Are you like me and have deer that come out at night and eat all the buds off of your daylilies before they even bloom? This year has been the worst, but then we did not put up the deer tape as we have done in the past.
Dear Friends, Below is what I wrote for the Beltsville News this month and the feelings hold true for all of you no matter where you live. For all of our Behnke friends–because that is what you are, and what…
I am sitting in my office, surrounded by boxes. What to save? What to shred? What to toss? I just want to walk away from it all, but I can’t do that. So I keep going, sorting and finding treasures.
From Stephanie Though it was rainy, this past Mother’s Day I went into work. For the past few years I took this day off, but since it was our last Mother’s Day at Behnke’s, I wanted to be there. There…
From Stephanie Are you tired of all the rain? I know I am, but it looks like we just might have a beautiful weekend ahead. And just in time, we have received more truckloads of excellent trees and shrubs and…
Stephanie Fleming recalls some of her favorite memories of her grandfather, Albert Behnke, co-founder of Behnke Nurseries.
The holiday season is fast approaching. Poinsettias in the greenhouses are showing color – red, white, pink & many more as they have for generations at Behnke Nurseries. Preparations for the holidays to come are well under way. Now, is…
“This one! No, this one. How about this one Mommy? I think this one is beautiful!” So it went last Saturday when my grandson Aaron and his parents came to the garden center to pick out their Christmas tree.
I have said it many times before, the best time to plant a tree was 25 years ago and the second best time is today… The other day, my husband, Jon, my father in law, Marshal and our grandson decided…
There is something about roses in the garden that brings a smile. I grew up always knowing that when I went to visit my grandparents, Albert and Rose Behnke, that there were going to be flowers in the house. But once the first rose started to bloom, their house would always be filled with roses.