A Butterfly Sort Of Day
The other day while walking around our garden, there they were! Three different butterflies all together on my butterfly milkweed. And if you look closely, you will see the monarch caterpillars.
Online 4H-Livestock Auction
What a year this has been so far. So many businesses have had to close. So many events are closed. Last Spring, our graduates did not have their proms and graduations. The new normal we are told.
HortikiPlants On Etsy
With over 15 years of training and experience in sustainable agriculture, Hortiki Plants provides gardening inspiration, tools, and tips to help everyone realize their goals of maintaining flourishing gardens in any sized space.
Quilled Greeting Cards Collection
About three years ago, Behnke’s started selling these beautiful hand-made quilled greeting cards at the garden center. I got many queries on where folks could purchase them. Finally, they have arrived…..
The Neff Sisters’ Garden Update
A few months ago, I shared with you the story of beginning gardeners Adrienne and Cordelia Neff’s Victory Garden. At the time, they had planned out the garden and got their seeds, put up a fence, and got to work.
I Think I Have Enough Plants, Said No Gardener Ever!
I love ETSY! The whole idea that you can pretty much find anything on it and know for the most part it will be coming from a small business. For me, these gardening t-shirts have caught my eye.
Audubon Naturalist Society New/Old Benches
I have written before about all of the store fixtures that many of you bought before we closed. So many have shared what they used them for, which has been fantastic.
Vince’s “Mini Behnke’s”
One thing that came out of the closing of Behnke’s was getting to know Vincent. When we announced we would be closing the nursery, he was among the first to start asking about purchasing some of the fixtures around the nursery.
Some Special Daylilies: Hemerocallis
Are you like me and have deer that come out at night and eat all the buds off of your daylilies before they even bloom? This year has been the worst, but then we did not put up the deer tape as we have done in the past.
Behnke’s Partnership with Serenity Health & Home Decor
Take a few minutes each day to watch in awe as the wind makes your beautiful wind spinner dance. You will find that as you delight in the kinetic spinning designs, your mind and body will start to relax.
Who Needs A Hug?
With social distancing and everything that goes with it, I am not sure about you, but I am past ready to hug someone other than my husband.
Hey, New Gardener!
Behnke’s closed just over a year ago, and I took advantage of that to retire. So, I’ve been home a lot more than I used to be, but then again, so is nearly everyone else.
