Following the Thanksgiving holiday, houses are being trimmed everywhere for the next round. Lit Christmas trees glow through living room windows and bright lights adorn homes; transforming ordinary homes in the daylight to little gingerbread houses at nightfall.
Seasons greetings from the White House! Yeah, that’s me standing beneath the presidential seal (major photo-op) and I know you all recognize the grand north entrance. If I’d planned ahead and contacted my congressman I could have taken the White…
We were blessed with great weather Saturday for our Christmas Open House and it was lots of fun, as you can tell from these first photos. Above, customer Amanda Cook took this great shot and shared it with me. Here’s…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at Behnke’s. Our Christmas shop is beautifully decorated, the first set of Christmas trees and greens have arrived and the greenhouses are filling up with Poinsettias, Cyclamen and Christmas Cactus. Our…
Behnkes once again loved hosting local crafters at our Craft Fair last Saturday in Beltsville. Here are a few of them, and click here to see more crafts and crafters on our Facebook page. Nancy Clifford wrote Except for a…
Pepita, a poor Mexican girl had no gift to present the Christ Child at Christmas Eve Services. As Pepita walked slowly to the chapel with her cousin Pedro, her heart was filled with sadness rather than joy. “I am sure,…
Happy National Poinsettia Day, everyone! And to honor the occasion, how about some poinsettia news and tips on their care? In news, poinsettias last longer today than ever before, thanks to the introduction of new hybrid varieties. New varieties in…
Poinsettias say ‘holidays’. Use these beautiful live plants to decorate any home or office, dramatically and easily. There are a variety of colors and sizes to choose from, the perfect plant for any home or budget. Tired of the traditional…
In anticipation of the Behnkes Holiday Open Houses this weekend, I took a stroll through the Beltsville store. Trees, lots of them. Love the smell, the best Christmas smell of all (and there are so many great ones!). The cute…
You can get weeks more of enjoyment from your tree and help the birds by leaving the strings of popcorn and cranberries right where they are and moving the tree, stand and all, to your garden. Hang slices of oranges…
If you haven’t yet visited Brookside Gardens to see this year’s stunning outdoor light display, do it soon! Here’s what Brookside has to say about it: Visualize close to one million twinkling colorful lights shaped in imaginative displays throughout the…
Nobody does Christmas like Longwood Gardens, the famous public garden near Wilmington, Delaware. Their 4.5 acres of greenhouse are dolled-up for the holidays, and outdoors, over a half million lights make for a grand show. PLUS, there are performances…