How to keep your garden going while you're out of town.
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Category: Perennials
Grown from the heart
Lindsay Dzielski’s family tends their garden with a healthy dose of play….
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….
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….
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…
Coming up roses
Show your own roses, and see more than 100 others, at the 75th Annual WNY Rose Society Rose Show Story and photos by guest writer Eileen Koteras Elibol It’s time to fall in love with roses all over again. Do you remember the beauties that your grandma used to grow in her garden? Or the lingering old rose scent of a gorgeous rose that captivated you? “Whether it’s a rose with a spectacular color, or exquisite fragrance, come experience and…
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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Flowers in a frame & more at WNY Rose Society’s show
by Connie Oswald Stofko When you see a hundred roses on display, you may fall in love with a rose that has a spectacular color, or a rose with an enticing fragrance, said Eileen Koteras Elibol, chairman of the Rose Show being hosted by the the Western New York Rose Society. You may even decide to grow roses in your own yard. “It’s not as hard to grow roses as you might think it is,” she said. “Hybridizers are developing…...
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