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
Celebrations In The Behnke Family
Such an exciting time in the Behnke family with so many celebrations this year.
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley Native Plants Are Where You Find Them
This photo, taken October 15, 2007 is of wild Red and Green Kangaroo Paws, along a sandy stretch of road near Margaret River in Western Australia. The other is of actual kangaroo paws, attached to a pet kangaroo at a farm…
Gearing Up For Christmas In July
It is that time again!! I have always loved going to craft shows, and while I do a few in the Spring, our Christmas in July (on the 20th & 21st) show at the Howard County Fairgrounds always marks the…
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley Private Garden Tour in New York
This was one of my first digital photos, from July 7, 2004. It’s taken at a private garden situated on the Hudson River, in New York. I toured the garden with a busload of folks from the Perennial Plant…
Riding Lessons
Zoe’s Riding Summer Riding Lessons My granddaughter, Zoe, (8) invited me to watch her horseback riding lesson at Talbot Run in Mt. Airy this week—Zoe has been attending classes for the past few months. New Places To See In Mt…
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley Big Bird (s) In The Garden
When we lived in Maryland, I had a pond in the backyard, with goldfish. In the early spring before the trees leafed out, we would get an occasional visit from a great blue heron that probably saw the sun glinting…
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley ~ Beardtongue leading the way into summer…
Here at my sunny Wisconsin garden, the summer season really starts when the Penstemon begins to bloom in early June, about the same time as false indigo and the ever-present Stella Doro daylilies. I have a couple of patches of Penstemon…
Daylilies vs Deer
Each June, when our daylilies start to bloom, it begins. The never-ending struggle between the dear deer that passes through each night and my husband. Each morning, he goes out to snap off the spent blooms and comes in to…