Behnkes was pleased to host the National Capital Area Daylily Club’s Annual Daylily Flower Show again this year – we naturally love hanging out with plant people. The various classes of competition included the sizes (miniature, small and large), doubles,…
Thanks, garden clubs, Master Gardeners, vendors and customers, for a fabulous day! Above left, Leslie McDermott represented Brookside Gardens at the party, and was reeeeeealy happy to learn that our raffle resulted in a donation of $1,682 to Brookside to…
If you didn’t join Behnkes and Washington Gardener Magazine for the ride to Philly for the amazing flower show (oldest, largest, doggone best in the U.S.), here’s a taste. In addition to this sampling of displays and judged entries, there’s…
We had a big turn-out on a brutally cold day for Lincoln Smith’s talk and slide show about Forest Gardening – thanks for coming, everyone! And if you couldn’t make it, hopefully these fast notes and links to more will…
Nobody does Christmas like Longwood Gardens, the famous public garden near Wilmington, Delaware. Their 4.5 acres of greenhouse are dolled-up for the holidays, and outdoors, over a half million lights make for a grand show. PLUS, there are performances…
Join us this Saturday for a Gourd Art Workshop by Denise Sharp of Sharp’s at Waterford Farm. Denise will cover the basics of gourd design step by step – design transfers, inks, pigments, acrylics, conditioning and finishes. In the…
You could run into Constance anywhere in our Beltsville store because she works in all departments, as needed, which for her helps keep the job interesting. “Never a dull day,” and all that. Life before Behnkes Unlike her co-workers (Orion…
A familiar face to Beltsville shoppers is Christopher Lewis, former manager of the Potomac garden shop. Chris is now in our Woody Plants department in Beltsville. Origins Farm boy here! Christopher grew up on a farm in Howard County, and…
Meet your expert in shrubs and trees. He’s Orion – like the constellation – Taylor. Orion could hardly be more of a local guy, having grown up in and around College Park, and he always knew he wanted to work…
Orchid-growers are flocking to the repotting workshops that horticulturist Carol Allen is giving at both our locations, so here’s a closer look at Carol. Her knowledge of plants goes waaay beyond just orchids. Looks like we could pick her brains…
In the early years, Behnke Nurseries became rightly famous for its African violets. This all began many years ago when Albert and Rose Behnke’s young daughter Sonja, (now retired as President of Behnke Nurseries) received a gift from a friend…
Of ALL the public gardens I’ve ever visited (too many to count), Chanticleer Garden near Philadelphia is my favorite – and lots of other garden writers say the same thing. So I’m posting today to encourage readers to join Behnkes,…