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Sandhill Cranes in Wisconsin

Perennial Chatter from Wisconsin

A visit to Maryland from Middleton, Wisconsin by Larry Hurley to say Good by to a friends and hello to other friends. Plus, what is happening in his new garden.

Spring Camelia Bloom

Signs Of Spring

Road Trip To See The Cowboy Last week I went to lunch in Southern Maryland with a few of Behnke’s Best. Anita from Annuals and Becky from Perennials. On the way, we stopped by to pick up and visit John Reed from our Woody…

September Garden

September Garden

So many things to see in a September garden. Stephanie shares a little of her garden this week.

Allan Armitage Walkabout

Garden Walkabouts with Dr. A: In His Garden, Warts and All

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.

Helmut and Linda Jaehnigen

Helmut & Linda’s Arboretum

Read about Stephanie’s much-needed visit to Helmut and Linda Jaehnigen’s home in Columbia, MD. Seeing how nice their little arboretum looks and chatting with both of them about this past year.

Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue MD Native

Spring Blues

Larry Hurley writes about one of his favorite blue flowering perennials. There are a number of blue-flowered, spring-blooming perennials. A group you should consider are in the genus Amsonia, commonly known as Bluestar.
Several are native to the United States, and one, Amsonia tabernaemontana, is native to Maryland. This species gets two to three feet tall, and blooms for several weeks in late April through early to mid-May, depending on weather conditions. It has pale blue flowers and nice yellow fall color. It grows in full sun to partial shade.

Albert Behnke -1991

My Grandfather’s Rose Garden

Albert Behnke loved many plants, but roses always held a special place in his heart. He grew up on his father’s nursery growing roses and brought that knowledge to America. My entire life has been about plants and flowers.

Caladiums Hillwood Estate

Next Year, More Caladiums!

Larry Hurley explains why he is planning on using more Caladiums in his garden next year.

Absence Makes the Garden Grow…

Absence Makes the Garden Grow…

We’ve all been there: for one reason or another, there have been times we haven’t been able to spend as much time in the garden as we would like. For Emily, a tonsillectomy has kept her physically unable to participate in her summer garden. Read how her plants reinvigorated her and how nature has been integral to her healing.

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