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Blueberry Pickin' Time
 One of the best times of the year is when the blueberries are ready to pick. When I was a little girl, my grandfather had many different kinds of blueberry bushes, of course, and he spent a lot of time making sure they were covered with netting to protect the berries from the birds. When we walked in, it was almost like entering a big cage. We would pick them and then came the fun: my grandmother's German Blueberry pancakes. Super thin pancakes made with the blueberries, piled up in a tall stack, layered with butter (real) and sugar (again real), and then cut into pie slices. While I made her write down the recipe, I have never been able to make them quite like she did. Maybe it was that bit of love she tossed in.
As the years passed and I got married and moved next door to my in-laws, I found the fun of picking their blueberries off the oldest, largest bush I have ever seen. Over 50 years old, it produces the sweetest tiny blueberries ever. No netting needed as there are always more than enough to share with the birds. My children grew up picking the berries each evening with their grandparents, filling basket after basket. My mother-in-law, Jane, would make yummy desserts and freeze jars full so we could enjoy them all year long.
Last night when my little grandson Aaron was over, he saw my little blueberry bush and got a big old smile and asked if he could have the one ripe one on the bush. Sure you can, but let's go see if Great Grandma has any on her blueberry bush! Off he ran to get her, and down they went to check it out. Hands reaching out picking beautiful ripe berries with nowhere to place them except his mouth. At this point we decided his Orioles baseball hat would do for a basket, and darn if he did not help pick them all.
You know, sometimes it is just the simplest of things that makes life wonderful: seeing the two of them enjoying this family tradition and watching my daughter watch from the back yard with a big grin on her face, happy that her little guy got to do another thing that she and her brother grew up doing.
-Stephanie Fleming, Behnke Nurseries
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It's National Pollinator Week - Let's Celebrate!
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Summersweet or Pepperbush
Treat yourself to this low maintenance native shrub. It likes sun or shade & moist soil & will reward you with incredibly fragrant, bottle-brush-shaped blooms.
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Tickseed 'Zagreb'
Among the bees & the butterflies this perennial wins for the most popular. Plant this in a pollinator garden for a cheerful, breezy, carefree look.
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Blazing Star/Gayfeather 'Kobold'
One of the rare perennial flowers that blooms from the top down, with its striking spikes of purple, it's a worthy addition to any garden.
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Need a little inspiration? The video in the link below shows off a local's garden devoted to pollinators & wildlife. Spoiler alert: it's envy-worthy.  |
1/3 Off Tropical Plants
in 10-inch, 12-inch & 14-inch pots
Choose from -
Mandevilla Vines, Gardenia Trees, Tropical Hibiscus, Banana Plants, Palms, Ferns, Corn Plants, Dragon Palms, Weeping Figs, White Birds of Paradise & much more!
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Garden Club Special:
1/3 Off Clematis
Must be a Behnke Garden Club
member to get this special price.
Or, sign up next time you are at Behnke's.
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 Jessica's Garden:
The Self-Described
Fruit Snob
-Jessica Crawford
Jessica has jumped into fruit gardening with both feet and proves that the superior taste is worth the extra effort.  |
 Arranged Marriages (of flowers or course!):
Enjoy Twice the Beauty
-Evelyn Kinville
Enjoy your cut flowers twice: first as a fresh bouquet, then dry them for a second round of beauty! Evelyn explains how to air dry flowers successfully. Plus, she gives tips on which flowers work best. |
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free talk: Gardening Basics: Aquatic Gardening
w/ Carol Allen, horticulturist
Saturday, June 20, 11am
Sunday, June 21, 11am
Click here to register.
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free talk: The Right Hand Tools & Their Care
w/ Christopher Lewis, Behnke horticulturist
Saturday, June 20, 3:30pm Click here to register.
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free talk: Composting:
From Table to Garden
w/ David Noto, Behnke Pharmacy Staff
Saturday, June 27, 3:30pm
Click here to register.
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free talk: What's New at Weeks?
w/ special guest speaker Jerry
Amoroso of Weeks Roses
Potomac Rose Society Meeting -
Open to the Public!
Sunday, June 28, 2pm
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