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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
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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
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Garden Walk Buffalo awards grants to community groups

Garden Walk Buffalo has awarded a total of $8,945 in 2014 Marvin Lunenfeld Beautification Grants to block clubs, non-profits and neighborhood associations for beautification projects in the neighborhoods of Garden Walk Buffalo. Award amounts are based on the overall project cost. Eligible projects are required to include matching funds from government, private contributions or volunteer sweat equity. The grants have helped to fund more than 80 garden beautification projects for a total of more than $60,000 since they began in…...

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May 6, 2014
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You can help protect bees from toxins; learn more at Honey Bee Festival

by Connie Oswald Stofko Let the clover and dandelions grow in your lawn. Minimize your pesticide use, too, especially on flowers that are attractive to honey bees. Those are ways gardeners can help with the problem of Colony Collapse Disorder, said Reed Johnson, assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at the Ohio State University. Dr. Johnson will speak at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3 at the Honey Bee Festival at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South…...

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Apr 29, 2014
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Welcome Mike Weber Greenhouses, our new premium partner

Please welcome our new new premium partner, Mike Weber Greenhouses, 42 French Rd., West Seneca. Mike Weber Greenhouses is known for their Gardener’s Own™ brand plants that they grow themselves. You can buy these high-quality plants at their garden center as well as at Wegmans and at other independent garden centers. As you plan your herb garden, plan a stop at Mike Weber Greenhouses. They grow 95 different varieties of herbs. It’s a popular place for flowers, too– They specialize…...

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Apr 29, 2014
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Master Gardeners to hold events May 17 in Cattaraugus, Genesee counties

The Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners in Cattaraugus and Genesee counties will hold events on May 17. Cattaraugus County Cornell University Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners in Cattaraugus County will host a Gardening Day for interested gardeners of all levels of experience from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17 at the Ellicottville Town Center/ Cooperative Extension Center, 28 Parkside Dr., Ellicottville. The program is free and open to the public. This year’s program will feature six sessions related to…...

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Apr 29, 2014
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Musicians, artists wanted to perform & exhibit during Lancaster Garden Walk

The Lancaster Garden Walk is looking for artists and musicians to be part of this year’s garden walk, which will be held Friday through Sunday, July 18-20 in Lancaster. The musicians and artists will not be paid, but they will be able to sell their work. Lancaster High School and the Twin Village Art Society are already involved, but more artists and musicians are needed because so many gardeners on the walk would like to host them. Musicians could perform…...

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Apr 29, 2014
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Got Easter flowers? Keep them blooming for years to come in Western New York

by Connie Oswald Stofko A lot of beautiful potted flowers were sold this past week for Easter by Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. But when the flower falls off, what do you do with the plant? “People don’t know what to do with flowers they get at Easter,” said Teresa Buchanan, garden center manager. “A lot of those flowers will come back.” Here are tips from Buchanan on how to handle those wonderful potted flowers so that you can…...

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Apr 22, 2014
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Get ready for the 49-cent perennial sale at Mischler’s to be held April 25-May 3

The yearly 49-cent perennial sale at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses is so popular, the folks at Mischler’s have created a short guide with tips on how to get the most out of this awesome event. The event will be held from Friday, April 25 to Saturday, May 3 at Mischler’s,  118 South Forest Road, Williamsville. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The plants…...

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Apr 22, 2014
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First official Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival set for April 23-May 4

The first official Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Garden in Buffalo will run from will run from April 23- May 4. It’s going to be a 12-day event that includes a tea ceremony, speakers, a book signing, a Cherry Blossom Ball, Japanese and Burmese dance performances, a celebrity chef food and sake tasting, an orienteering event, a cherry tree planting, a creative pink and white parade and, of course, cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms (or “sakura” in Japanese) are…...

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Apr 22, 2014
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