Summer Memories
My grandather, Albert Behnke, used to raise goldfish in this pond, along with water lilies, for sale at the garden center. Mom said she used to love seeing the beautiful blooms and they loved to watch the frogs.
Emmanuel United Methodist Church’s Community Garden At Behnke Nurseries
A few years ago, Behnke’s president, Alfred Millard, and the Emmanuel United Methodist Church came up with the idea of a community garden to help with their Food Bank. They do a monthly food distribution at EUMC church in Beltsville.
Join us in Welcoming Back To Beltsville
We are pleased to announce that 5 of the wonderful Potomac staff will also be coming back home to Beltsville. Bill Mann, Constance Cleaveland, Orion Taylor, Terri Poindexter and Christopher Lewis will all be working in Beltsville.
Life Is A Journey ~ Enjoy Every Moment!
I am always amazed at all the wonderful places we are so blessed to be able to drive to in our area. This past Monday, my husband, some friends of ours and I loaded up and off we went on an overnight adventure. First up, Pottsville, PA?
Open Garden Day Chez Moi
Last Saturday it suddenly occurred to me that after weeks of moving plants around and the construction of a privacy screen, my garden was finally looking good. And it would stay that way through July 4, when a slew of old…
Hydrangeas: True Blue or Tickled Pink?
There are very few plants that you, the gardener, can actually choose the color that you want them to be in your garden. Hydrangeas happen to be one of them.
Potomac Memories by Jim Dronenburg
I’d heard about the Potomac store opening. I went to check it out. I hadn’t worked at Behnkes at Beltsville for four or five years then, because we had moved out to our current house for a life of commuting. Who should be there as manager, but Alex Dencker…. Within 30 seconds I was being fitted out for a Behnke’s employee T-shirt, whether I wanted it or not. The rest is, as they say, history.
Thanks, Potomac, for Sixteen Terrific Years!
Behnke Nursery Garden Center and Florist at Potomac will be moving back home to our flagship garden center in Beltsville as the key to our long-term plan to “grow” the company.
Proof That Deer Really Do Love Hosta
One of the most asked questions we get at the nursery is:” What plants are deer resistant?” It is well known that deer love to munch on Hosta.They love it so much apparently, one mother decided to give birth early this morning amongst the hosta in my greenhouse.
Behnkes Takes Action on Neonicotinoids!
Behnke Nurseries is concerned about the health of bees and other pollinators. Working with the environmental group Friends of the Earth, it’s developed a company policy regarding the sale and use of neonicotinoid-containing insecticides. While the scientists continue to work…
Author’s Plant Tips
Behnke Blog readers competed for a copy of Evelyn Hadden’s new book Hellstrip Gardening and our winner was Pat McNees, who wrote that she came to the store to pick it up immediately and loved it. Congrats to Pat! Evelyn…
An Afternoon with the Great Grandparents
It is a well known fact in my family that I am never ever without my camera and like any other grandmother I love to share.