Behnke Nursery Blog

Capitol Beltway Perennial Show
Sponsored By Washington Gardener Magazine to benfit Earth Share, a national federation that supports the country’s most respected environmental non-profit organizations, visit www.earthshare.org
The Perennial Show highlights the joys of growing the aristocrats of decorative gardening-summer perennials. This final show in the series will run Saturday, June 21st and Sunday June 22nd, and [...]

Thanks to Douglas Bolt of the Beltsville Garden Club for providing photos of the event.
The Beltsville Garden Club was founded in 1952, primarily by individuals from the USDA, and currently has 220 members from throughout the area, including some Behnke Nurseries staff.
This is an active club, with interesting meetings, summer field trips and friendly members. [...]

The first annual Beltway Azalea Show at Behnke Nurseries at Beltsville brought together a number of groups to celebrate the area’s most popular flowering shrub. Co-sponsored by Washington Gardener Magazine, and Earth Share, a national environmental organization, Behnke Nurseries offered an amazing assortment of azaleas, just coming into their blooming season.
Highlights included a wine tasting [...]