Behnke Nurseries Gardening Blog https://behnkes.com Known For Quality Plants Since 1930 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 18:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6 Spider Plants https://behnkes.com/spider-plants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spider-plants https://behnkes.com/spider-plants/#comments_reply Thu, 17 Dec 2020 18:22:39 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40179 It is said that “familiarity breeds contempt.” I think contempt is a strong word. We do crave things that are new. But most of us dine on the familiar or “comfort food” most of the time. It’s the same with plants.

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]]> https://behnkes.com/spider-plants/feed/ 0 Gingerbread Men & Houses at Oma’s https://behnkes.com/gingerbread-men-houses-at-omas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gingerbread-men-houses-at-omas https://behnkes.com/gingerbread-men-houses-at-omas/#comments_reply Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:53:32 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40168 Finally, after 41 years of marriage, children, and grandchildren, I had a blowout cookie decorating day. Now it is not that I don’t bake cookies, the problem is they end up eaten before we can save them for a grand event.

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]]> https://behnkes.com/gingerbread-men-houses-at-omas/feed/ 0 How To Make The Famous Behnke Bow https://behnkes.com/how-to-make-the-famous-behnke-bow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-make-the-famous-behnke-bow https://behnkes.com/how-to-make-the-famous-behnke-bow/#comments_reply Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:35:42 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40157 The other day I decided to try to make a video of just how to make a Behnke Bow. Hours later, I figured out that no one actually makes a bow like we were all taught.

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]]> https://behnkes.com/how-to-make-the-famous-behnke-bow/feed/ 0 Birds and Squirrels https://behnkes.com/birds-and-squirrels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=birds-and-squirrels https://behnkes.com/birds-and-squirrels/#comments_reply Fri, 04 Dec 2020 19:43:28 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40125 If you are stuck at home, you may as well feed the birds. We have had several feeders up for the last year. We are on a modest suburban lot with some tall trees so we have good habitat for birds.

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]]> https://behnkes.com/birds-and-squirrels/feed/ 0 What Exactly Is A Grave Blanket? https://behnkes.com/what-exactly-is-a-grave-blanket/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-exactly-is-a-grave-blanket https://behnkes.com/what-exactly-is-a-grave-blanket/#view_comments Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:27:35 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40107 What is a grave blanket? A good question. Growing up, I never gave graves much thought. Since all the older relatives lived in Germany, there was no cause to visit any graves. Then my grandparents passed away....

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]]> https://behnkes.com/what-exactly-is-a-grave-blanket/feed/ 8 Egyptian Museum Glass Ornaments https://behnkes.com/egyptian-museum-glass-ornaments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=egyptian-museum-glass-ornaments https://behnkes.com/egyptian-museum-glass-ornaments/#comments_reply Thu, 26 Nov 2020 03:04:53 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40091 For years Behnke Nurseries was proud to carry these beautiful ornaments by Egyptian Museum Glass. Now they are available to you on our online gift shop.

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]]> https://behnkes.com/egyptian-museum-glass-ornaments/feed/ 0 I Am Thankful For… https://behnkes.com/i-am-thankful-for/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-am-thankful-for https://behnkes.com/i-am-thankful-for/#comments_reply Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:51:05 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40086 Thanksgiving is this week. It will be a different one for my family as I am sure it will be for many of you. We all have had to make adjustments in our lives. This will be the first one in my life that will be just the two of us.

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]]> https://behnkes.com/i-am-thankful-for/feed/ 0 Tails with a Heart https://behnkes.com/tails-with-a-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tails-with-a-heart https://behnkes.com/tails-with-a-heart/#comments_reply Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:35:17 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40076 I have been having so much fun pulling out some of the boxes of Christmas Shop items to list on Beyond Behnke’s Online Store. These little mice were always such a big hit at the garden center.

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]]> https://behnkes.com/tails-with-a-heart/feed/ 0 Common Mushrooms Of The Northeast https://behnkes.com/common-mushrooms-of-the-northeast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=common-mushrooms-of-the-northeast https://behnkes.com/common-mushrooms-of-the-northeast/#comments_reply Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:07:45 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40067 Brand new for us is this “Common Mushrooms of the Northeast” field guide. They have been on back order for months from the company, due to the high demand.

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]]> https://behnkes.com/common-mushrooms-of-the-northeast/feed/ 0 Let The Holidays Begin https://behnkes.com/let-the-holidays-begin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-the-holidays-begin https://behnkes.com/let-the-holidays-begin/#comments_reply Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:40:55 +0000 https://behnkes.com/?p=40054 Many people ask just “what is the difference between a Thanksgiving Cactus and a Christmas Cactus”? One of our experts at the garden center explained it like this...

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