The other day, I was trying to explain Behnke’s Oktoberfest in the ’80s and early ’90s to someone. If you were there, you know how special this event was to everyone who came out to Behnke’s in Beltsville year after…
As many of you know, the late singer Eva Cassidy worked at Behnke Nurseries for a number of years before she left to devote herself to her full-time music career. We worked together at Behnke’s Largo location. In…
Fall is the time for harvesting, and October is packed with so much going on! Just last week, I shared about the Northern Lights, and now, a few days ago, many of us were lucky enough to spot a comet…
This photo is at my former Maryland home, taken November 5, 2006. It’s a Laceleaf Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum variety dissectum ‘Waterfall.’ A plain green cultivar, but with pretty golden fall color. I grew this as a container plant. It was potted in 2000, and…
A Bug Night by the pond in a nearby park… When I saw this in the park the other day, I was thinking of all the little folks going out for Trick or Treat. (My nine year old nephew reports…
Were you one of the lucky ones last week who got to see the Northern Lights? Around 8 pm last Thursday, Oct. 10, my husband came to and said to look across the street at the barn. It looked like…
There are plenty of them in Hobbiton, although, technically, they aren’t real. The photos were taken in Matamata, New Zealand in November, 2013. Matamata is close to Auckland. This low-key theme park was originally the movie set of the Hobbit…
Years ago, I was fortunate enough to travel to Asheville, NC, with a group from Behnke’s to attend the Garden Center Group’s annual event. Asheville was such a beautiful place, and I know it will be again. While there,…
On September 19, 2024, Ele Behnke passed away, and Heaven gained another angel. I don’t even know where to begin expressing how much Aunt Ele meant to me. My earliest memories are of playing with her daughter, my cousin…
Protect your young trees and shrubs this winter. It’s a bit early in the season, but I’m a bit late providing a photo for Stephanie this week. So, in the spirit of planning ahead, I offer up a photo taken…
Some of you might be wondering if these violets could be mine. Last year, I wrote about my attempt at rooting some leaves off my mother’s (Sonja Behnke Festerling) old Chanticleer African Violet. These 3 in the photo are not…
I know that mums are one of the keystone plants for fall decoration. I find them sort of boring, after handling many thousands of them over the years. Familiarity and contempt, and all that. There are some nice perennials…