Kent Gardener: Stunning peonies require preparation to maintain their beauty

Gardening Columnist Maggie L. Moor-Orth helps peoniy lovers prepare for planting.

Outdoors: Five things to know about trimming trees and bushes

Keeping trees and bushes healthy takes some judicious trimming and pruning, as Master Gardener John Trivits demonstrated recently.

Kent Gardener: September is the ideal time to start planting spring bulbs

Gardening Columnist Maggie L. Moor-Orth offers guidance on what to plant and how to maintain a garden this month.

Gardening classes offered at Modern Maturity Center

The Green Thumb Garden Club will hold the following classes at the Modern Maturity Center, 1121 Forrest Ave., Dover.

Kent Gardener: Now is the time to plant a new lawn or fix an old one

Gardening Columnist Maggie L. Moor-Orth passes along knowledge on how to revitalize a lawn now through September.

Kent Gardener: Vegetable gardens prone to common, easily fixed problems

Gardening Columnist Maggie L. Moor-Orth answers common questions on cucumbers and tomatoes.

Believe it or not, its time to plan for next year

Kent Gardener Maggie L. Moor-Orth gives gardeners a heads up on what to expect this month, and how to prepare their gardens for the future.

Kent Gardener: Tips for watering gardens, plants

Gardening Columnist Maggie L. Moor-Orth advises homeowners on what to do with their outdoor landscape during this hot, dry summer.

Kent Gardener: More pests to ID and eradicate in flower and veggie gardens

Gardening Columnist Maggie L. Moor-Orth helps you identify those pests on your plants and tells you how to get rid of them.

Caring for brown lawns

Delaware lawns got a welcome deluge of rain this week, but the heat and drought of the last month and half has taken a toll on the region’s grass.

Kent Gardener: Check tomato, bell pepper plants for pests, fungus

Gardening Columnist Maggie L. Moor-Orth advises readers how to tackle pesky pests and problems that attack veggies.

Kent Gardener: Local garden pests and how to control them

Don't let beetles and grasshopers ruin your hard work in the garden this summer.

Kent Gardener: Common gardening pests to look for

Keeping an eye out for pesky caterpillars, beetles, aphids and other bugs will help your garden thrive.

Kent Gardener: Keeping your creepy crawlers under control

Kent Gardener Maggie L. Moor-Orth offers tips on keeping pests at bay.

Smyrna on display during garden tour, afternoon tea

The Duck Creek Horticultural Society's tour invites the public to celebrate National Garden Week with a tour of Smyrna's gardens and afternoon tea on Saturday, June 12.

Kent Gardener: There’s a time to sow and a time to thin

Kent Gardener Maggie L. Moor-Orth answers questions about what vegetables to start now that the (sometimes) gorgeous spring weather has set in.

Kent Gardener: Companion planting is a natural way to eliminate pests

Finally tending to that garden? It might be time to think about what you're planting where and consider companion gardening to help everything flourish.

Master Gardeners annual plant sale

The Kent County Master Gardeners once again produced perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetable plants, trees and more for their annual plant sale April 24 at Delaware State University. Sales from the event drew crowds of local horticulturists  whose spending will benefit the group's scholarship fund.

Kent Gardener: Lawnmower safety tips may save a finger, a foot — or a life

Kent Gardener Maggie L. Moor-Orth gives lawn mowing dos and don'ts for a beautiful and healthy lawn.

Kent Gardener: Moles are ruining my lawn — oh my!

How do you stop a mole? Carefully. Gardening Columnist Maggie L. Moor-Orth helps those pestered by moles this spring.

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