by Connie Oswald Stofko How can you deal with standing water in your yard? What can you plant to attract birds and butterflies? The North Tonawanda Botanical Garden Organization wants to share what they know about these topics and more. “Our ultimate focus is community education,” said Laura Pecoraro, secretary. The group, which became a nonprofit in July 2018, is in its fourth year of rehabilitating a long-neglected park. It’s located at 1825 Sweeney St., North Tonawanda, along the Tonawanda…
How do you get grass out of your garden? Please tell us your tips!
by Connie Oswald Stofko A gardener recently asked me how he could get grass out of his garden beds. It’s so difficult, he said, because when you pull up on the grass, you may think you’ve got it all, but the root just keeps going and going. All I could do was commiserate. I have stones lining my garden beds in an attempt to keep the lawn on one side and the garden beds on the other, but it doesn’t…
Register for Ken-Ton Garden Tour; deadline is June 7
Register now to share your garden on the Ken-Ton Garden Tour. Gardeners in the Town of Tonawanda and Village of Kenmore can register online or download and print a paper application. Paper applications are also available in the Tonawanda Town Supervisor’s Office, 2919 Delaware Ave., Kenmore. All applications—whether online or by mail—must be received no later than Friday, June 7. Late entries will not be accepted. You may display your garden during one or more of the times listed below:…
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How to dispose of invasive or dangerous plants
by Connie Oswald Stofko In response to a previous article on lesser celandine, an invasive plant that can take over your yard, a reader left a comment with this question: What to do with the dug ups??? Same problem I have when removing poison ivy. Where can you put it that it doesn’t cause more problems? The best way to dispose of invasive plants or dangerous plants is to carefully place them in a plastic bag and set the bag…
Upcoming Events
Sunday, May 26, 2019 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Perennial sale to benefit Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
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Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
Sunday, May 26, 2019 | 10:00 am - 4:30 pm