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Art, nature & philosophy mix in this landscape on Hamburg Garden Walk

by Connie Oswald Stofko “Come to the party! Life is a feast,” said an enthusiastic Jack Edson, expressing his outlook on his gardens and his life. I visited his landscape last year on the Buzz Around Hamburg Garden Walk. He touched on many topics, including nature, art and philosophy. As he discussed the mulberry trees in his yard, Edson noted that they have a painterly quality. He pointed out the light and dark of the mulberry leaves, and compared that…...

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Apr 9, 2024
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sandstone pond on Garden Walk Buffalo

Several garden walks are signing up gardeners to share their landscapes

Gardeners can sign up now to share their landscapes on garden walks in several areas. See details below. Reminder: If you are organizing a garden walk or other event, please email the information to me at Connie@BuffaloNiagaraGardening.com. Amherst Garden Walk combines with Williamsville There may be more gardens to see this year on the Amherst Garden Walk now that it will encompass the Village of Williamsville as well. (The organizers of the Village of Williamsville Garden Walk stepped down and…...

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Apr 9, 2024
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Congratulate the winners in our prize drawing!

by Connie Oswald Stofko I’m happy to announce we have our three winners! The winners are: __________ __________ Each winner will receive a gardening prize package worth approximately $525! Please shop our wonderful sponsors that provided these great prizes!…...

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Apr 9, 2024
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total eclipse of the sun

Total eclipse of the sun: what it means to gardeners in WNY

by Connie Oswald Stofko I felt a weird energy. That’s the best way I can describe what it was like during the partial eclipse of the sun here on Aug. 21, 2017. It was something like the beginning of a lightning storm. The feeling was subtle and short—I felt it for perhaps half a minute—but it was an interesting thing to experience. What will it be like when Western New York sees the total eclipse of the sun on Monday,…...

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Apr 2, 2024
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herbs at Mischler's Florist and Greenhouses in Williamsville NY

Herbs, pansies & flowers for eclipse at Mischler’s

by Connie Oswald Stofko It’s a little early for herbs, “but people were asking for them, so we overwintered some and we planted some from seed,” said Jessica Limardi, staff member at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. This is the time for pansies, and you can also buy a floral arrangement for the total eclipse of the sun. Herbs There are just a few herbs now at Mischler’s; more will come later in the season. Of…...

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Apr 2, 2024
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Why we’re waiting so long for the prize winners & how to fix it

by Connie Oswald Stofko Why are we waiting so long to announce the prize winners? Because I need to clean up my list of subscribers. Some people who subscribed don’t open the weekly emails, and they don’t even open the email that tells them that they won a stupendous prize! To fix this problem, I will be working on my list and will delete people who rarely open my weekly emails. Don’t worry; if someone is deleted but would like…...

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Apr 2, 2024
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‘Now We’re Gardening LIVE’ is new WNED show; get discounted tickets

a Join WNED PBS live in the studio audience for the premiere of their new gardening program, Now We’re Gardening LIVE!  The format is similar to the popular “Now We’re Cooking LIVE” shows. While WNED has done other original gardening series such as Garden Wisdom for WNY and Southern Ontario, this is the first time the station has done a gardening show with a live studio audience. Readers of Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com can get a discount on tickets for the live show. See…...

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Mar 26, 2024
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forsythia in bloom

Stop weeds now, plus more on how forsythia rules our gardens

by Connie Oswald Stofko Wait until the forsythia blooms. That’s a rule of thumb for many gardening tasks in Western New York. For example, you shouldn’t prune your roses until you see forsythia blooming in your neighborhood, according to this tip from the the Western New York Rose Society. The forsythias are blooming now, or will bloom soon, in Western New York. “This is when the soil is warming up and things are popping up outside,” said David Clark, CNLP, who was honored…...

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Mar 26, 2024
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The suspense continues in our prize drawing

by Connie Oswald Stofko There are literally thousands of people out there waiting to hear who won our drawing for a gardening prize package worth approximately $525! But not all of the three winners who were chosen at random have responded. That means I move on to the next name on the list. If you are a winner, I will send you an email with the information. If it’s you, please respond promptly so you can get your prizes! __________…...

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Mar 26, 2024
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crocus with honey bee in Amherst NY copyright Connie Oswald Stofko

Gardens look like April, not March: weather in WNY

by Connie Oswald Stofko Does it seem that your crocuses, daffodils or other plants are budding—even blooming—early this year? “There’s no question about it,” said John Farfaglia, extension educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Niagara County. “We are ahead of where we would normally be. It looks like April instead of March.” The Southern Tier has also seen warmer temperatures than usual, said said Kelly McDonald, executive director and Master Gardener at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Cattaraugus County. While it’s…...

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Mar 19, 2024
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