Perennials to Prune for Rebloom It’s late June when not much is blooming (thankfully, my hydrangeas ARE in bloom), and early-blooming perennials are looking pretty bad. But many of them will perk up, put out new leaves and even rebloom…
With our June drought still going strong and no rain predicted, let’s cover the trickiest plant group of all to water correctly – evergreens that don’t warn us of their impending demise by drooping, as so many deciduous plants do…
I hope you’re walking around the garden at least every other day to spot plants that desperately need a drink, and not waiting til the weekend (or later) to do it. Plants are dying out there in this 90+ degree…
Gardening in deer-infested territory may be old hat for you, or deer may be a recent challenge for you, thanks to recent increases in herd size in the D.C. area. And by “challenge” I mean the untold frustrations and horrors…
Take a gander at all the garden clubs and plant societies that gathered at our Beltsville store yesterday for our first Garden Social! Besides all the networking and chatting up new members by the clubs, one highlight was that quintessential…
What Are Weeds? Any plant we don’t want, at least where they’re growing. There are annual, biennial and perennial weeds. Some of them produce unbelievable amounts of seed from single plants – 15,000 for ragweed, 52,000 for purslane, and so…
Mistakes in watering are the number one cause of plant death in the garden! So read on to avoid that fate for yours. How to Water Thoroughly, deeply, and slowly, as needed – rather than shallowly. For example, a new…
Click here to see what the Behnkes experts are doing in their own gardens and recommend to customers. And please, if you know of another task that should be done in June, let us know in a comment and we’ll…
Congratulations are in order for that hotbed of gardening, Takoma Park, Maryland, for winning certification as a Wildlife Habitat Community – the first in Maryland! Joining just 50 other communities in the U.S. (so far). The effort, started back in…
I asked the staff of Behnkes Garden Supply Department in Beltsville, to recommend their top choices for these three essential garden supplies, and they weren’t shy at all. Favorite Mulches Hardwood mulches are what they usually recommends and the kind…
Here’s an update on the Vermont Avenue Gardens in downtown D.C., which is produced and maintained by a very civic-minded group that includes local businesses and politicians and a bunch of neighbors. One of those neighbors is Behnkes own Jeffrey…
The Potomac Valley Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society – NARGS for short – started in 1965 with a handful of members who were generous in sharing both plants and know-how. Membership now includes gardeners from neophytes to…