Satisfaction and challenges

When a warm fall clashes with oncoming winter, what's a gardener to do? Sally Cunningham has opinions.

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This month in the garden: August

During the heat of August, don’t feel guilty if you ditch a plant or two that are not performing. Besides, it just makes room to try something new….

The season with a reason

Western New York gardeners are a dedicated bunch, and with the Gardens Buffalo Niagara’s (GBN) season officially underway, every day counts….

pergola in grassless backyard in South Buffalo NY

White stones instead of lawn: see it on South Buffalo Garden Walk

by Connie Oswald Stofko “I hated mowing,” said Peter Nightengale, “and I wanted my yard to look like nobody else’s.” That’s why he got rid of all the lawn in his South Buffalo property. In the front yard, white stones cover an area that used to be grass. There isn’t any lawn in the backyard, either. Even the hellstrip (the area between the sidewalk and street) has no grass—it’s all flowers. You can see this landscape and many others on…...

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