom National Awards Program were announced during...

Fall favorites in focus at Mill Pond Garden Oct. 17

4 years ago
Mill Pond Garden, a holistic public botanical garden on Red Mill Pond, will share fall favorite...

Nassau Valley Vineyards completes 30th harvest

Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
Now it's time for Nassau Valley Vineyards winemaker Mike Reese to work his magic. A crew harvested...

Lewes in Bloom awards final Beauty Spot Award of the...

4 years ago
Ellen and Ken Schnabel of Breakwater are the final Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot award winners for...

Fall gardening for wildlife guided walks set Oct. 15...

4 years ago
Fall gardening for wildlife walks will be held at 11 a.m., Fridays, Oct. 15 and 22, at Delaware...

Red Maria is a very productive late-season potato

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
When author Louis Hémon wrote “Maria Chapdelaine,” his epic tale of a lonely French-Canadian girl,...

EPA awards $1.2M to Delaware to restore water quality

4 years ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a $1,233,200 grant to the Delaware...

It’s harvest time in Sussex County

Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
Fall means harvest time for Sussex County farmers. According to the Delaware Department of...

Care and age of oaks and treasured old trees

Michael Zajic
4 years ago
How do you tell a tree’s age? Most people know the growth rings can be counted but that requires...

Milton Garden Club presents town clock painting

4 years ago
Milton Garden Club supporter Jim Vernicek was the top bidder in its recent silent auction for Jean...

Pick all your peppers before the frost comes

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
One early American cookbook mentions mango not as a tropical fruit but rather as a “mango of...

Free turfgrass and stormwater workshops set Oct. 8,...

4 years ago
The Sussex Conservation District and the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension will hold two...

EPA bans use of harmful pesticide used on row crops

Chris Flood
4 years ago
After a years-long legal battle, the Environmental Protection Agency announced in August it will...

Arts in the Garden event set Oct. 10 in Frankford

4 years ago
The Inland Bays Garden Center’s 6th Annual Arts in the Garden event will take place from 9 a.m. to...

Tomatoes ripen best on vine when the temperature...

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Tomatoes are probably the most popular garden vegetable in America, with 93 percent of American...

Farmers urged to participate in USDA agricultural...

4 years ago
Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse urges producers statewide to participate in the...

Milton Garden Tour celebrates 20th year

Ryan Mavity
4 years ago
For the 20th year, the Milton Garden Tour showed off the backyard creations of Milton residents...

Lewes in Bloom names August beauty spot honoree

4 years ago
Pam Rankin of Lewes is the Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award winner for August. Employing both...

Sussex Conservation Districts poster contest entries...

4 years ago
Sussex Conservation District is accepting entries for its annual conservation poster contest from...

East Coast Garden Center fall classes begin Sept. 23

4 years ago
East Coast Garden Center announces its fall class series begins Thursday, Sept. 23 and runs through...
A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CAPE GAZETTE

2021 Fall Home & Garden Guide

4 years ago
Cape Gazette's Fall Home & Garden Guide has advice and ideas, plus resources for products and...

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

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