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Spent mower blades. Rusting garden trowels. Used spark plugs. They’re all things you would set out for weekly trash collection, right? Not for Judy and Lou Hagen.

Community members, including regulars at Bethany Beach Nature Center’s Saturday morning youth programs, recently helped to plant a rain garden outside the center off of Route 26 in Bethany Beach.

For some beach fans, there is nothing more enjoyable than riding the waves from on top of a surfboard, cruising along a wave’s rippled crest and harnessing the power of the ocean for a smooth ride alo

hings are done a little differently at Southern Delaware School of the Arts in Selbyville, Del.

It’s easy to go green when somebody else is buying!

Products that are good for the earth are also good for families, homes and beloved pets, but often consumers are misled by the products their grocers offer that are labeled as “green” but aren’t neces

January is often the time people make resolutions… to lose weight, stop smoking, be a better person.

In 1980, when Michael and Susan Veasey had their second child and Michael was laid off from his job, the couple never could have imagined where they would be today.

Myths, misinformation and pop culture have their place in the world today; but when it comes to bats, these fallacies may be detrimental.

• “What? Are you blind as a bat?”

Fall 2010 issue — Stay close to home, or take the train – Thanksgiving is traditionally a time when airports and highways are jam-packed with travelers trying to make it to Grandma’s house.

Fall 2010 issue — When tourists come to the Delaware beaches, clean air and water is not something many of them think about. It is seen as a given that the air is pure and the water is clear.

Fall 2010 issue — The holiday season is a special time. People look forward to gathering with friends and family, and celebrating with meals and gifts as they create happy memories.

Fall 2010 issue — This All Hallow’s Eve, a community initiative to create healthier and more Earth-friendly holidays finds itself more than 2,800 miles from where it started.

Sometimes, it takes seeing things done the wrong way to really drive home that there is a better way to get things done.

People often come to me for help in selecting a plant. This is one of my favorite parts of my job, but it can also be one of the most frustrating.

In the last 30 years or so, the population of Delaware’s coastal area has exploded.

What do you get when you take away the sand in a standard concrete mixture? Pervious concrete!

Most people have heard about the countless contributions they can make to help improve the environment, although many people are still hesitant to jump aboard.

While the back-to-basics, low-electricity push of the green movement may seem incompatible on some level with computers and computer monitors, there’s no question that the Internet has been a major mo

As the word “green” gains in popularity and usage as a synonym for “environmentally friendly,” it might be easy to lose sight of exactly which environment is being referenced.

Standing in the cleaning aisle of the grocery store can make you feel a little like you should have paid more attention in chemistry class.

In the current real estate market, there’s a lot of competition, so it’s a given that every home for sale has to stand out. The same goes for the new-home building industry.

Two new homes nestled back in Ocean Way Estates, built by custom builder E.S.B. Inc., are turning the heads of passers-by.