Elegantly-shaped white hybrid lilies create a chic summer look when paired with creamy roses in a smooth glass cylinder..... Read More.
Cacti & Succulent Sale
Do you forget to water your plants once in a while? Then succulents and cacti may be the plants for you. These thick fleshy plants frown upon too much water and need sandy, well-drained soil. During the summer you can set them outside in a sunny area and then bring them in during the winter months. There are many different varieties to choose from.
Sale 30% off
100% Cedar Mulches
Give Dad a break this weekend! Let the kids mulch the garden for him, and use 100% cedar mulch. Whether natural or color enhanced, cedar mulch will remind you of a cedar chest - pleasantly fragrant to humans while acting as a repellant to some insects and pests.
2 cubic foot bags of 100% cedar mulch
Natural Color - reg 6.49 Red or Black - reg 6.99 Sale 30% off
Espoma Tone Sale
Each Tone has been carefully developed in conjunction with nursery and horticultural professionals to produce outstanding flowers, shrubs and vegetables. No fillers, sludge or inert ingredients are ever used.
Quality is guaranteed. Long lasting natural organics break down slowly for steady, continuous feeding. Each bag contains Bio-tone microbes and is low in salts so it won't burn. Espoma "Tone" fertilizers are safe for people, pets, & the environment.
4 to 20 lb. bags, reg. price $6.99 - $18.99 Sale 30% off
Propane For Your Grill
Need Propane For Your Grill?
Stop by our Garden Center in Potomac and let us fill up your tanks! We fill your tank, not an exchange.
BIG, bright blossoms! Bring the tropics home with a few well-placed tropical hibiscus. Around the pool or around the deck, these beauties add "spark" to your outdoor living area. Just give them a sunny home, check them daily for watering needs, and use a low-phosphorus water soluble fertilizer.
reg. price $15.99 and up Sale 30% off
Crotons
Big, colorful leaves that are never "between blooms". Outside they make great accents for mixed container plantings or on their own. They tolerate part to full sun, although you should ease them out from dappled sun into full sun over a period of time or they will burn.
Sale 30% off
Mandevilla Vine
Loaded with flowers in red, pink or white, the mandevilla vine is a summer show stopper climbing up arbors or trellises or over mailboxes. Give them plenty of sun, check them daily for water, and fertilize regularly.
reg. price $14.99 and up Sale 30% off
Frolicking Ferns! in our houseplant dept
Embelish your outdoor living areas with a few tropical ferns. Whether hanging up high or nestled in urns, ferns will add a cool, calm feeling as their long, fronds wave gently in the breezes. Easy to grow, they love our summer humidity and like a location with dappled or indirect sunlight. Check them daily for water. Not kidding daily.
Sale 30% off
Behnke Nurseries Presents Gardens and Villas of theItalian Lakes August 24 – September 2, 2013
Tools for the Garden: Always a big hit with Dads. Everyone loves getting a new shovel or rake. Even a new pair of pruners are sure to bring a smile. He can use them to cut up all the ties he gets from everyone else.
Check out our latest video with Carol Allen as she explains what tools are a "must have" for your garden.
All Garden Tools 30% Off till June 19th
Upcoming Workshops & Events
Q & A Demonstrations - w/ Carol Allen
10 am to 2 pm (dates listed below) Saturdays at the Beltsville store
Join Carol as she works on a project and answers your questions about indoor and outdoor gardening.
Gardening with Less Water - June 22
How's Your Garden Growing? The Doctor is In. - June 29
Local citizens will sell and barter their wares in the parking area at Behnke's while the Beltsville Lion's Club sells hot dogs, chips and sodas, Yummy!
There’s nothing tastier and healthier than home grown vegetables. Learn how to extend the life of your garden with these cool customers. Find out what to grow in he early spring and how to care for it. Now get out there and grow!
Be an efficient waterer! Find out about the methods that will help you conserve.
Q&A: Pruning Demonstration: Spring Maintenance Location: Potomac Date: Saturday and Sunday, February 25th & 26th Time: 1 pm
Learn proper pruning techniques. Part or all of the demonstration may be conducted outside. Please wear proper attire. WORKSHOP: Build a Terrarium Location: Beltsville Date: Sunday, February 26th Time: 11 am Cost: $40/person Speaker: Carol Allen, Horticulturist Limit: 12 people
Make a garden in miniature that’s much easier to care for than its larger counterpart and more versatile, but just as attractive.
Behnkes still has an Open Position at our Beltsville Location. Check out our Employment Page for details.
Events for 2013 are now posted online! Events & Workshops 2013!
