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Hear speakers during expanded Orchid Show at Botanical Gardens

You can hear international speakers, see orchid vendors from across the United States and view spectacular judged orchid displays in an expanded fall Orchid Show at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo. Hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 and 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13. The show is presented by the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society and the Botanical Gardens. The special features this year are by special arrangement with…...

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Nov 8, 2016

PLANT WNY bestows honors; one goes to this magazine!

by Connie Oswald Stofko PLANT WNY, the trade association for the professional landscape and nursery trades in Western New York, has announced two awards, and one goes to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! The awards will be presented Nov. 18 at the group’s Harvest Dinner. Chris Zeisz: 2016 Person of the Year First let me tell you about Chris Zeisz, CNLP, who was named the 2016 Person of the Year. This is the second time he has received this award. Only two other people…...

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Nov 8, 2016

Owens Falls Sanctuary in Town of Aurora NY

Land conservancy creating new nature preserve at site of two waterfalls in Aurora

The Western New York Land Conservancy is creating a new 57-acre nature preserve at the site of Jackson Falls on Hubbard Road in the Town of Aurora. The property will be named the Owens Falls Sanctuary in honor of Barbara and Don Owens who donated $200,000. It was announced at the land conservancy’s 25th anniversary dinner on Sept. 21 that the fundraising goal of $600,000 was surpassed. The property features two magnificent waterfalls that were formed by a 2,000-foot long…...

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Nov 8, 2016

Let’s talk about sympathy flowers

by Connie Oswald Stofko It’s not a comfortable topic: Ordering flowers when someone you know has died. But Maggie Wittmer, floral designer at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, gives us some guidelines in this video that may relieve your anxiety. If a close family member has died, the flowers you choose will depend on the kind of services that will be held, she explains. Flowers for services where a casket will be on display differ from those at a memorial or…...

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Nov 1, 2016

Get a peek at Christmas during Lockwood’s open house Nov. 12; holiday workshops set

Get a first look at displays of Christmas gifts and ornaments during the annual Christmas open house to be held by Lockwood’s Greenhouses from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at Lockwood’s, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. This year they will have a Christmas tote giveaway, Thymes gift basket raffles and a free gift with purchase. As is their tradition, they will offer sweet and savory treats, including Barb Lockwood’s famous spiced cider. This event is free and open…...

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Nov 1, 2016

Take steps now to have great soil next year

by Connie Oswald Stofko A couple of simple tests can tell you what steps you have to take to improve your soil– or let you know that you are already on the right track. There are three kinds of tests you might do, said John Farfaglia, extension educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Niagara County. The first is a pH test to find out how acidic or alkaline your soil is. Farfaglia recommends that every gardener do this test at…...

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Oct 25, 2016

floral clock photo illustration by Connie Oswald Stofko

Hear 45 Gardening Tips in Kenmore

“45 Gardening Tips in 45 Minutes” will be presented by Connie Oswald Stofko, editor of Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, at the meeting of the Ken-Sheriton Garden Club at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 576 Delaware Rd., Kenmore. Stofko will share 45 tips that she has gathered while interviewing home gardeners and experts. During the meeting, the artistic design will be “Remembering Fall,” a plaque design using dried materials. A business meeting will follow. New members are always welcome…....

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Oct 25, 2016

Wildflower area transferred to Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy

The Bentley Sanctuary, a wildlife preserve known for its ephemeral spring wildflowers and winding trails, has been transferred to the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy from the Audubon Community Nature Center. Even before the transfer was complete, work was begun by conservancy volunteers and Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant employees to improve existing trails and build new board walks for the newly designated Pamela A. Westrom Wildflower Trail. The Bentley Sanctuary is in the Jamestown area, located at the end of Bentley Road,…...

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Oct 25, 2016

spinach growing in March in Western New York

Plant spinach seeds now, get sprouts in March– Trick is milk jugs

by Connie Oswald Stofko Maggie Koste Patz of West Seneca planted spinach last fall and by mid-March, the spinach was doing well. “ I recall feasting on that patch around May 25,” Patz said. If you want to harvest some food before you’ve even planted your tomatoes, use Patz’s trick: old milk jugs. Patz planted the spinach seeds in a raised bed. She cut the bottoms off of old milk jugs and set them as cloches on top of the…...

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Oct 18, 2016

removing palm tree at Buffalo Erie County Botanical Gardens

Rare palm—it may be carnivorous—will replace ones cut down at Botanical Gardens

New palm trees, including a rare palm that may be carnivorous, will be installed this fall in the Main Palm Dome at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens after two palms had to be removed last week because they had outgrown the space. The two palms that were removed were actually touching the ceiling and would have died. “If the new growth at the very top breaks, the entire tree dies,” explained Erin Grajek, associate vice president of Marketing…...

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Oct 18, 2016