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Vendors, gardeners sought for Lewiston Gardenfest

Lewiston GardenFest is looking for vendors for this year’s event, as well as for residents interested in showcasing their own gardens. The event, presented by the Lewiston Garden Club, will be held Saturday, June 17 and Sunday, June 18 along Center Street in Lewiston. The event also includes a variety of speakers and Master Gardeners on hand to answer questions throughout the weekend, garden-themed craft activities for children, and a container garden contest open to the public. Proceeds from Lewiston…...

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Congratulate the 3 winners in our prize drawing for WNY gardeners

by Connie Oswald Stofko I’m so happy to announce the three lucky winners in the prize drawing held by Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! They are: They each get a prize package worth about $450! Everyone who was subscribed to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com by March 21 was entered into the drawing. That includes gardeners who subscribed years ago as well as new subscribers. Thank you new subscribers! And thank you, loyal readers! I also want to thank our wonderful sponsors who supplied the prizes for our…...

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Lesser celandine is back: What to do if it’s already out of control

by Connie Oswald Stofko I have been writing about lesser celandine for 11 years, but I realized I hadn’t addressed in detail what to do if your whole yard, or a large section of your yard, is covered with lesser celandine. Here are questions I got from a local gardener: Hi Connie, I bought a new house last spring in the Elmwood Village (area of Buffalo). It’s beautiful but both the front and back yards are total carpets of lesser…...

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Can we plant garlic in April in Western New York?

by Connie Oswald Stofko When should you plant garlic? The usual recommendation is October. (It overwinters and you harvest around July.) But maybe you can plant garlic in April in Western New York–and harvest the same year! I got a comment on this previous article last October from a local gardener. She had planted garlic in April: Last fall I had hand surgery and wasn’t able to get my garlic planted. I did it in spring and had a beautiful…...

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Still waiting to hear from one winner!

by Connie Oswald Stofko I’ve heard back from two lucky winners in our great prize drawing, but I’m still waiting to hear back from the third winner. As soon as I do, I will publish an article to let you know who they are! This year’s prizes If you are one of the three lucky winners, here’s what you’ll get: Three winners will be selected at random from our list of subscribers. Each winner will receive all of the prizes:…...

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Graycliff: Garden Education Series, volunteer opportunities

Graycliff, an architectural gem with historic gardens, will hold a series of gardening classes starting Saturday, March 25, at the Graycliff Estate, 6472 Old Lakeshore Rd., Derby. Graycliff is also recruiting volunteers to help in the gardens. An information session and tour will be held Wednesday, March 29 at the Graycliff Estate. The gardens at Graycliff were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with contributions from Ellen Biddle Shipman, pioneering landscape architect. Garden Education Series Led by Graycliff Head Gardener Emma…...

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Tuesday, March 21 was last day to enter our prize drawing

by Connie Oswald Stofko First, let me thank all of my current subscribers as well as my new subscribers. You told your friends about the online gardening magazine for Western New York, and I now have more than 11,800 subscribers! And all of you who have already subscribed are already entered into the prize drawing worth approximately $450! There will be three winners and each winner will receive the entire prize package! If you haven’t already subscribed, hurry! You must…...

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5 tips from Botanical Gardens’ Spring Flower Show to use in your landscape

by Connie Oswald Stofko It’s lovely just to walk around the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens during the Spring Flower Exhibit. The fragrance of hyacinths scents the air. Spring bulbs that won’t flower in our gardens for a few more weeks are already in bloom. And flowers that might bloom at different times in your garden are all blooming at once, creating a garden fantasy. And if you look carefully, there are some things you can try in your…...

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Make a handy, portable work surface with tip from Niagara Falls gardener

by Connie Oswald Stofko Do you need a work surface for potting and other gardening tasks? Would it be helpful if you could easily move that table from one area to another? Use this great tip from Rick Martinez of Niagara Falls, NY: “Since my garden is made up of a series of ‘garden rooms,’ I found that a stationary work surface just wasn’t working. An easy solution to my problem consisted of two large plastic garbage bins and a…...

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Look for details on garden walks in Western New York

by Connie Oswald Stofko We can be wowed when we walk into a landscape on garden walks or Open Gardens in Western New York. The overall view is magnificent and there is so much to see. Tip: Take a breath. Then take a step back. Look at the details and think about how you might work those details into your own landscape. The gardens in the backyard of of Kevin Lickers and Ricardo Arce in Buffalo are beautiful, but there is…...

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