We love Brookside Gardens, but especially this time of year. Who wouldn’t? Photos taken April 13 of this year (2012). And one last shot showing nothing in blooms – just some faded tulips. But this evergreen for shade is at…
With a brand new-to-me garden to fill up, I need plant ideas, especially shade-loving perennials, so where better to look than the garden of our perennials specialist Larry Hurley?
Exciting news! The good folks at Beltsville’s Emmanuel United Methodist Church have started a community garden at our Beltsville location – right on Route 1 near the entrance, so you can’t miss it. It’s a terrific opportunity for members of…
This one chore has a huge impact in the garden: creating edges to your borders that are nice to look at – either straight lines or gently curving ones, depending on your taste – and a barrier to turfgrass and…
For out-of-town visitors or just for yourself, a fabulous day trip from anywhere in the DC area is River Farm, headquarters of the American Horticultural Society and former home of George Washington himself. He recently added the following shots, proving…
If you didn’t join Behnkes and Washington Gardener Magazine for the ride to Philly for the amazing flower show (oldest, largest, doggone best in the U.S.), here’s a taste. In addition to this sampling of displays and judged entries, there’s…
Gardeners are starting to get busy, and if you’re not sure what to do this month, just check out our To Do List for March, combining the wisdom of experts on staff at Behnkes and at the University of Maryland…
Montgomery County helps its property owners become more Bay-friendly in lots of ways – including educating its residents and providing MONEY for needed improvements. And coming up soon is some excellent training in what they’re calling “rainscapes,” to be held…
With the mild winter we’ve been experiencing (February 2012), you’ve probably noticed that the pansies that you or others planted last fall have been blooming all winter. Pansies love cool weather, and if you need a spot of color for…
Ready for some garden eye candy of the non-plant variety? Then take a gander at these gates, arbors, gazebos, chairs, fences and more – all gorgeous woodworking by Walpole Woodmakers, the fabulous craftspeople whose products we’re making available at both…
The 15th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend -Feb. 17 – 20 (2012). It’s a four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across…
Attending Natalie Brewer’s talk for Behnkes about bird feeders convinced me that there’s way more to know about attracting and feeding birds than I ever imagined. She touched on the habits of just a few of the common winter birds…