What are trees doing this week?
In bloom this week is the native Black Cherry (Prunus serotina), also known as wild black cherry. Ranging from southeastern Canada...
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"Grist from Abbott's Mill"
Not the same old grind!
Welcome to a unique blog about the history of Ainsworth Abbott's Old Mill, and other old mills in Delmarva. It's also full of great stories about the nearby flora and fauna.
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We are in debt to our Yellow poplar trees
Yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), also known as tulip poplar, and sometimes white wood, is the giant of our eastern hardwood...
We are in debt to our Pawpaw trees
Paw-paw Asimina triloba Native to eastern North America, paw-paw is a large shrub or small tree up to 40 feet tall. A shade-tolerant...
We are in debt to our Dogwood trees
Dogwood Cornus florida Common in both forests and urban areas, the native flowering dogwood is a small tree (up to 40 feet) that is known...
We are in debt to our Sassafras trees
The Delaware state champion Sassafras, Cercis canadensis, can be found on the grounds of the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetary, 701...
We are in debt to our Redbud trees
Redbud Cercis canadensis Only native in extreme northern Delaware, this small tree is commonly planted in urban areas due to its...
CONCORD POND CLEAN-UP
If you live anywhere in the greater Seaford, Delaware area, please consider turning out for the Concord Pond Clean-up. The more help we...
Water Moccasin spotted behind Abbotts Mill
We are in Debt to our Pine Trees Under the Pines Under the pines, on a summer's day, I list to a whisper from far away, And, lying low,...
We are in debt to our Osage Orange trees...
In the following weeks, in this blog, I'll be sharing information about some of Delaware's Champion trees, with statistics borrowed from...
We Are In Debt to our Trees...
Advice from a Tree By Ilan Shamir Dear Friend, Stand Tall and Proud Sink your roots deeply into the Earth Reflect the light of a greater...
We are in debt to our trees...
Trees BY JOYCE KILMER I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest against the earth’s...
We Are In Debt to our Trees...
WHAT DO WE PLANT? What do we plant when we plant the tree? We plant the ship, which will cross the sea. We plant the mast to carry the...
The Mill at “Damascus” in Red Lion Hundred and the End of the Line.
This large tract has, since the purchase of John Cocks, in 1700, been known as "Cocks Neck," a name still familiar to the residents of...
Shellpot Creek Mills, Wilmington, Del.
The best-known mill on Shellpot Creek was, undoubtedly, Henry Webster's Grist Mill, built of local field stone three stories high, plus...
The Old Barley Mill
Anyone that has spent any time at all in New Castle County has heard of Barley Mill. There is a Barley Mill Road, an Old Barley Mill...
The Mill at Lum's Pond
Samuel Clement purchased property in the southern part of Pencader Hundred from Andrew Peterson in 1724. He built a small, brick house...
Breck's Mill, near the Hagley Museum
It has been difficult to find stories about mills that still exist, but Breck’s Mill is not only still in place, but the three and a half...
THE OLD MILL ON NAAMAN’S CREEK
It appears that the first owner of the property where the town of Claymont now stands was a Mr. Jasper Yeates. In the book; The...
Woodside to be featured in new Ag Museum exhibit
Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village Coming to the - Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village - February 4 - April 15, 2023...
The Du Pont Gunpowder Mills
From 1802 to 1921, Eleutherian Mills was a gunpowder mill site used for the manufacture of explosives, founded by Eleuthère Irénée du...
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