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spring exhibit of flowers at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Where it really feels like spring: Botanical Gardens

Enjoy the brilliant blooms—as well as the warm air!— at the Spring Flower Exhibit at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. With more than 30,000 blooming bulbs, the smell of the flowers will hit you the second the doors open. The colors are more vibrant than ever before with the help of some pleasant plant surprises such as hibiscus and orchids. Also featured is a unique art installation, Chromatic Organics. These metal sculptures, twisted and…...

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Mar 19, 2024

March 19 was last day to enter prize drawing; make sure you check your email

by Connie Oswald Stofko Thank you, new and current subscribers, for signing up. And thanks for telling your friends about Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the online gardening magazine for Western New York. March 19 was the last day for people to enter my prize drawing by subscribing—for free!—to this great magazine. If you haven’t already subscribed, hurry! You must subscribe by the end of today, Tuesday, March 19 to be entered into the prize drawing. The prize package is worth approximately $525! There…...

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Mar 19, 2024

soap from Lockwood's Greenhouses in Hamburg NY

Final week for our prize drawing; tell your friends!

by Connie Oswald Stofko There are thousands of gardeners in Western New York. I know that because more than 10,000 already subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! But many more local gardeners are missing out. They haven’t subscribed, so they don’t receive all the gardening tips, full-color photos, videos and up-to-date list of gardening events that are focused on Western New York. And they don’t know about our wonderful prize drawing with a prize package worth approximately $525! Can you help me spread…...

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Mar 12, 2024

view from balcony at Plantasia in Hamburg NY

Color is the theme for Plantasia 2024

by Connie Oswald Stofko It feels a bit like spring outside, but what’s still missing in our gardens is the color. You can make up for that by visiting Plantasia, Western New York’s premier garden and landscape show. Walk through full-scale gardens, get ideas for water features and other hardscapes, buy plants and other items for your garden, attend great seminars and take the kids for fun activities at the Children’s Garden during this event presented by PLANT WNY. Get ticket…...

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Mar 12, 2024

Lesser celandine: spread the word about this horrible plant in WNY

by Connie Oswald Stofko Gardeners in Western New York have the opportunity to address the problem of lesser celandine. That’s because lesser celandine is right in our own backyards. Or front yards. Or the lawns and gardens of our neighbors. If you don’t know what lesser celandine is, read on. And if you are already familiar with this invasive plant, please tell others. Tip: Our weather has been warm, and lesser celandine may be coming up sooner than it has…...

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Mar 12, 2024

North Tonawanda gardeners built raised beds that are self watering

by Connie Oswald Stofko The landscape of Mary Lou Szalach and Kevin Papendick is beautiful, with garden islands in the front yard, but it was the backyard that I wanted to see. That’s where they have raised beds that are self-watering; the beds are connected to their sprinkler system. I visited them last year on the North Tonawanda Garden Walk. Papendick displayed a diagram that laid out the set-up; see above. I colored it in to make it easier to…...

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Mar 5, 2024

houseplants at Mischler's in Williamsville NY

‘Blind Date’ at Mischler’s helps you find a houseplant you love

by Connie Oswald Stofko Have you ever fallen in love with a houseplant, only to discover it’s not for you? Find a compatible houseplant in “Blind Date,” one of the activities during Houseplant & Succulent Weekend at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 8 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 9. In “Blind Date,” houseplants will be set up at stations around…...

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Mar 5, 2024

sunflower mug and more from Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market

My technology is wonky, but we can get you subscribed!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Gardening often has blunders, and so does technology! My subscription page has been wonky for more than a week. Now people can’t subscribe at all; they get an error message that says, “We do not think you are human.” Heavens, no! Gardeners are the best humans I’ve ever met! I’m not sure how long the problem will continue, but the engineering team from the app company is working on this problem. Until it’s solved, I have…...

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Mar 5, 2024

lemon balm illustration from Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz (1885)

Lemon balm & more in newest edition of Optimistic Gardener

Lemon balm, soil science and the many kinds of compost bins are some of the topics in the newest edition of The Optimistic Gardener. The publication is produced by the Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. Find the newsletter on the gardening page of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Chautauqua (on the lefthand side) and in Cattaraugus (on the righthand side)…....

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Mar 5, 2024

flower lettuce for winter seed sowing in Western New York

Is it too late for winter sowing in Western New York?

by Connie Oswald Stofko This could be the warmest winter in the history of record-keeping in Western New York. Yesterday it was sunny with a high of 53 degrees Fahrenheit in Buffalo, and overnight it never reached freezing. It was even warmer today—We broke the previous record of 64 degrees for this date. Maybe it’s too warm to do winter sowing. But then again, WNY will have a high in the 20s on Thursday. So maybe we can still do…...

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Feb 27, 2024