Beleaguered Ivy: Alternatives
We have a little confession to make. Behnke Nurseries exists to sell plants. We do go to a lot of effort to try to sell you the right plant for the right place, but the emphasis is on sell. We…
BaySafe Plant List – Trees And Shrubs
BaySafe (Native to Maryland) Trees And Shrubs Plant List (*) Availability of plants varies seasonally Botanical Name Common Name Abies balsamea Balsam Fir * Acer rubrum Red Maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Alnus serrulata Smooth Alder / Hazel Alder *…
BaySafe Plant List – Aquatics
BaySafe (Native to Maryland) Aquatic Plant List (*) Availability of plants varies seasonally. Botanical Name Common Name Alisma subcordatum Water Plantain * Cabomba caroliniana Carolina Fanwort* Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold * Carex glaucescens Blue Sedge * Decodon verticillatus Water Oleander *…
BaySafe Gardening Native Plants Program
The “BaySafe Plants Program” is Behnke Nurseries’ native plants program. BaySafe perennials and woody plants are signed with a distinctive blue logo. We don’t use individual labels in order to reduce the use of plastic. The best availability of BaySafe…
Behnke’s Basic Perennials
Behnke’s Perennial Department has always been known as the place to discover something new and unique. We have always offered the finest selection of quality perennials to be found anywhere. Too often, though, the tried and true workhorses of the…
Pinky Winky Hydrangea
PINKY WINKY HYDRANGEA A very unique hardy Hydrangea with massive two-toned, white and pink flowers in mid-summer. Strong upright red stems hold the large, 12-16″ blooms up so you never get the drooping look like Pee Gee Hydrangea. The flower…
Bathing Beauties
With the exceedingly warm weather that the Washington area has been experiencing, we are all concerned about keeping our gardens healthy and well-maintained. However, many of the birds and animals that visit our gardens are also feeling the effects of…
Extreme Makeover: Instant Garden For A Worthy Cause
BEHNKE NURSERIES INSTALLS LANDSCAPE FOR “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
Pictures From The Extreme Makeover Home Edition Site
Below are a few pictures taken from the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Job site. The first picture is of the original home and the last picture is the new home built on the same lot by Classic Homes of Maryland…
Conservation Landscaping: Good for the Bay
The Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council (CCLC) has drafted “Eight Essential Elements” of Conservation Landscaping. The vision is to one day find conservation landscapes used routinely throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Ideally, these landscapes could be easily recognized because they would…
Gardening Tips for May
Behnkes Gardening Tips – May 25th, 2008 The end of May means the beginning of summer in Maryland, and that means your garden faces an onslaught of pests and diseases. Many gardeners answer the call with weapons of mass destruction…
Capitol Beltway Azalea Show
The first annual Beltway Azalea Show at Behnke Nurseries at Beltsville brought together a number of groups to celebrate the area’s most popular flowering shrub. Co-sponsored by Washington Gardener Magazine, and Earth Share, a national environmental organization, Behnke Nurseries offered…