Though Brookside Gardens is beautiful any time of the year, it shines in early fall, with remnants of summer color and unique experiences specific to this season. Enjoy Emily’s photo journal of a walk through Brookside in September.
About a year ago, Behnke’s installed a rain garden as one of seven examples at the nursery demonstrating what you can do to receive a rebate with the Prince George’s County Rain Check Rebate program. Read on to learn about our garden, the plants in it and its upkeep. Included are many helpful links for more about rain gardens.
Behnke’s has a number of demonstration gardens. One of the most recent additions is the Pollinator Garden, still going strong and growing robustly after one year. Click through to learn about the some of the plants in it and come by the store to see them in person.
Did you know that there are many ways you can get a rebate from your county for gardening projects? Click through to read about our example rain garden and its benefits.
Take a step back in time with a visit to Hillwood Museum, the former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post, now open to the public. Emily highlights her favorite part, the surrounding gardens.
Get excited for warmer weather with this photo journal from Emily Stashower, featuring some of her favorite signs of the season.
Nature can be both calming and invigorating. Behnke’s blogger, Emily Stashower felt its powerful effects on a recent trip to Locust Grove Nature Center on a sunny fall day.
Remember me, the former Behnkes blogger? Well, I’ve retired but I’m back to announce an exciting project and ask for your support. What is the grassroots media campaign DC Gardens.com? Images of 12 destination gardens in the DC area BY…
Fans of Brookside Gardens may have heard that it’s undergoing renovations and that parking is super-limited this year, which has led to the cancellation of big events there this season. But I’m here to report that even on a gorgeous…
Continuing on the theme of Great Gardens near Behnkes Customers, this is what the U.S. Botanic Garden looked like last Friday. The video is all outdoors, showing the National Garden and the Bartholdi Park, but remember there’s also inside what…
Here’s my bid to entice people to go to the National Arboretum (those 446 acres of awesomeness) this month but honestly, it’s my favorite place all year long. Covered in snow it’s gorgeous everywhere but especially around the Bonsai Museum…
This winter I’ll be sharing photos of gardens I saw in 2013, especially ones within day-trip distance from Behnkes customers. Hope you’ll be inspired to visit some of them in 2014! First up, the under-visited but fabulous National Arboretum in…