Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley: Serendipity
Serendipitous plant combo at Behnke Nurseries: red Virginia Creeper on blue Montgomery Spruce during the 2020 pandemic.
Celebrations In The Behnke Family
Such an exciting time in the Behnke family with so many celebrations this year.
Riding Lessons
Zoe’s Riding Summer Riding Lessons My granddaughter, Zoe, (8) invited me to watch her horseback riding lesson at Talbot Run in Mt. Airy this week—Zoe has been attending classes for the past few months. New Places To See In Mt…
Who Ate My Blueberries?
I had to laugh this week when I was visiting my step-father and he was showing me all of his plants. Sitting on the edge of the pot, there was the cutest fat little chipmunk, happily eating a ripe blueberry…
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley Terrace of 100 Fountains
When In Rome…sometimes you just need to get out of town for a day. We did that during a hot summer trip in July of 2005. Our goal was to see the water gardens of Villa d’Este, in the…
Leaf Fossil? Or Not
Leaf fossil?? No… I was walking in the woods in southeastern Wisconsin last week, and was passing a downed tree, and noticed this shelf or bracket fungus growing on the trunk, with leaf imprints. I guess the leaves must…
Larry Hurley’s Photos of the Week: Native Americans Effigy Mounds
Over a thousand years ago, Native Americans built effigy mounds, and many of these are located in Wisconsin. These “Indian Mounds” as we called them when I was growing up here were large earthen mounds in the shapes of animals…
Another Bucket List Item Checked Off: The National Arboretum
Stephanie crossed off another item on her bucket list this Spring.
A Day In The Garden With Great Grandma Edna
Many of you have shared photos of your gardens with me over the past few years, and I have enjoyed each one so much! Keep them coming! Last week, Edna Poe shared this photo of her beautiful great-granddaughter Dior,…
2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Seven years ago, in August of 2017, I wrote about the Solar Eclipse and how we watched it at Behnke’s. I remember how excited we all were to see it. Yesterday, April 8th, 2024, we had, as many of…
March Winds and Birthday Wishes: A Season of Contrasts
March sure has come roaring in as a lion this past week. We have had everything from beautiful weather to bone-chilling cold winds and some snow last Sunday night. I have never liked the wind or, for that matter,…
Monet: The Immersive Experience
A Trip To DC Last week, I was able to do something that I had wanted to do for a while. I went to DC with my cousin, Jeanne Byrnes, her husband Jim (a big thank you to Jim for…