Two environmental holidays are coming up next week: Earth Day is on Wednesday, April 22 and Arbor Day is on Friday, April 24. There are a lot of ways to celebrate and help our communities. Take a look at the events listed here. What events have we missed? What do you do to help the environment? Please leave a comment below. Earth Day on the East Side Community Clean-Up Earth Day on the East Side: Community Clean-Up will take place from 9…...
Growing veggies in containers, plus more tips in ‘Gardening Matters’
You don’t need a plot of 40 acres in order to grow food; there’s an increasing number of vegetable varieties that can be grown in containers. Find out more in “This Month in the Garden,” one of the articles in this edition of Gardening Matters, the publication of Master Gardeners in Cornell Cooperative Extension in Erie County. Some of the benefits of gardening in a container are: See more about gardening in containers and other gardening tips in “This Month…...
Get a free workbook online from Orleans County MG, plus more tips
Growing seeds indoors can be complicated. That’s why you should see the great information on the page “From Seed to Seedling: What Every Indoor Grower Should Know,” published by the Master Gardeners in Orleans County. For example, you should build a custom planting schedule based on your own location. That means knowing your average last frost date, factoring in how long each variety needs to grow indoors before transplanting, and leaving time for hardening off. It also means considering your…...
Share your garden on East Side GW or Garden Walk Buffalo by May 15
Do you live in the neighborhood of the East Side Garden Walk or Garden Walk Buffalo? Share your landscape with other gardeners! Your garden doesn’t need to be perfect; nobody’s is! And it’s easy to share your garden. There are no entry fees, no fancy rules, no site visits or judging. Garden Walk Buffalo America’s largest garden tour will be celebrating its 32nd year, and you can be part of it. To share your garden, you need to be in…...
Our prize drawing is just a week away, so tell your gardening friends!
by Connie Oswald Stofko This amazing prize drawing is coming to a close. The last day to enter is Tuesday, April 14, just a week away. When you subscribe at Level 2 or 3, you are automatically entered into the prize drawing worth almost $500! Don’t miss out; subscribe today. And tell your friends! Level 2: You may be a winner Annual subscription for $22.79 When you subscribe at Level 2, you might win a prize package worth almost $500! There will…...
Wooded backyard & flower gardens make this large area appealing
by Connie Oswald Stofko Large trees tower over the front lawn of John Dyster and his wife Lyn in Lewiston: a river birch, a redbud and two maples. But that’s nothing compared to the back of the house, which looks like a forest. “It’s always been wooded,” Dyster said, noting that the area has been like that ever since the house was built in 1950. The entire lot size is .62 of an acre, about 116 feet wide and 232…...
Forward this to a gardening friend — they could win big!
by Connie Oswald Stofko What do gardeners in Western New York have in common? They share. They share their seeds. They share their plants. They share their gardening advice. And they share news about Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the best online gardening magazine for Western New York! Do your gardening friends know that when they subscribe at Level 2 or Level 3: Please spread the word! Level 2: You may be a winner Annual subscription for $22.79 When you subscribe at Level 2, you might…...
See biochar demonstration at Henry’s Gardens, plus Easter fun for kids
A biochar demonstration will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 4 at Henry’s Gardens, 7884 Sisson Hwy., Eden. On the same day, there will also be an Easter egg hunt and coloring contest for kids. Biochar Biochar is a carbon-rich material made by burning wood or plant waste in a low-oxygen environment. This isn’t a lecture — it’s a hands-on, eyes-on experience. The presenters will be John Maher of Lake View (near Hamburg), a board member…...
Lewiston GardenFest seeks vendors, gardeners
Lewiston GardenFest organizers are accepting applications for vendors as well as applications for residents interested in sharing their gardens. Businesses and vendors who sell items related to gardening and horticulture, including nurseries, landscapers, garden artists, and others are encouraged to apply. The application fee varies from $150 – $325 based on the size of the vendor display. Garden owners in the Village and Town of Lewiston who are interested in showcasing their gardens are encouraged to join this year’s open…...
Pansies are finally here!
“If you want a splash of color for spring, there’s nothing like pansies,” said Mark Yadon, vice president at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses in Williamsville. Pansies are usually set outside on the first day of spring at Mischler’s, but not this year. “It’s been so cold out,” Yadon said last week. “I don’t want them to get wilted.” Today his staff is finally putting out pansies in pots and flats. Pansies are quite hardy; they can handle cold weather down to…...