Thanks to everyone for making our recent Caribbean Festival so much fun! Above, Pancita Brydson and Harry Brokenberry from Island Style Ice Cream of Mt. Ranier, and two happy dancers. Andrea Grant is the author of A Little Taste of…
Our recent Open House in Beltsville was a great fun for us and seemed to be for the large crowd of attendees, too. So thanks to everyone who participated – all the vendors and terrific volunteers, like the two Master…
Mark your calendars for [past Behnke event] because that’s when the Baltimore Sun’s very own writer and gardenblogger Susan Reimer will be at the Beltsville location talking about: “Gardening on the Internet: How to learn, plan, chat, shop and otherwise…
In the Old Country This staff profile starts in the Eastern part of Germany, where Helmut Jaehnigen was born 75 years ago. He went on to earn a masters in arborculture in Heidelburg and pursued his career in Switzerland, Sweden,…
We’re lucky to have a real-deal expert to help customers with one of the more intimidating plants to grow – the fragile orchid (or is it really?) “I started on my orchid journey when I was barely a teenager and…
Next up, a Behnkes staffer whose story reflects the hire-from-within philosophy at work here, in addition to the work-really-hard ethic I keep hearing about as I interview the Behnkes team. Just a year ago Sissy McKenzie here was “suddenly” made…
Bill Mann has been with Behnkes for many years in many different positions – buying our woody plants, managing our Landscape Department, and managing the Potomac Store. Local Roots Bill grew up nearby New Carrollton, married an Adelphi, Maryland girl,…
April 2021 UPDATE On What Marian is doing now. Marian Parsley has moved on to a new type of business still in the industry. She works for Ambius, which provides beautiful indoor and outdoor landscapes for businesses, malls, etc. They…
Tensions mounted as pumpkin bread contestants waited to hear the results from the panel of judges, stage left. Can you feel the excitement? Our esteemed judges, from left, are Chris Upton, Karen Upton, and Chris Gallant. And the…
Larry Hurley worked at Behnke Nurseries from 1984 until the business was composted in 2019, primarily with the perennial department in growing, buying and sales. To prepare for his Behnke career, it was essential that he first be born, which…
***April 2021 Update on What Miri Talabac is doing now: Miri is working with the University of Maryland Extension as a consultant. The University of Maryland Extension has been working on updating their website for a while now. Here is…
Saturday we hosted our third officially-sanctioned Chili Cookoff at our garden center in Beltsville. Fifteen chili cooks competed in a juried competition to pick the best chili. The cooks started setting up at 8AM and by noon, pots of…
