Oct 23, 2025 | BCG Gardeners' Update
Dear Gardeners – We want to thank you for making 2025 such a meaningful and productive year at the Benson Community Garden. Participation has been at an all-time high, and it’s been a joy to see how this little corner of Benson has come alive with activity,...
Oct 22, 2025 | Events, News
🎃 TRICK-OR-TREAT IN THE GARDEN 🎃 Hosted by the Benson Community Garden Bring your little ghosts, goblins, and garden gnomes for a fun and festive evening at the Benson Community Garden! Walk through our paths, visit each decorated station, and collect treats (and...
Oct 10, 2025 | Education, Native Plants
A Touch of the Desert in Omaha: Welcoming Our New Prickly Pear Cactus Name: Prickly Pear Cactus Latin Name: Opuntia polyacantha (Plains Prickly Pear) Description: A hardy, low-growing cactus with flat, paddle-like pads and bright yellow summer blooms. Where it grows:...
Sep 5, 2025 | Education, In the News, Native Plants, News, Wildlife Habitat
New Education Garden coming to Benson Community Garden Exciting changes are coming to the east side of the Benson Community Garden! We’re creating an Education Garden that will introduce the community to new ways of thinking about what can be grown in our city. This...
Aug 4, 2025 | Native Plants, Wildlife Habitat
Aronia Berries at Benson Community Garden: A Native Superfruit Ready for Harvest August 4, 2025 – Kurt Goetzinger At the Benson Community Garden, we’ve always believed that gardening is about more than just vegetables. It’s about cultivating biodiversity,...
Jul 24, 2025 | Gardener Spotlight
BCG Member Spotlight:Dianna Plot B-3 Say hello to Dianna, now in her third season at the Benson Community Garden! She’s a devoted tomato grower — “Tomatoes are my one true love” — but she also enjoys the simplicity of growing potatoes in bags and broccoli in...
Jul 21, 2025 | Gardener Spotlight, News
BCG Member Spotlight:Aidan & Jacob Plot D-3 If you’ve spent any time in the garden lately, chances are you’ve seen Aidan and Jacob — two familiar faces who are often tending to their thriving patch of tomatoes, okra, and pole beans. Now in their second season at...
Jul 20, 2025 | Gardener Spotlight, News
BCG Member Spotlight:Kelli, Jos & Goldie Plot A-7 Say hello to Kelli, Jos, and Goldie, a mother-daughters gardening team in their third season at Benson Community Garden! (Shoutout to June, who’s spending the summer with her grandparents!) This crew is all about...
Jul 17, 2025 | In the News, News
Benson Community Garden Earns National Wildlife Federation Certification, Cultivating a Greener Omaha (Pictured) Jenny Goetzinger holding the new NWF certification plaque by the Benson Community Garden’s pollinator garden Benson Community Garden has been officially...
Jul 16, 2025 | Gardener Spotlight
BCG Member Spotlight: Isaac & Nick Plot C-1 Meet Isaac and Nick, first-year members of the Benson Community Garden — and already two of the most plant-passionate folks we’ve met! While Nick is all about growing tomatoes, Isaac has been especially excited about...
