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TUESDAY, APRIL 14 was the last day to enter prize drawing

There are just a few hours left to subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com and have a chance to win a prize package worth nearly $500! You must be subscribed at Level 2 or 3. Sign up now! Then watch your email. If you are chosen as a winner, you will be notified via email by Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com. If we don’t hear from you by 7 p.m. Friday, April 17, we will choose another winner! There will be three winners for the prize packages–each winner will…

flower outside at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

What you get with this online magazine, & what you might win!

Get information you can use in your own garden when you subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the online gardening magazine for Western New York. You’ll get practical gardening tips, full-color photos of amazing gardens, and the most comprehensive calendar of gardening events in Western New York. Subscribe today and the newest issue will be emailed to you so you won’t miss a thing! Level 2: You may be a winner Annual subscription for $22.79 When you subscribe at Level 2, you might…

Lakeside Sod logo 2026 Big Yellow Bag

Our prize drawing returns—with a package valued at nearly $500!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Do you already have a membership at Level 2 or 3? (Level 2 is the annual subscription for $22.79 and Level 3 is the Celebrity Level for $29.79.) If so, you have automatically been entered into this year’s prize drawing from Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com. There will be three winners for the prize packages–each winner will receive a prize package worth nearly $500! An extra chance at the Celebrity Level If you are at the Celebrity Level and aren’t…

lesser celandine and a door hanger

Get the word out about–ugh!–lesser celandine

by Connie Oswald Stofko If your neighbors have lesser celandine, you will soon have this horrible, but cute, plant all over your gardens and lawn. What can you do? Talk to your neighbors–in a nice way. That’s what Devon Southall of Tonawanda did. Southall had some lesser celandine in her backyard, so she asked her neighbor if she could check along their shared fence. Yikes! Along the fence, Southall found a carpet of lesser celandine about 75 feet long. That…...

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Great news: This magazine is changing hands!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Gardens Buffalo Niagara, which organizes Garden Walk Buffalo, the East Side Garden Walk, Open Gardens and many more WNY gardening events, will take over my magazine in May! For a couple years now, I had been looking for someone to take over Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com. I’m so glad that Gardens Buffalo Niagara is making sure that local people can continue to get dependable information on gardening. If it wasn’t for Gardens Buffalo Niagara, I might not have started…

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$15.3 million grant for air quality in Medina was cut; Skyven may appeal

Federal actions are having real effects on our environment. Changes in weather, air quality, and other broad environmental shifts impact Western New York. Gardeners, it’s worth paying attention and speaking up. Contacting your representatives is one way to make sure your voice is heard. a Below is a summary from The Daily News Online, which serves Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties. Read the entire article here. a A federal grant of $15.3 million for a project to improve air quality…

gardens in different landscapes in Western New York

Tuesday, June 3 was final day to enter drawing for Celebrity Level

by Connie Oswald Stofko Time is running out—this is your final opportunity to be part of our exciting Celebrity Drawing, exclusively for Level 3 Celebrity subscribers! Two lucky winners will be featured on Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! I’ll visit your garden, take stunning photos, interview you, and share your story with our readers. It’s your moment to shine in Western New York’s gardening spotlight! Want your garden to be famous? Sign up at the Celebrity Level for just $29.79 for a full year—a small investment for a…

apples showing cuts to SNAP and other federal cuts to FeedMore WNY

Gardeners: Be a citizen & talk to your representative

UPDATE, MAY 22 The legislation passed 215 to 214 in the House of Representatives. It now goes to the Senate. As written, the bill would: by Connie Oswald Stofko Inflation was high in 2022, so I wrote an article on growing your own vegetables. I also told gardeners how they can share their extra vegetables with FeedMore WNY, which distributes food to hungry people throughout Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara counties. There are people throughout Western New York who have…

flower outside at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Congratulate our prize winners, and thank you for subscribing!

by Connie Oswald Stofko I’m so grateful to everyone who entered our recent prize drawing by subscribing to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com. While only three people could take home the prizes, I want to thank all of you for being part of it. I truly appreciate every single one of you. Now, let’s give a round of applause to our lucky winners: Each winner receives a gardening prize package worth approximately $525! I also want to thank our wonderful sponsors who supplied the…

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TUESDAY, APRIL 8 was last day for our spectacular prize drawing!

Tell your gardening friends that there are just a few hours to subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com and have a chance to win a prize package worth more than $500! You must be subscribed at Level 2 or 3. Sign up now! There will be three lucky winners, and each winner will receive the entire prize package worth more than $500! Tell your gardening friends! In addition to these exciting prizes, subscribers to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com get access to: Don’t miss out! Subscribe today. This year’s prizes Our…