Time To Decorate For Fall
After Labor Day, and all the children go back to school it is time to start planning your Fall decorating ideas.
‘Iron Butterfly’ Ironweed For Your Pollinator Garden
Larry Hurley’s thoughts on the perennial Vernonia ‘Iron Butterfly’ which is a selection of a short ironweed native to Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The Best Time To Cut Down A Tree
One would like to think that there never is a good time to cut down a tree. However, for this beautiful Norway Spruce that was given to us in 1985 by my grandfather, Albert Behnke time was up.
Summer Fun With Butterflies
Alice, who many of you might remember working in our sunny annual department every Spring loves to share photos of her beautiful gardens, and she lately has been fascinating us with videos and pictures of all of her butterflies hatching.
Flower Towers, Supertrees and Shepherd’s Hooks
My wife and I just got back from an Alaska trip, and we started out by spending several days in Juneau, staying on the north end of town and renting a car to visit some of the parks.
The Walpole Purple Martin House – #bornatbehnkes
A customer wrote and mentioned her daughter told her that she has so many memories in her yard, all that were #bornatbehnkes! So in keeping with that theme, I wanted to share with you something I finally got to my home and got up.
Vacation Time
As most of you know, I have been going through many of my families records and photos. One got me to thinking of the times my grandparents would take us on long summer vacations out West as we called it.
Honey, They Shrunk the Russian Sage
One of my favorite perennials is Perovskia atriplicifolia, common name Russian sage. Russian sage has a lot going for it. Upright growth, pretty blue flowers, and a long blooming period…
This Old Bench
Sometimes there is something that just makes everyone smile when they see it. That was the case a week or so ago
Garden Hopping In Minnesota
I was in Minneapolis over the weekend visiting relatives. My brother-in-law Steve is a forest entomologist, his wife Jeanie is a weed scientist, and I’m a perennial guy. When we are at a garden, he’s looking up, I’m looking down,…
It’s Auction Time At Behnke’s
Here we are, a few days away from Auction Day at Behnke Nurseries. This last month we have been pretty busy cleaning out all the nooks and cranny from all over the nursery. No corner left out.
So Many Memories
The other day, I spent some time at the nursery going through the tons of old records and photos that my grandmother Rose Behnke kept. Sorting out what to keep, what to donate or give away….