How to keep your garden going while you're out of town.
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Category: Garden tips
Garden tips for the Buffalo area.
Eve Wackett’s eclectic garden reflects important moments of her personal and professional life….
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….
Warmer, wetter, and weirder
The weather is changing, and with it our growing season….
Comeback kids: perennials we love
By Lauren Newkirk Maynard In my shade-loving, woodland-ish city yard, perennials rule. The plants popping up every year, and sometimes every other if biennial, delight me with their determination and consistency. Perennials can be workhorses in the garden, battling climate change, drought, soggy rain and certain pests (deer and rabbits, we see you). They can be grown in all levels of sun and shade, and provide blooms for cut arrangements or interesting foliage in shady spots. They can also help…
This month in the garden: June
On checking temptation, hitting thugs where they hurt, and above all, enjoying your patch of heaven. By Peggy Koppmann I saw a quote recently that said, “I garden, therefore I am.” With apologies to Descartes, I believe that to be true for gardeners. As June arrives, acts of gardening are part of our very existence. We plan and plant to feed our families, to support pollinators, to sustain our environment, and to create beauty. We are the face of resistance…
Your spring plant shopping cheat sheet is here
Where to go, what to avoid, and how to score the best deals this season Story and photos by Jim Charlier The nurseries are open. The plant lists are ready. And if you know where—and when—to shop, spring plant buying in Buffalo Niagara can be an art form. A new article I put together at ArtofGardening.org, “The Smart Gardener’s Guide to Spring Plant Buying in Buffalo Niagara,” pulls together decades of gardening experience and tips from gardeners across Western New…
It’s time to start another veggie crop, plus more seed libraries
by Connie Oswald Stofko Our spring was so wet and muddy, you might not have been able to sow vegetable seeds. Don’t worry. It’s time for succession planting! You can actually plant vegetables in spring and again in summer. In our previous article, Patti Jablonski-Dopkin, general manager at Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market explains what to plant and when to plant. It’s all spelled out so you know what vegetables you can plant in your area now. You can buy seeds at Urban…...
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How to stake a drooping flower, plus 2 more great gardening tips
by Connie Oswald Stofko Do you have a tall flower, such as a delphinium, that is drooping? Find out what you should do. Jen Weber, vice president and manager of Mike Weber Greenhouses, 42 French Rd., West Seneca, explains how to properly stake flowers in a previous article. She also discusses how to choose plants that are healthy (yes, there is still lots of time to buy new plants!) and provides a tip on watering that will help you avoid flattening your…...
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At the Celebrity Level, you could show your garden to the world
by Connie Oswald Stofko Your garden may not be extravagant, but I bet it’s interesting! You can tell the rest of us all about it if you are one of the two winners in our new Celebrity Drawing. This drawing is an exclusive perk for our paid subscribers at Level 3, the Celebrity Level. If you are a winner, I will come to your home, interview you and take photos, then publish an article about you in Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! Do you wish…...
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