As with other industries, there are many resources we consult to keep up with things that affect our businesses. There are a number of physical and digital trade magazines for Independent Garden Centers with interesting articles aimed toward professional audiences…
Join Dr. Allan Armitage as his, 2022 Spring Garden Walkabouts with Dr. A: In His Garden, Warts and All on March 26th. Dr. A is a well known writer, speaker, and horticulturist. Born and raised in Quebec and Ontario, he later lived in East Lansing, MI and now resides in Athens, GA.
Last week I got a phone call from Behnke’s and my good friend, Kathy Jentz, asking if I would mind filling in for her weekly podcast! She had me sign up with some online recording thing. The next thing I…
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Does it really matter what you call your decorating style? My answer is “maybe,” if only because it can make things easier if you want to tell someone about your home. I have often been asked how my home is…
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…
Join us at the Beltsville store this Saturday (May 313) at 10:30 (2014) to hear top-selling garden writer Evelyn Hadden give plant tips for curb-sides and other tough spots. Click here to read the highlights of her latest book and…
How could I NOT love Hellstrip Gardening: Create a Paradise between the Sidewalk and the Curb? The subject is fun and inspiring, and I’m a long-time fan of author Evelyn Hadden, whose earlier book about Beautiful No-Mow Lawns I reviewed…
So many gardening books, so little time! But I’ve narrowed them down to just three among the 2013 releases that I really really want. Planting: A New Perspective: by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury is at the top of my…
The American Horticulture Society’s book awards for 2013 are out, and here’s the one winner that I might just buy: A Rich Spot of Earth by Peter J. Hatch. The AHS notes that it’s “unquestionably a superb work of scholarship,”…
Just as we’re all going gaga over the (finally!) emerging spring bulbs, let’s pause to appreciate some flowers we’ve been enjoying for the last couple of months, those of the Hellebore family. Hellebore breeder (and author) David Culp visited Behnkes…
What: “Balancing Natives and Exotics in the Garden” by internationally acclaimed native-plant expert/author Rick Darke When: Saturday, March 2 (2013). Registration and refreshments at 10 am, presentation at 11 am. Where: The Key School, 534 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis, Free parking. …