Alfred’s Sunflower Beds
Years ago, sunflowers lined Route One at Behnke Nurseries, planted to brighten the space, feed pollinators, and bring joy. Larry Hurley shares the story behind them.
Behnke’s Annuals Pollinator Garden Review: What Worked and What Didn’t
Now that the warm weather annual season is winding down, we’re evaluating how the annuals in our pollinator display garden have performed this year. This is your chance to learn from our successes and failures!
Jessica’s Garden: Enjoying the Best of Spring
The seedlings in my greenhouse have started to take off. Some haven’t emerged yet; still mostly less than patiently waiting on the tomatoes and peppers to germinate. But the winter veggies, leeks, tomatillos and onions, sunflowers, marigolds and zinnias are all growing quickly with a little bit of heat and sunshine.
Jessica’s Garden: Spring Gardening Itch
We spent a little more time this week making excuses to start sowing some seeds indoors. I am usually too far behind and unprepared to have productive early Spring vegetables such as cabbages and broccoli. But this year I am hoping we planted our bok choy early enough to at least be able to grow some baby bok choy before the weather warms up too much for them.