Let The Holidays Begin
Many people ask just “what is the difference between a Thanksgiving Cactus and a Christmas Cactus”? One of our experts at the garden center explained it like this…
All About Christmas Cactus: The Easiest Flowering Houseplant
Step aside, poinsettia. Easy to grow and to rebloom, the Christmas cactus deserves another look, and not just as a holiday plant, but as a year-round houseplant.
A Time of Traditions at Behnkes
They say that life is all about change but there is something about about tradition. Each year we have our 4 seasons. We all know them–Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. At Behnke’s, we also have a 5th season called “Thanksgiving/Christmas.”…
Plant Ghosts of A Christmas Past
Let’s remember the plants of Christmas past. They aren’t with us the way they used to be. The reason? People’s houses then were cold, by our standards. Early houses had fireplaces—the earliest had huge, walk-in hearths—which did triple duty in…