Today, while scrolling on Facebook (no judgment, please), I came across these 4 beautiful photos of orchids. First, I thought oh wow, it is getting close to the time that the National Capital Orchid Society (NCOS) will have its Annual…
Winter Time in Maryland. The old joke is, “Only in Maryland can you experience all four seasons in one day!” For the first time in about two years, we were told to brace ourselves for the BIG one!! Little kids were…
What traditions do you have, if any, on New Year’s Day? For us, my husband’s grandfather always knocked on our door early in the morning on New Year’s Day. I will never forget forty-four years ago, Granddad Bowman knocking on…
Rooting African Violets Last July, I wrote about how my granddaughter Zoe and I decided to try to root some African Violet leaves from my mother’s 50-plus-year-old plant. The one I had ended up with root rot. At the…
Check out Stephanie’s father-in-law, Marshall Fleming as he gathers up all the Black Walnuts from the ground.
Fall, some will say, is the best time of the year. I love Spring (saying goodbye to Winter is the best), but Fall has many appealing things to consider. Growing up surrounded by nurserymen, of course, I knew that…
Fall Fun at Larriland Farm: Hayrides, Mazes, and Fresh Picking – A Must-Visit in Maryland
A few years before we closed Behnke’s, we were given a heads-up and posted photos of the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive insect from Southeast Asia.
