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Grants plant seeds of community change

By Jim Charlier This year, Gardens Buffalo Niagara granted $39,695 in Lunenfeld Beautification Grants to 33 block clubs and community groups for garden projects across Buffalo.  Since the program launched in 2004, more than $200,000 has supported more than 300 projects—a living tribute to Marvin Lunenfeld, founder of Garden Walk Buffalo, who passed away in 2012.  The grants, up to $1,500 each, fund community gardens, street-side planters, rain gardens, raised-bed gardens, hanging baskets, and more. To be eligible, projects had…

May 5, 2026
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Deep roots: Gardens Buffalo Niagara will offer even more resources

by Lauren Newkirk Maynard Starting in May, you’ll see changes at Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! “Gardens Buffalo Niagara has rescued this magazine,” said Connie Oswald Stofko, who built Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com from scratch and is happy to step down and retire after almost 20 years. “They can do more than I could do by myself.” The first thing you’ll notice that it will be a monthly publication instead of weekly. We think you’ll enjoy it because we have a new, larger team of editors and…

Apr 28, 2026
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WNY is teeming with plant exchanges & sales

by Connie Oswald Stofko It’s time to fill up your garden with plants! Nonprofit groups are holding sales and plant exchanges throughout Western New York. Many of the nonprofit groups sell extra plants that members dig out out of their own gardens. If these gardeners had extra plants to share, it’s a good sign the plants are easy to maintain! Do you know of a plant sale or plant exchange that we haven’t listed here? Please share the details in…...

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Apr 28, 2026
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A hundred varieties of plants at Mischler’s 79-cent perennial sale

by Connie Oswald Stofko There’s something for everybody at the 79-cent perennial sale at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses. Here are just three of the interesting plants that will be in the sale: A little more than a hundred varieties of perennials will be offered in the sale. See the entire list of the plants on sale here. The plants are sold only in packs of four plants at $3.16 per pack. Get a flat for $37.92 (12 packs per flat)…....

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Apr 28, 2026
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A new chapter for Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com

by Lauren Newkirk Maynard Next month, Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com will change hands when Connie Oswald Stofko, publisher, steps into retirement after 16 remarkable years at the helm.  To make sure you continue to get great gardening information for Western New York, I’m happy to share that Gardens Buffalo Niagara (GBN) is stepping in to continue the magazine. GBN is the non-profit that brings you Garden Walk Buffalo, East Side Garden Walk, Open Gardens, the Garden Art Sale (and a lot more). I’m…

Apr 21, 2026
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Watch your email: Maybe you’re a winner

by Connie Oswald Stofko I still need the third winner in the prize drawing worth almost $500! Could it be you? I haven’t heard from the recent person who was picked, and if I don’t hear from that person on Wednesday, I will have to pick another winner. It could be you, so make sure you look at your email! This year’s package of prizes Our prizes come from our wonderful sponsors. If you are one of the three lucky…...

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Apr 21, 2026
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Look for ways to help on Arbor Day & Earth Day in WNY

Two environmental holidays are coming up next week: Earth Day is on Wednesday, April 22 and Arbor Day is on Friday, April 24. There are a lot of ways to celebrate and help our communities. Take a look at the events listed here. What events have we missed? What do you do to help the environment? Please leave a comment below. Earth Day on the East Side Community Clean-Up Earth Day on the East Side: Community Clean-Up will take place from 9…...

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Apr 14, 2026
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Growing veggies in containers, plus more tips in ‘Gardening Matters’

You don’t need a plot of 40 acres in order to grow food; there’s an increasing number of vegetable varieties that can be grown in containers. Find out more in “This Month in the Garden,” one of the articles in this edition of Gardening Matters, the publication of Master Gardeners in Cornell Cooperative Extension in Erie County. Some of the benefits of gardening in a container are: See more about gardening in containers and other gardening tips in “This Month…...

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Apr 14, 2026
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Get a free workbook online from Orleans County MG, plus more tips

Growing seeds indoors can be complicated. That’s why you should see the great information on the page “From Seed to Seedling: What Every Indoor Grower Should Know,” published by the Master Gardeners in Orleans County. For example, you should build a custom planting schedule based on your own location. That means knowing your average last frost date, factoring in how long each variety needs to grow indoors before transplanting, and leaving time for hardening off. It also means considering your…...

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Apr 7, 2026
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