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Wine Tasting this Saturday At Behnke's in Beltsville
~ Stephanie Fleming
Old Line Fine Wine
We are so excited to welcome back to Behnke's our good friend and Beltsville neighbor, Larry Pendleton, owner of
Old Line Fine Wine & Bistro
. This coming Saturday, March 21, Old Line will be hosting a FREE Wine Tasting at our Open House in Beltsville, from 1 to 4pm.

If you have not had a chance to stop by Old Line Fine Wine & Bistro you really need to take time to check them out. They are one of Maryland's largest fine wine superstores, but I love going there for lunch! Their bistro is the perfect place to sit back and relax and enjoy some great food with good company, and the menu offers great choices! 

Old Line has also recently opened their indoor Market Place on Fridays from 4 to 8, year round. They have many different vendors participating with gourmet foods and treats! I know am going to stop in this Friday night.
2014 Spring Open House  
IN BELTSVILLE BOTH DAYS

GUESTS: 
*Carol Allen: Behnke's Garden Advisor
*The Perennial Farm with displays of Deer-leerious deer resistant plants and Treadwell perennial ground covers 
*Walnut Springs Nursery with the HGTV Home Plant Collection
*Walpole Woodworkers
*Solar City 
*Kalyx Green Landscape Design & Construction
*Dept. of Environmental Resources, Carole A. Barth

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES:
Potting Demonstrations 

SATURDAY-ONLY GUESTS:
* Espoma's Shawn Shockey will give advice about Espoma fertilizers
* "Grow It Eat It" and the Maryland Master Gardeners
* Behnke's "Flour Girls" Cupcakes ~ come early as Anita sells out fast!

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES:
* Scales & Tales -11am to 2pm, live animal showcase
* Wine Tasting - 1pm to 4pm, from Old Line Fine Wine, Spirits & Bistro
*  Food with Soul of the South Catering

IN POTOMAC

GUESTS~ BOTH DAYS: 
Walpole Woodworkers; Solar City, Kalyx Green Landscape Design & Construction

Saturday TALKS:
11 am  Lawn & Garden Care Tips
1 pm   The Fragrant Garden

Sunday TALKS:
11 am Go Native
1 pm   Perfect Pots & Planter Projects

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Stop by Beltsville on Saturday and talk to ESPOMA'S Shawn Shockley and SAVE! Special ESPOMA SALE for our Open House

20% off Espoma Organic  "Tone" Fertilizer
20% off Espoma� Organic Weed Preventer (corn gluten)
20% off Espoma� Organic All-Season Lawn Food
Sale good thru March 23, 2014 at both our Garden Centers
A Touch Of Spring ~ Edgeworthia
Chinese Paper Bush
Edgeworthia

Edgworthia is one of those plants that is fun to drool over when you visit Behnke's.  It's the sort of plant that makes your visit to our garden centers so much fun.  It's a shrub that blooms in late winter or early spring, and is what we would call a "collector's plant," a plant for someone who likes some challenges.  It's hardy to zone 7, probably best grown in the city and not in far-flung ice-capitals like Frederick.  

Besides the interesting flower clusters, it's very fragrant, and that in itself would move it to the top of my list of plants to try.  In Japan the bark is used for fine paper making for calligraphy, and was at one time used for making Japanese paper money.   You could call it your very own money tree.


Miri, our woody plant buyer, is a "collector."  She loves to bring in a few of this and a few of that to stoke your horticultural fires.  Every week there are new or oddball plants for you to look at.  Catch Edgeworthia this weekend.  In very limited supply at both of our garden centers.

 

MORE THAN A TOOL. IT'S AN HEIRLOOM
DeWit Dutch Garden Tools
DeWit Garden Tools
The right tools make all the difference. Our reputation was built on high-quality tools made from the best materials so you can have a tool that gets the job done, gets it done right, and continues to work for you year after year.

The DeWit difference comes from: * European FSC-Certified Ash Hardwood Handles
* High-Quality Swedish Boron Steel (the same steel used on a popular brand of bulldozer blades)
* Forging the Steel for Long-Lasting Strength and Durability
* Each Product comes with a Lifetime Guarantee
* With Hundreds of Tools in our Portfolio, we have a Unique Tool for Every Garden Task. Try a DeWit tool today. You'll immediately see and feel the difference.

Garden Club Members' Weekly Specials
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All Garden Tools 20% OFF!
1 week only. March 17-23
Reg. $4.99-$129.99

(This sale does not include Melissa & Doug Children's Garden Tools)


Garden Club Members Only


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All Pansies in 6 inch pots, 25% OFF!
March 17 - 23

Beautiful happy pansies in 6 inch pots can brighten up even the most dreary of days! Add some to your porch pots!

Garden Club Members Only.


Must be a Behnke Garden Club member to get this special price.
To join, just Sign Up Below! It's FREE!

Update Information
Summer Blooming Bulbs! 20% Off till March 23rd
  Summer Bulbs
Don't miss this Special! Just arrived from Holland!
*Dahlias *Tuberous Begonias *Caladiums *Cannas * Gladiolus * Lilies and more!

 
Hellebores ~ Larry Hurley, Behnke's Perennial Buyer
Late Winter/ Early Spring Color For Your Garden~ Hundreds in Stock, Many New Varieties
 25% off of Regular Prices: March 17 to March 30
Hellebores
We keep talking about them, but they are just that good. At my place, the Helleborus niger, or Christmas Rose, is in full bloom. This snow and cold weather don't seem to bother it at all. The flower buds are showing on the Lenten Roses, and I know that they'll just sit tight for a couple of days, and then continue to grow and open with warmer weather. (They are not even remotely related to roses by the way, but the flower looks sort-of like a wild rose.)
Like other normally-evergreen perennials, this winter has taken a toll on the leaves,giving them burned edges. But as the flowers appear, so does the new foliage. Eventually I'll take the older leaves off because I'm a tidy gardener, but you don't really have to. The old leaves will lie flat on the ground, and the newer leaves will cover them. By the end of the month, my garden will be full of white,ivory, pink, and even a few red hellebore flowers. I know the rabbits and the deer will leave them alone, and that the flowers will cheer me along all through the spring time.
 
Every year I buy some new ones, and this year will be no exception. With lots in stock and lots more coming, I can hardly wait.  In fact, I think I'm going to put them on sale: 25% off for the next two weeks, so you don't have to wait at all.
NEW for 2014! Hip Hop Violas from Hort Couture!
Regular Price $5.99 This Weekend ONLY $3.00 March 22 & 23 only
  Hip Hop Violas from Hort Couture!
Honestly, one of the cutest Violas to hit our garden center in a long time.  Hip Hop™ Violas from Hort Couture� are absolutely amazing, fun and cheerful. Flowers resemble cute little bunny ears and will have you hip-hopping for joy.


Viola's flowers will add a truly charming effect to any garden, plus they're easy to grow and care for. They are perfect for window boxes and small pots placed on patios and porches.
The Taste Of Herbs
Herbs in Clay Pots by LH Fresh shipment of herbs for your kitchen garden. Including basil, lavender, parsley,rosemary and thymes plus many, many more.  Put them on the windowsill now, plant them out in the garden or in containers later.
Featured Arrangement: "Spring Sunrise"
Spring Flora Feature

 Spring arrives bringing promises of many things we love...warmer days, welcome showers, singing birds, and gentle sunrises. The Behnke Florist brings the colors of a spring sunrise by arranging peach and orange-toned roses and berries nestled against white hybrid lilies in a soft green glass bowl. Today is a perfect day to bring someone more than a promise or to treat yourself to a Spring Sunrise (you don't even have to get up early).

 

Special Price $37.99 through April 30th

 

Call our Florist Shop in Potomac for more details. 301-983-4400

 

Available for pick-up at the Behnke Florist, next to our Garden Center in Potomac. Or, request delivery in the Potomac area for an additional $12  Call 301-983-4400 to place an order.  

Behnke Nurseries Welcomes Walpole Outdoors
Walpole Behnke Nurseries welcomes Walpole Outdoors, located at our Potomac store. Come see the new Walpole Outdoors display. It features classic handcrafted fence, pergolas with retractable canopies, arbors, mail and lantern posts, trellis, lattice panels and more. In your choice of low maintenance cellular PVC or natural wood.

Take advantage of Walpole Outdoors Special Early Spring Savings!
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Garden Tips
March's Gardening To-Do List

Flora Feature
Spring Flora Feature: Spring Sunrise 
Weekly Sales
Open House Specials 
20% off  ALL Summer Flower Bulbs
Hip Hop Violas ~ $3.00 March 22 & 23 only
25% off ALL Hellebores
20% off Espoma Organic  "Tone" Fertilizer
20% off Espoma� Organic Weed Preventer (corn gluten)
20 % off Espoma� Organic All Season Lawn Food
PLUS! Garden Club Members SAVE on ALL Garden Tools and 6" Pansies
Garden Blog
Gardening at the DC Environmental Film Festival
by Susan Harris, Behnke's Garden Blogger 

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Taking appointments for Spring planting and yard clean up.
Activities
SAVE THE DATE:
March. 21 & 22: Behnke's Spring Open House

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Beltsville:  301-937-1100
  Potomac: 301-983-9200
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Beltsville  & Potomac
Sunday ~ Friday ~ 9 to 6
Saturday ~ 8 to 6 Open Early
 
Note: The Behnke Florist is closed on Sunday