Everyone has that one cherished Christmas ornament – the one that captures the essence of the holiday season or holds a special sentimental value. Old World Christmas features a collection of over 1700 spectacular Christmas ornaments. Have you ever wondered how…
As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to wish you all the joys of the season. Merry Christmas to those celebrating, and to everyone, may this special time of year bring peace, warmth, and…
Just because they aren’t flying around now because it’s winter doesn’t mean that we should forget about our pollinators. Gardeners are coming around to the idea of leaving some debris in place overwinter (for example: allowing fallen tree leaves…
Norfolk Island Pine, Araucaria heterophylla, is sold as a houseplant during the Christmas season. I’ve tried to grow it several times with limited success. (The success being limited by premature death.) Detailed cultural information available here from the North Carolina Extension Service. …
Last Saturday, I finally sort of got our Christmas tree up. This may have been the latest I have ever waited to put it up, but up it went. For some reason, I was not feeling up to decorating our…
Poinsettias at Behnke’s Largo growing location, November 20,2004 In our prime growing days, Behnke’s sold around 55,000 poinsettias a year, most of which we grew ourselves. This photo is part of one of the three greenhouses we had at Largo,…
One of my mom’s, Sonja Behnke Festerling favorite things to do after retiring from Behnke’s was ringing the Salvation Army bell at Behnke Nurseries. As a member of the Beltsville Rotary Club, which organized bell-ringing shifts from Thanksgiving through Christmas…
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…
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…
Thank you to everyone who took time this past weekend to attend the Howard County Fair Grounds Christmas In July Craft Show! Being the proud Grandma I am, I also wanted to thank my daughter Jaimie and my grandson…
Last week was all about a new camp called CAMP OMA as Stephanie’s granddaughter Zoe decided to call her time with her.
