Featured This Week at Behnkes
Miniature Poinsettias
(in self-watering planters)
• Perfect on office desks or in dorm rooms.
• Add a holiday touch to your indoor fairy gardens.
• Use as gifts at a dinner party.
• Wonderful teacher’s gift.
• Cheer up someone in the hospital.
• Every windowsill wants one.
Cyclamen
Bursting with color!
4½ & 6½ inch pots
priced $6.99 to $12.99
Christmas Cactus
(Zygocactus)
Loaded with buds and blooms!
4 & 6 inch pots; 8 inch hanging baskets
priced $4.99 to $24.99
Beautiful Firs for the Holidays
Fraser • Douglas • Noble • Nordmann
Pick out the perfect tree now, and ask for a fresh cut on the bottom. Then, when you get it home, place it in a bucket of water and leave it in a cool spot out of the sun until you are ready to bring it inside and decorate.
Fresh Greens & Arrangements
Start the season off right — bring home the scent of fresh cedar or fir. Fill your window boxes and pots with fresh greens, cones and berries. Not enough time? Check out our ready made porch pots and arrangements. Our elves are busy putting them together just for you.
Bird Seed Wreaths Available Now!
No Feeder Necessary! What a great gift for the nature lover on your list. Just hang and enjoy the show.
You Can't Always Get What You Want...
Our wandering horticulturist, Larry Hurley, is finding out that gardening in paradise isn’t always easy. On the small Caribbean island of Montserrat, where his family owns a house, beautiful sunsets may be easy to come by, but potting soil? Not so much.
Behnke's & the Beltsville Small White Turkey
Did you know that Beltsville has its own breed of turkey? Just in time for Thanksgiving, read all about this small, local turkey that was once raised at Behnke’s!
Jessica's Garden: Homegrown Veggies Still Going Strong
Take a peek at Jessica’s fall edible garden; she’s still harvesting veggies and even tender herbs for meals!
Albert Behnke's Cadillacs
Albert Behnke, founder of Behnke Nurseries, loved many things: his family, his friends, his company and…his Cadillacs. Delve into Behnke history with these recollections of his love affair with these special cars.
Jessica's Garden: Keeping Busy with Homemade Gifts
Even at 38-weeks pregnant, Behnke’s blogger, Jessica, is constantly on the move. Check out her handmade gifts for the upcoming holiday season and try out her recipe for a Lemongrass Tea Blend.