Hellebores lure a strong following of plant aficionados who pride themselves on their vast horticultural knowledge, but you don’t have to be an expert to enjoy them with lasting success. Read on for growing tips and some of our favorite varieties.
It seems like it only took a few days for the seasons to change and the landscape is quickly following suit. Follow along as Emily shares a walk through her garden and the beautiful changes brought on by fall.
Fall days mean beautiful, brisk cool weather, leaves changing color and memories in the making. Stephanie tries to spend as much time as possible outdoors with her grandchildren and picking up leaves is the perfect excuse.
Learn how to create enchanting fall floral arrangements using flowers, leaves and pumpkins.
Making use of rain water with rain barrels or cisterns is a great way to reduce storm water runoff into streams and eventually the bay. Get some tips for installing and using them.
Autumn has officially arrived, bringing changing leaf colors and pumpkins, pumpkins, and more pumpkins! Learn how to create delightful fall arrangements using flowers, pumpkins and leaves.
Stephanie shares some Behnke history this week with memories of her grandfather, Alfred Behnke, and the huge bulb plantings he had at his home in Burtonsville.
It’s that time of year again! Get an inside look at the wholesale pumpkin buying process and get tips for cooking different varieties of pumpkins; you could be drinking homemade pumpkin lattes made with real pumpkin!
A small, native tree, the pawpaw deserves recognition for its ornamental and environmental attributes alone, but since it also produces delicious, healthy fruit, we think everyone should have one. Read on to learn about the endless possibilities of this small, but mighty tree.
In fall, as summer flowers and deciduous trees and shrubs fade, we look to evergreens to provide interest. Conifers are a huge and varied group of evergreens that can suit any garden. Take a look at many examples of landscape designs that rely on the textural interest of conifers.
If you plant them, they will come. Yup, that’s milkweed and monarch caterpillars. Both the caterpillars and a monarch butterfly laying eggs were spotted recently on milkweed growing at Behnke’s.
When we think of fall color, we often think of flowers and foliage, but fruit, specifically berries, deserve a place in your fall color garden. Click through for this extensive list (with photos!) of shrubs with fall berries ranging in color from yellow to purple and everything in between.