https://dcist.com/story/19/04/04/d-c-area-mainstay-behnke-nurseries-is-closing-after-89-years/
Sad news for the gardeners in the region...
Sad news for the gardeners in the region...
And they purchased the same plants from the same wholesaler the big box store. Then sold them at a higher price.
I'm not ripping them its only business.
The plants are the same, the difference was in the way they are taken care of every day and the knowledge of the staff. Behnkes was great and we loved buying from them. The plants were always healthy and strong specimens and the employees knew their products. Shame they are gone. We will use Johnson's in laytonsville now.And they purchased the same plants from the same wholesaler the big box store. Then sold them at a higher price.
I'm not ripping them its only business.
The plants are the same, the difference was in the way they are taken care of every day and the knowledge of the staff. Behnkes was great and we loved buying from them. The plants were always healthy and strong specimens and the employees knew their products. Shame they are gone.
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The plants are the same, the difference was in the way they are taken care of every day and the knowledge of the staff. Behnkes was great and we loved buying from them. The plants were always healthy and strong specimens and the employees knew their products. Shame they are gone. We will use Johnson's in laytonsville now.
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No one store alone can compete with the BBSs. That's become an obvious fact.
Here's another fact. Behnke's carried more varieties and higher quality plants than most other nurseries including the BBSs. Their staff is/was extremely knowledgeable, something you can depend on at Homeless Despot. Some things are worth paying an extra shekel or two for. Service is one.
Sorry, didn't mean to take it out on you Skip.
And they purchased the same plants from the same wholesaler the big box store. Then sold them at a higher price.
I'm not ripping them its only business.
That was my experience as well. I found their plants to be well cared for and the staff never led me wrong on a recommendation. I went to Behnke for the same reason I buy guns from our IPs. The knowledgeable staff is worth a few extra dollars as opposed to a mistake from a big box store.