 Today I got a phone call from a old friend of Behnke's asking me how my mother, Sonja Behnke Festerling is doing. So I just want to let everyone know she is doing great. We brought her home from rehab two weeks ago. My mother is just amazing. Through this whole thing, she keeps her smile and works through all the physical therapy. She laughs about tripping over her feet while trying to pull some weeds in her flower bed. A broken hip and shoulder are not going to keep her down. She left the wheel-chair at rehab and has not looked back. Last week she moved from the walker to the cane and I don't doubt that cane will be history before long... I keep waiting for her to poke someone with it like her father Albert Behnke used to do.. But so far, so good. Thank you everyone for all your prayers, and cards!
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Gardener's Night Out Program
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Discover How to Assemble a Fall Porch Pot
To help you get started on your own projects at home
Pansies in 4" pots will be 50% off
Watch as Indoor Fairy Gardens are Planted
Miniature gardens are fun to design and change with the seasons
Fairy Garden Accessories will be 20% off
All Houseplants will be 20% off
Visit with our friends from Terra Lavande
Try some Lavender Syrup and Lavender Lemonade
Lavender Plants reg. $7.99 and up will be 25% off
Visit with the Orchid Lady - Carol Allen
Her advice is free and for a small fee she will repot your orchids
Phalaenopsis Orchids will be 35% off
ASK MIRI - All About Growing Fruits & Berries
If you haven't started your fruits and berries garden
because you aren't sure what to do,
NOW is a good time to ready your questions.
for Behnke's Garden Club Members - Fruit & Berry Plants will be 25% off
 Free Wine Tasting w/ Old Line Fine Wine, Spirits & Bistro
Step into our Christmas Shop and enjoy the Holiday Spirit
with the Rosemount line of Australian wines and others
Ducky Hong Bonsai - Celebrates the Growth of the Bonsai Corner
Bonsai artist Ducky Hong will be available to discuss the art of
Bonsai and show you his large collection now available at Behnke's
Ducky Hong Bonsai will be 30% off; Over 1,000 Bonsai plants from which to make your selection. (See ad and photo below.)
Divide & Conquer - Hosta and Ornamental Grasses
Look on and pose questions to our staff as they demonstrate how to divide - no calculators necessary
All Hosta & Ornamental Grasses will be 25% off
Discover How to Make Quick & Easy Houseplant Gift "Baskets"
No time? No problem. Houseplants make super gifts.
All Houseplants will be 20% off
PLUS...
Learn about The National Capital Orchid Society & their Fall Show & Sale
Consider going solar with Nancy of Solar City
Discover a world of Spring Color w/ Rene from Netherland Bulbs
Be the first to see our new CarGo Aprons
Learn about Brite Ideas® holiday lighting with Behnke's Staff
Get down & dirty w/ Kathy Jentz from Washington Gardener Magazine
Looking at landscaping? Visit Kalyx Landscape Design
Learn about Aeroponic Gardening w/ Herb Richards & Tower Gardens
Take part in our Employee Scarecrow Contest: help select the "People's Choice" Winner!!
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Behnke Garden Club Special: Fruit Trees &
Berry Bushes (many dwarf & semi-dwarf)
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25% Off thru September 21
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Super time to plant! Grow it, pick it, eat it. Fresh and healthy fruit from your own garden.
Must be a Behnke Garden Club member to get this special price. To join, just Sign Up Here! It's FREE |
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Create Your Beautiful Landscape
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Grower's Special! We got a great deal from a local Maryland Grower and are passing the savings on to you!
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Look for our SPECIAL SELECTION of
Evergreen Trees & Shrubs - and SAVE!
Selection Includes:
Boxwoods - Junipers - Cypress - Bayberry
- Inkberry - Green Giant Arborvitae
- Japanese Cedar
A long-time local grower gave us a great deal and
we are passing the savings on to you. All of these
are wonderful evergreens that are great for hedges, foundation plantings or large-scale screening.
They are also deer-resistant and best for full sun.
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Jessica's Garden: Letting Go of Summer, Moving on to Fall
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 This week was deceiving. While the harvest was declining and seasons are shifting, I certainly did not feel any less consumed by the garden's need for attention. Which is really a part of the reward for growing my own goodness. It's something that requires months of dedication but turns around and rewards me ten-fold. Something that started as a hobby years ago has now become much more of a lifestyle. Last week, I began letting go of the tomato plants that were no longer thriving. This week, we definitely parted. The last few plants were looking nothing short of pathetic. I decided we needed a trial separation. There was no sense in letting a great friendship get ruined. I needed a break-- they needed a break. So until next year, we just cannot see one another anymore. I harvested the last of the tomatoes that were salvageable off the vines. Some were ripe, some just shy and others still green. I have an overflowing basket of ripe and under-ripe cherry tomatoes 'Principe Borghese' that are destined for another round of pickled cherry tomatoes. The first batch turned out so beautifully that I have decided to prepare another batch for Christmas gifts.
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Bonsai Specimen 3 Day Special 30% Off Sale
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Click below to read more about Ducky Hong
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Orchid Diagnostic & Re-Potting Clinic with
Carol Allen
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During the National Capitol Orchid Society's Fall Orchid Show & Sale
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 Come to the National Capital Orchid Fall Show and Sale this year. While here you can have Carol re-pot your prized orchids!
In Beltsville: October 11,12 & 13
(9:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Bring in your orchids and ask Carol for her advice! For a minimal fee she will expertly repot your plants.
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Behnke's Quick Buttons
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Just click on the blue button for a direct link
 September's Gardening To-Do List
  Jessica wraps up Summer and Embraces Fall in the Vegetable Garden
 Taking appointments for Fall planting and yard clean up.
 SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday, October 4: Behnke's Annual Chili Cook-Off!
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Behnke's Fall Hours
Beltsville Sunday - Thursday ~ 9 to 6 Friday ~ 9 to 8 Open Late
Saturday ~ 8 to 6 Open Early
Behnke Nurseries Contacts:
Beltsville: 301-937-1100
Email: behnkes@behnkes.net
Web Site: www.behnkes.com |
