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Category: Annuals
This month in the garden: September
Fall brings opportunities to refresh the garden and prep for next season. …
Vacation-proof your garden
How to keep your garden going while you’re out of town….
Grown from the heart
Lindsay Dzielski’s family tends their garden with a healthy dose of play….
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….
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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What you didn’t know about zinnias; get them at Henry’s Gardens in Eden
“When a customer asks to purchase zinnias, my first question is, ‘Which one?’” said Barbara Henry, who founded Henry’s Gardens with her husband Martin. Not only can you find a wide range of colors in zinnias, there is a wide range of heights as well. Enjoy these annuals ranging in size from 12 inches to 50 inches. You can buy zinnias to plant in your own garden or buy cut zinnias for a flower arrangement. Both are available at Henry’s…...
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Can you plant tomatoes on Mother’s Day? Memorial Day? Be patient
by Connie Oswald Stofko by Connie Oswald Stofko “Let me tell you a story,” said Kelly McDonald, executive director and Master Gardener at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Cattaraugus County. “Last year my husband and I planted tomato seeds in the house with grow lights. The plants were getting bigger, so we moved them into gallon buckets. The weather got warmer and we moved the plants in and out of the garage (to protect them from cool nights). “Then we got…...
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Cannabis: Legal to grow June 29 in NYS
by Connie Oswald Stofko On June 29, it will be legal for adults, age 21 and older, to grow cannabis at home in New York State. Right now, only medical cannabis can be grown by private individuals in New York State. The patient must get authorization from a certified health care provider to grow cannabis. The rules that are in place now for growing medical cannabis will be the rules for home cultivation of cannabis starting June 29. A person…...
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