A Bug Night By The Pond
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…
Aurora Borealis ~ Northern Lights
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…
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley: Tiny Houses
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…
A Message From A Garden Center in Asheville, NC
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,…
Till We Meet Again
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…
Larry Hurley’s Photo Of The Week: Protect your young trees and shrubs this winter.
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…
Nope! They Are Not My Violets
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…
Extend the blooming season into Fall.
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…
Larry Hurley’s Photo Of The Week: Quilling, without the cards
Rudbeckia subtomentosa, known as “Sweet Coneflower” is one of a number of species of Black-eyed Susans. According to the Missouri Botanical Garden, in 2003 a nurseryman named Henry Eilers found this unusual form with quilled petals in the wild. If you took…
Back From Alaska
We spent a couple of days in Juneau, and we revisited the Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure. The photo is from our 2019 trip when it was abnormally warm and sunny. This time it was normally cool and rainy. Either way, the garden…
Fall Mums At Sun Nurseries
It is September which means that Stephanie is ready to start decorating her front porch for Fall.
Gaver Farm ~ Frederick County
Last weekend, I went on yet another adventure. This time, my wonderful daughter-in-law, Amy Fleming, invited me to tag along to Gaver Farm outside of Mt. Airy, Maryland, in Frederick County. She was taking my grandchildren, Robert and Elizabeth Rose,…