Activities, Events, FREE Talks and Workshops

Workshops that require a fee can be paid for in advance at www.Shop.Behnkes.com.

In the event a Talk or Workshop is canceled, we will make every effort to contact you by phone or email.

FEBRUARY: Activities, Events, FREE Talks and Workshops

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.

Create a rustic planter using a hypertufa mixture that, when dry, looks like aged concrete, but is much lighter and easier to handle.

MARCH: Activities, Events, FREE Talks and Workshops

Starting seeds yourself is so satisfying. Watching them grow and mature — a little bigger each day. Learn what works best and how to get ahead in your gardening this year by starting seeds indoors.

Starting seeds yourself is so satisfying. Watching them grow and mature — a little bigger each day. Learn what works best and how to get ahead in your gardening this year by starting seeds indoors.

Some seeds can be persnickety! They don’t like all that indoor pampering. Learn which seeds prefer to start life outdoors and the optimal time for planting them.

Hear about the tried-and-true, hardy flowers your grandmother might have put in her garden that are still beautiful growers today.

Root vegetables got you down in the dirt? Though we can’t guarantee you won’t get dirty growing them, this pick-me-up lesson will show you how easy they can be.

Root vegetables got you down in the dirt? Though we can’t guarantee you won’t get dirty growing them, this pick-me-up lesson will show you how easy they can be.

Stop buying these edibles and start growing them with the know-how gained from this talk.

During this class you will learn how to successfully plant in a “strawberry jar” and then actually plant strawberry plants to take home. Later in the season you will have a tasty treat you can keep close by on a deck or perched in your garden for a vertical flair. All materials needed are included in the cost of the class.

All delicious, antioxidant powerhouses, these berries can be grown at home—learn how.

All delicious, antioxidant powerhouses, these berries can be grown at home—learn how.

Learn about growing persimmons, figs, pawpaws, and pomegranates.  Useful as tasty desserts or just conversation pieces, these plants can bear the fruits of your labor if you know how to care for them.

Hear our recommendations for long-lasting plants that can evade the harmful chewing of a herd of deer, or at least discourage them from eating.

Nothing is as environmentally friendly as a garden full of native plants.  This talk will cover the best of the crop—the friendliest to you and to the environment.

Nothing is as environmentally friendly as a garden full of native plants.  This talk will cover the best of the crop—the friendliest to you and to the environment.

APRIL: Activities, Events, FREE Talks and Workshops

MAY: Activities, Events, FREE Talks and Workshops