Today, while putting this email together, I thought about Valentine’s Day coming up. It was fun at Behnke’s when Evelyn, our Florist Shop manager, would have all the roses and carnations arrive so everyone could start putting bouquets together. She…
Stephanie found a 1932 Behnke Nurseries Rose Catalog filled with so many details
While looking through old photographs, Stephanie found more to share with her grandfather Albert Behnke’s rose garden.
Albert Behnke loved many plants, but roses always held a special place in his heart. He grew up on his father’s nursery growing roses and brought that knowledge to America. My entire life has been about plants and flowers.
Call them old-fashioned, but these three flowering plants have been long-time favorites for a reason. Learn about three of our most popular woody plants and get our suggestions of what to plant with them.
Also called “witches’ broom,” this disease has the potential to decimate your roses. Click through to learn more.
Albert Behnke, founder of Behnke Nurseries, loved roses and grew many varieties at his home in Burtonsville. Stephanie, his granddaughter, shares memories (and a video) of him with his beautiful roses.
Browsing our rose selection, you’ll see that we separate them into the “classes.” But what does it mean to be a Hybrid Tea, Grandiflora, or Landscape? Here is a basic introduction to the main rose classes to help you narrow-down which varieties would suit you best.
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Read a little history of the holiday and get tips for giving the perfect flowers.
This year Valentine’s Day is Sunday February 14th, so dare we ask: Are you ready? Don’t worry, Behnke’s has you covered! Order online…….
Drift Roses One of the first plants I’ve bought for my small new-to-me garden is the fabulous new Apricot-colored Drift groundcover rose, shown above. I bought five, and they’re going to quickly grow together to form one traffic-stopping mass of…
Jim Dronenburg is a long-time employee of Behnkes who also runs the Four Seasons Garden Club and is a certifiable plant nut and amateur rosarian, but claims no formal training in roses. To my mind, he’s grown enough different roses…