Because I am first and foremost a perennial guy, at least when it comes to gardening, I usually think of perennials when I am thinking about “bee-pleasing” plants. So when I passed by this Southern Magnolia that was for…
For June’s Beyond Behnke’s Podcast I got to chat with Kate Fisher, owner of The Bumbling Bee Apiary. Kate and her husband own a farm in Carroll County, Maryland were Beekeeping is just one of the many things happening on the farm.
Alice, who many of you might remember working in our sunny annual department every Spring loves to share photos of her beautiful gardens, and she lately has been fascinating us with videos and pictures of all of her butterflies hatching.
Bring on the butterflies and bees! These native shrubs are some of the most versatile and easy to grow with flowers that will have pollinators coming from miles around.
Planting with pollinators in mind is not only environmentally friendly, it’s also easy on the the eyes. Here are six of our favorites that are easy to grow and attractive to people and pollinators alike.
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.
Those of you who have shopped here for many years may remember that we used to have our shade and flowering tree display area on the south side of our main driveway (that is, between Route 1 and the parking…
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, a family friend approached me over the winter asking if I would be interested in growing and arranging flowers for her Fall wedding. Without hesitation, I excitedly accepted the opportunity. While leaving me to…
The butterflies are mostly gone for the season, but bees are still going strong. And nowhere do I see more evidence of that than in the Perennials Department at Behnkes, where I took these photos and could have bee-watched all…