Click here for all the February tips from the experts at Behnkes and the University of Maryland.    Veg-growers, note that it’s time to start broccoli, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, parsley, onion and leeks indoors.   And have you done your winter pruning yet?

Ask and ye shall be answered!

Resident horticulturist Carol Allen encourages blog readers to ask questions – about veg-growing or anything else – and she’ll provide answers here for everyone to read.  Just put them in a comment – in the top-right corner of this blog story – and we’ll get you the answer pronto.

Photo credits:  Broccoli seedling,  cabbage.

ALL plants and supplies 20% to 75% off in both locations!
Some items for your consideration:

Mums and Pansies

Pumpkins and Halloween Decorations

Fall-Blooming Perennial Grasses and Anemones

Grass Seed and Lawn Care Products

Shrubs and Trees

Houseplants

And more – did we mention that ALL plants and supplies are deeply reduced?

Why now? Fall is the best time to plant most plants in our area. The cool nights and warm soils get plants off to a fast start. So plant and save–this weekend at Behnke Nurseries.

Behnke Nurseries, in Beltsville and Potomac, Maryland. Sale dates effective September 29 to October 2, 2011. Sale on merchandise only; excludes services such as landscape design and installation, custom floral work, and delivery charges.

Photo credits:  pansies, Mums unpotted, Croton, Cyclamen, Jade Plant, Anemones by Larry Hurley, and the other photos by Susan Harris.

It’s called Customer Appreciation Day, and only you lucky blog-readers and newsletter recipients are in the know enough to take advantage of it!  Just print the coupon below, bring it in, and shop for less.  One day only.

Designs by Katherine S. (L) and Tova P. (R)

We’re pleased as punch to show off our new reusable (“eco-friendly”) bags, sporting custom designs by two creative grade-school students.   To solicit designs we asked elementary schools local to our Beltsville and Potomac stores to submit designs that  reflected the theme: What do trees do? Then we hung the designs in our stores and asked our customers to vote on their favorite.

We had one winner from Greenbelt Elementary – Katherine S. – and one from Potomac Elementary – Tova P.  Each of the winning schools will receive a tree that Behnke’s will plant
and the artisits will receive gift cards.

All of the drawings submitted were wonderful and we would like to thank the schools that participated. We couldn’t think of a better way  to introduce our eco-friendly bags.