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Docent training at Botanical Gardens to be held on Saturdays; starts Aug. 5

by Connie Oswald Stofko If you like to talk to people and have an interest in gardening and plants, consider becoming a docent at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. And if you’re available on weekends, “that’s a big plus, said Kristy Schmitt, director of education. “We really need docents on weekends.” To cater to those who are available on weekends, this round of docent training will be held on Saturdays. Sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to…...

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Jul 25, 2017

Local Master Gardeners, volunteers can sign up for GWA conference at member rate!

by Connie Oswald Stofko I just received an email letting me know that Master Gardeners and volunteers in horticulture here in Western New York can sign up for the annual conference and expo of GWA: The Association of Garden Communicators at the member rate. That’s a $150 discount! To get the member rate, register using the discount code GWA2017-JoinGWA. There are 31 educational sessions on a variety of topics focusing on horticulture, writing, technology, business, publishing and more. You’ll have…...

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Jul 25, 2017

It’s a slug fest out there: dealing with slugs in Western New York

by Connie Oswald Stofko Everybody got some rain this past week, and some folks got a lot! Kathy Guest Shadrack lives with her husband Mike on a hilly property in Hamburg. She edits the newsletters of the Western New Hosta Society and the Buffalo Area Daylily Society and included this in a recent hosta message: “We had a waterfall down our terraces and we have new mini-streams etched under our deck. Furthermore, our road was flooded—wait for it— at the…...

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Jul 18, 2017

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Garden bus tours to show ‘green’ developments, cultural changes in Buffalo; register now

Two upcoming bus tours will show a different side of gardening. The Buffalo Beyond Flowers: Sustainability in Action bus tour on Aug. 5 will show what Buffalo is doing to be “green.” The East Side Momentum Tour on Aug. 12 will show you some of Buffalo’s distinct and evolving neighborhoods. These are public places that you could visit on your own, but what’s great about these tours is that you get to speak to people involved in the projects so…...

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Jul 18, 2017

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Aug. 1 is deadline to nominate your garden for Buffalo in Bloom

by Connie Oswald Stofko Your front yard doesn’t have to be the fanciest one on the block to be recognized by Buffalo in Bloom. “If it’s weeded and tended and makes the city look good” it can be recognized, said Linda Garwol, a volunteer with Buffalo in Bloom. Even front porches with potted plants can be recognized. See the criteria here. If you are recognized, you’ll receive a discount card to many of the area’s best nurseries as well as…...

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Jul 18, 2017

Changed your email? I miss you! Tell me your new address!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Did you change your email address recently and forget to resubscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com? I want to make sure you don’t miss a single issue! Please take a minute to go to our Subscribe page and sign up with your new email address. And please spread the word to members of your garden club, people on your garden walk and all your gardening friends. If they changed their address, they may not see this post. A lot…...

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Jul 18, 2017

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Black Squirrel Garden Walk shows off a neighborhood on the upswing

by Connie Oswald Stofko “We’re making people fall in love with their own city again,” said Jim Bragg, one of the organizers of the Black Squirrel Garden Walk in the Memorial Park neighborhood of Niagara Falls. “Every yard has a story.” The 1970s and ’80s hit the neighborhood hard, Bragg said. “There’s a perception that all of this should be bulldozed,” Bragg said, but the neighborhood is not as bad as people think. “It’s on its way up.” Efforts by neighborhood…...

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Jul 11, 2017

dish at Tasting Tuesdays at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Be among the first to experience intimate dining at Botanical Gardens

by Connie Oswald Stofko Wander through the gardens with a glass of local wine or craft beer. Or perhaps you prefer an herbaceous drink, such as basil and cucumber in sparkling water. Then sit down among the tropical exhibits for small plates of appetizers, main dishes and desserts. Be among the first to experience this new dining experience called Tasting Tuesdays being held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 22 at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens,…...

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Jul 11, 2017

This magazine again honored by garden communicators group!

by Connie Oswald Stofko I didn’t know what information I could bring back for my readers when I visited Atlanta last year for the annual conference of GWA: The Association of Garden Communicators. I knew I would see lovely gardens, but since the climate is so different down south, what would interest gardeners in Western New York? Then I talked with Mike Dunn, a gardener desperate to keep deer from devouring his plants. In addition to fencing in his large…...

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Jul 11, 2017

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You may need to fertilize annual flowers more than you think– but not veggies!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Contrary to what many gardeners believe, fertilizing your annuals won’t cause them to “bloom out” or be done blooming before the summer is over, said Jen Weber, retail manager at Mike Weber Greenhouses, 42 French Rd., West Seneca. “It’s just the opposite,” Weber said. “Without the fertilizer, your plants won’t reach their potential. They’ll be smaller, thinner, weaker, leggier-looking plants.” In the case of petunias, verbena and calibrachoa (million bells), they will become leggy, won’t bloom…...

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Jul 4, 2017