I Remember When.....
Burtonsville
Albert & Rose Behnke's Garden in Burtonsville
Last weekend during our Garden Party I heard so many times, "I remember when..." and then the shared memories would begin. I remember when my mother would bring me to Behnke's to feed the swans; I remember when I was little I would play under the benches while my parents shopped; I remember when you had that playground with the big slide; I remember when I got to do a driving tour of Mr. Behnke's gardens in Burtonsville; I remember when I was in school with your mother/uncles; I remember when I worked for your grandfather and we had to weed all day long...

On and on the stories went. I just wish I had thought to take notes since I cannot remember what everyone said. I think sometimes I forget just how many lives Behnke's and my grandparents have touched these last 85 years. It seems that everyone knows someone who knows someone who either worked or shopped at Behnke's. Heck, there is even a T-shirt that lists Behnke's third of things that say, "You know your from Beltsville if..."

-Stephanie Fleming, Behnke Nurseries 
 
Create a Butterfly Garden: It's Easy As 1, 2, 3
1. Butterfly Bush
Low maintenance shrub with a long bloom time.  Likes a sunny, well-drained location.
2. Joe Pye Weed
A native perennial that produces puffy clusters of flowers on 3ft to 8ft stems.  Likes sun or part shade.
3. Lantana
Add a punch of color with this long-blooming annual.  Likes sun and well-draining soil.

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Plant them in full sun and average, well-drained

soil. They will reward you with fragrant spires of flowers from summer until frost.  Many newer varieties are also quite compact, fitting into tighter spaces.



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Guest Blog:
Seasons of Change
-Emily Stashower

What better marker of change in our lives than the growth of our gardens!  Emily reflects on the milestones of her life and how every change can be charted by the growth of her garden.

 

Jessica's Garden:
It's Not Too Late
-Jessica Crawford

Though it's already mid-June, Jessica is just finishing planting her vegetable garden and cutting garden.

 
Coming Up...
Orchid Re Potting photo D. Nejako
Orchid Diagnostic & Repotting Clinic
w/ Carol Allen 


Saturday, June 13,  9:30am to 4:30pm
Sunday, June 14,  9:30am to 4:30pm

Lady Baltimore Hibiscus
free talk: Landscape Plants
for Wet Areas
w/ Christopher Lewis

Saturday, June 13,  3:30pm

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Waterlily
free talk: Gardening Basics: Aquatic Gardening
w/ Carol Allen 

 
Saturday, June 20,  11am
Sunday, June 21,  11am

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free talk: The Right Hand Tools
& Their Care
w/ Christopher Lewis

Saturday, June 20,  3:30pm

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Behnke's Hours:
Monday through Thursday: 9am to 7pm
Friday: 9am to 8pm
Saturday: 8am to 7pm
Sunday: 9am to 6pm

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