A Drive Westward!
Last Sunday, my husband and I drove Westward to find the Washington County Agriculture Education Center in Boonsboro. I will have a booth at the Fall Gourmet Food & Craft Show Extravaganza on September 14 & 15. It’s a good…
Larry Hurley’s Photo Of The Week: Pollinators
Although bees, butterflies and hummingbirds get much of the credit for pollinating, there are loads of other pollinators in your garden. This is a photo of a (non-native) hybrid ornamental onion, Allium ‘Millenium’. This was the Perennial Plant Association Perennial…
Larry Hurley’s Photo Of The Week: Photobomb!
I was about five feet from this butterfly bush that I wanted to write about, and a sandhill crane streaked through the photo. The butterfly bush, Buddleia ‘Pink Cascade II’, didn’t seem to mind. Butterfly bush is not native, and…
Spotted Lantern Fly
It seems everywhere I go outside these past few weeks I am seeing more and more of these Spotted Lantern Flies. While they are very pretty, we all need to spread the word that they are invasive and damaging. The…
Photo Of The Week: What’s That?
I was walking at a park near my home in Middleton, WI that has a restored wetland. I noticed this white stuff wound around the stems of a few of the plants. Looking closer, I saw that it was made…
A Brick Full of Memories
This little brick is more than just a planter, it’s a piece of my childhood home and one of Behnke’s Bests, Larry Bristow’s legacy. It comes from the little brick house that once stood at the back of Behnke…
Remington’s Behnke’s Veggie Pizza
Remington’s in Beltsville, Maryland Remington’s is a little restaurant a few blocks down from where Behnke’s was. This is where many of us would go for a good lunch or after-work get-together. Their quote, Where Good Food + Good Drinks…
Photo of The Week: In Praise of Tall Plants
We horticulturists are always looking for (or breeding plants for) shorter and more compact plants. There are many reasons for this. If you reside in a place where you have a yard, odds are good that you don’t have a…
Remembering Becky Beaver
This week, we said goodbye to yet another of Behnke’s Best. Our friend and co-worker Becky Beaver passed away at her home on July 21st after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Those of us who knew and loved Becky…
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley: Serendipity
Serendipitous plant combo at Behnke Nurseries: red Virginia Creeper on blue Montgomery Spruce during the 2020 pandemic.
Do You Name Your Plants?
Do you name your plants? Growing up, my mom would have unique names for certain houseplants. She used to change them up all the time. I know she had a beautiful Maiden Hair Fern with a name. Since my…
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley A Tale of Two Yarrows
Understanding Good Drainage: Essential Tips for Healthy Plants