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How are you doing?

I am still processing how our country, our world, have shut down because of this virus. I think of so many that are struggling, wondering how to make ends meet, the business owners that are worried about their employees and companies.

Beyond Behnke’s Newest Online Partner

As you might have noticed, we have been getting more and more items on our online shopping store. But something was missing. Gardening items!

I Need Some Pansies

My soul needs to be away from all the news. What to believe, what not to believe. If I am sick, I will stay home. But other than that, I am ready to get some pansies. I need to pot up my porch pots.

And So It Begins

Here we are, and it is March already. Time is going so fast, and while I am trying so hard to be upbeat about the coming season, I have to admit it is getting harder and harder.

Blue Crab Bay Stoneware

I can’t begin to tell you how much I love these beautiful stoneware plates. We used to sell the Blue Crab Nuts at the nursery but could never carry the stoneware because let’s face it they would get pretty dusty in our greenhouses.

Winter Is Here

What January and February are really good for is for gaining knowledge–sharpening your most important tool, your mind. I encourage you to take a leap beyond gathering information from the internet.

So Many Treasures, So Little Time

As I mentioned last week, I flew down to the AmericasMart to have a peek at what is new and exciting that we could offer on our online store. I am happy to report that I found many of our old friends more than excited to partner with us in this new way.

Now Where Is She?

January 16, 2020
Stephanie Fleming
Beyond Behnkes, Christmas, Stephanie Fleming
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I am in one of my very favorite places, The Americas Mart in Atlanta, Georgia, a place where buyers from all over the world come to see what is new and exciting.

Behind These Old Walls

In the building, we called ‘Dawnrose,’ hides some Country Music and Beltsville History! Frank Gosman began his jamboree around 1968, calling the club The Tin Dipper. He broadcast a few radio commercials for the butcher shop he owned there.....

Mt. Rushmore, Don ‘Nick’ Clifford and Behnke’s

A few days ago, I received a message on Behnke’s facebook page from Steve Baldwin from Custer, South Dakota. Curious, I went to read it and found that he was a long-time friend of my grandparents, Albert and Rose Behnke.