As we turn more and more soil for gardens at the farmhouse, I have been pleasantly surprised to find that we have great soil quality here. At our old home, we had builder-grade, lackluster, red clay soil that needed attention…
There is a new fuzzy, funky Gomphrena on the block. Gomphrena ‘Pink Zazzle’ has it all! This attention grabber has 3” bright pink blooms that range from pink to fuchsia and fade to a soft pink and eventually end up…
Winter Blues got you down? Awaken your garden with bursts of color! Pansies, along with their smaller cousins Violas, make your hibernating garden come alive.
Walking though the greenhouse the other day I was drawn to the many different Rex Begonias and other foliage begonias that we have. On each of the tables were BIG BEAUTIFUL Pots of begonias with little signs in them saying…..
Now this ought be fun – the much-touted HGTV HOME Plant Selections are coming to Behnkes, and only to Behnkes in the Maryland suburbs of Washington. In just its second season, the HGTV program is taking off, and local gardeners…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at Behnke’s. Our Christmas shop is beautifully decorated, the first set of Christmas trees and greens have arrived and the greenhouses are filling up with Poinsettias, Cyclamen and Christmas Cactus. Our…
Summer is over and school is back in session, summer plants are starting fade away a bit, so that means it is time for fall mums!!!! I have always loved the fall; growing up in Pennsylvania in the month of…
Spring is long over and the long hot summer is slowly coming to an end. The children will be back in school before you know it and it will be time to prepare your planting beds for the fall. There…
I can’t resist a “Top 10” list. I also can’t resist weighing in on their choices. So here are the plants, with Birds and Blooms explanation of why they love each plant, and my own assessment of each plant. 1. …
Impatiens are getting a lot of attention these days and it’s not the kind of attention gardeners want to hear. You may not be aware of the problem, but our most beloved shade annual is at risk from a new…
As winter-like weather winds down and spring arrives we begin planting our gardens. Early spring is a variable time of the year as it is too cold for most summer annuals, and many perennials and trees and shrubs are still…
This was my coleus collection just a few weeks ago. Three plants had become a massive, eye-catching display on my patio, a display I didn’t want to say goodbye to just because of, you know, freezing temperatures that would kill…