Birds and Squirrels
If you are stuck at home, you may as well feed the birds. We have had several feeders up for the last year. We are on a modest suburban lot with some tall trees so we have good habitat for birds.
Summer Fun With Butterflies
Alice, who many of you might remember working in our sunny annual department every Spring loves to share photos of her beautiful gardens, and she lately has been fascinating us with videos and pictures of all of her butterflies hatching.
The Walpole Purple Martin House – #bornatbehnkes
A customer wrote and mentioned her daughter told her that she has so many memories in her yard, all that were #bornatbehnkes! So in keeping with that theme, I wanted to share with you something I finally got to my home and got up.
How to Manage Pest Insects
Learn various environmentally-friendly methods to keep insects from harming your plants.
Tips for Dealing with Mosquitoes
You could have the most beautiful outdoor space, but if you get bitten up every time you go out, you might not ever want to use it.
Watching Birds in Winter
You don’t have to be a gung-ho birder to appreciate spying a sprightly bird on a dreary winter day. Learn how to attract more birds to your yard, which ones you’re most likely to see and how to identify the ones you don’t recognize.
Florida Turtles
Stephanie’s on vacation right now, enjoying sun, sand and…baby turtles! Read about her experiences here.
How to Prevent Rabbit Damage in the Garden
In this area, deer are seen as the gardener’s no. 1 enemy, but there’s been a boom in the rabbit population in the past few years and they’re coming for your plants. Learn how to live with cottontails and keep them from ravaging your garden.
Mr. Bluebird On My Shoulder
Watching birds is a great way to connect with nature, especially this time of year. Stephanie’s favorite is the bluebird. Read about how she feeds them and keeps nesting boxes for them.
February is National Bird Feeding Month
Having grown up at Behnke’s, Stephanie has always been an avid bird watcher/feeder, first with her grandmother, Rose Behnke, and now with her husband. Read about her favorite relaxing pastime.
The Snowy Owl
Even when many of us are huddled indoors wishing winter would go away, nature can still give us gifts. Read about this snowy owl sighting in Stephanie’s own neighborhood and how social media can help connect us with the natural world.
Bird Watching
What is it about watching birds that is so fascinating to us? Stephanie has found that the older she gets, the more she enjoys it. Read her observations, both of the bird families around her house and of her own family, enjoying bird watching together.