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terrace made with broken sidewalk in Hamburg NY

Garden walk preview: See how these Hamburg gardeners reuse scrap materials

by Connie Oswald Stofko “We never throw anything out,” said Ken Haberman of 39 West Ave., Hamburg. He and his wife Shirley have found ways to use scrap material in their gardens. When a driveway was put in, the extra topsoil became raised beds at the front of the house. Broken concrete was used to hold the soil in place and create a lovely terraced effect. When a chimney had to be torn down, they used the flues as tall…...

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Jun 24, 2014

June 6 is deadline to register your garden for Ken-Ton Garden Tour

The Ken-Ton Garden Tour is now accepting applications to have your garden on this year’s tour, which will be held Friday through Sunday, July 18 through 20. New this year: The Night Lights tour will be held on Friday as well as Saturday; in the past it was held on Saturday only. Hours are 8:30 to 11 p.m. both nights. The daytime tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Applications to have your garden…...

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May 6, 2014

Sign up by June 20 to show your garden on West Seneca Tour of Gardens

The deadline is June 20 to sign up to have your garden on the third annual West Seneca Tour of Gardens. To sign up, contact the organizers, Dave or Sharon Pulinski, at 824-3995 or email sharonpulinski@yahoo.com. This year the garden will be held for two days instead of just one, said Sharon Pulinski. That way even if the weather is bad on one day, there’s still a chance for better weather the next day. A gardener can choose to show…...

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May 6, 2014

Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk seeks original artwork for 2014 posters

The Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk is looking for submissions of original artwork for use on the Thirteenth Annual Capen Garden Walk 2014 posters. Entries are due by Wednesday, April 30. The University Heights Arts Association will jury the competition. This year’s theme is “The Art of Gardening.” Painting, photography, illustration, mixed media and digital art will be considered. In addition to a prize for the first-place entry, up to 15 entries will be exhibited in an art crawl. Get…...

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Apr 8, 2014

Lewiston GardenFest accepting applications for garden participants, vendors

by Connie Oswald Stofko Applications are now being accepted for open garden participants and vendors for the 9th annual Lewiston GardenFest, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22 in Lewiston. Lewiston residents interested in showcasing their garden must apply by May 1. Residents don’t have to showcase their entire yard; they can choose a section they wish to highlight. The public will be able to view participating gardens only when the “Open Garden” sign is in…...

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Apr 1, 2014

Black Rock & Riverside Tour of Gardens offers $200 prize for artwork to use on cover

The Black Rock & Riverside Tour of Gardens Committee is seeking original artwork to use on the cover of their beautiful 12-page color map guide, as well as on posters and other promotional materials, including T-shirts. The winning artist will receive a $200 cash prize. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, April 30. The artwork can be a painting, drawing, illustration or mixed media work and should be related to a garden landscape with statuary, an arbor or water feature…...

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Mar 25, 2014

Garden Walk Buffalo to absorb National Garden Festival; expect events to continue as usual

by Connie Oswald Stofko The National Garden Festival, which has been looking for ways to become a sustainable organization so that it can continue into the future, will be absorbed by Garden Walk Buffalo, the largest garden walk in the United States. Visitors probably won’t notice any differences in events this year, said Cindy Loomis, president of Garden Walk Buffalo. “We anticipate the National Garden Festival will continue this year as it has, and after Garden Walk Buffalo, we’ll figure…...

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Feb 18, 2014

Halloween pumpkin decoration made from old fence

Halloween fun: Be creative in your WNY garden all year long

I visited the yard of Jim “Wak” Nowicki during Garden Walk Buffalo in July. He had lots of interesting elements in his summer garden, including live fish in bowls suspended from tree branches, which we’ll talk about more toward the end of this article. But he doesn’t relegate his creativity to the summer months. He took a few moments out of the tour of his summer gardens to give me a sneak peek at his Halloween decorations that were stored…...

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Oct 29, 2013

roof planted with flowers in Tonawanda NY

Look up– There’s a flower garden on the roof!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Denis Uminski said he should put a sign in his backyard that says, “Look up!” Otherwise visitors can miss one of the newest and most interesting features of the landscape: a flower garden planted on the slanted roof of the Uminskis’ garage at 95 Columbia Blvd., Kenmore. He and his wife Mary Jane got the idea during a visit to Plantasia five years ago. They had the garden installed during the second week in June, so…...

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Aug 20, 2013

healthy impatiens in Lancaster NYJune 2013 closeup

How are your impatiens doing? Please let Cornell expert know

by Connie Oswald Stofko Margery Daughtrey, senior extension associate with Cornell University who co-wrote a fact sheet on how downy mildew affects impatiens, would like to know how your impatiens are doing. “I saw a photo last week of an impatiens in the Buffalo area with the distinctive white sporulation on the under-surface of the leaves– definitely downy mildew,” Daughtrey said. Daughtrey provided us last year with a photo showing the disease, which you can see below. “Have any of…...

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Aug 13, 2013