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…
This shouldn’t be a hard thing to do – finding somewhere to volunteer my services in the Metro DC area. I’m hoping to put my knowledge of gardening to some good purpose, do it with other people, and be active…
One of the oldest and best loved garden blogs in the D.C. area is written by an old friend of Behnkes – Chris Upton, currently the horticulturist for the Asia Collection at the National Arboretum. He named it 1003 Gardens…
Gardeners are panicking over the sudden news that several gardens at the National Arboretum are slated for destruction! We’re talking saws and herbicides, folks, and goodbye to the Perennials Collection, the Boxwood Collection, and the Morrison Azaleas. And we…