
by Connie Oswald Stofko
Please help me congratulate the three lucky winners in our recent prize drawing held by Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com. They are:
- Dina Volpe of Cheektowaga
- Ellen Joyce of Cheektowaga
- Cheryl Stoyle of New Jersey (She visited the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens several years ago when on a camping trip and can’t wait to visit Western New York again!)
The names were drawn at random.
Everyone who was subscribed to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com by March 23 was entered into the drawing.
I’m happy to welcome so many new subscribers!
Even readers who subscribed years ago were included in the drawing. I love my loyal readers, too!
Each of the winners receives a prize package worth more than $250 that includes all of these prizes:

- Five different houseplants planted in a seven-inch ceramic bowl, finished with decorative stone and accented with fresh cut flowers, plus a $20 gift certificate from Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville.
- A $50 gift certificate toward a BigYellowBag or other product from Lakeside Sod, 6660 Goodrich Road, Clarence Center.
- A one-year family membership to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. If you are already a Botanical Gardens member, your membership will be extended one year!
- A juniper-scented soy candle made by Buffawix Candle Co., along with a $30 gift certificate from Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg.
- A succulent-inspired dish towel set, a Plant Nanny self-watering system and a “Born to Garden/Forced to Work” antiseptic hand sanitizer spray, along with a $20 gift certificate from Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market, 428 Rhode Island St., Buffalo.
- A copy of the amazing book Buffalo-Style Gardens, signed by authors Sally Cunningham and Jim Charlier.
I want to thank the great local businesspeople who provided the prizes for this drawing. What a stupendous prize package!
Finally, I want to thank all the people who subscribed recently as well as those who are longtime readers. I appreciate your support!



