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by Connie Oswald Stofko During the gardening season, our local nurseries, garden centers and farmers markets provide us with wonderful plants, tools, supplies, garden decorations and produce. Don’t forget about them when you’re shopping for holiday items and gifts. You can find poinsettias, Christmas trees, floral arrangements, gifts and local produce at hometown shops. “Shop small” on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28,  to support these local businesses. How can you find local businesses? Check out our advertisers–the  businesses that make…...

In a new twist this year, each greenhouse at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens will be decorated differently for the holidays, and you can vote for your favorite. A People’s Choice Award will be announced in January 2016. You can see the great holiday displays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Jan. 3 at the Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. There will be a few days with special hours: closed Thanksgiving…...

Make a fresh floral centerpiece for your own Thanksgiving table or to give as a gift in the first of the holiday sessions of the Make-it, Take-it workshops to be held at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. The cost for each workshop is $35 for Botanical Gardens members and $40 for non-members. Take hand clippers or scissors as well as a large box in which to carry your project home. The workshops will…...

What’s the hot decorating trend for the holidays this year? Foxes. You’ll find many adorable versions of foxes at the annual Christmas open house to be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. At the open house, you’ll see that owls are still popular, and reindeer are always a favorite. You’ll find many gift ideas, including ornaments, candles, plants and holiday decorations. While you shop, you can enjoy homemade treats made by…...