Upcoming events for Buffalo area Archives - Page 26 of 66

Master Gardener Education Day again open to the public in Amherst

The Master Gardener Education Day for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County will again be open to the public. Register early; last year the event was open to the public for the first time and it sold out. The Education Day will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at Classics V Banquet & Conference Center, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. The deadline to register is March 14. Two nationally renowned speakers will give presentations. Ellen…...

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Feb 28, 2017

Get the scoop on daylilies at international conference set in Ontario for May 5, 6

If you like daylilies, you’ll be excited to know that the only international daylily meeting in North America will be held in nearby Mississauga, Ontario. The 21st Annual CanAm Classic will be held Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6, at the Toronto Airport West Hotel, 5444 Dixie Rd., Mississauga. It is sponsored by Region 4 of the American Hemerocallis Society, which covers seven states and seven provinces. You don’t have to be a member of the society to attend…....

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Feb 28, 2017

New seed library is forming; first meeting set for March 4

The first organizational meeting of a new group, the Green Sun Seed Library/Bank, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 4 in the auditorium of the Niagara Branch Library, 280 Porter Ave., Buffalo. There is a small parking lot next to the library and plenty of parking spaces on the street. The library is on the #5 Niagara bus line. The group intends to hold seed/plant swaps, organic growing workshops and other educational events. During the meeting,…...

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Feb 21, 2017

orchids at Buffalo Erie County Botanical Gardems

Orchid Show set this weekend at Botanical Gardens

Dozens of hand-picked and award-winning orchids will be on display during the annual winter Orchid Show to be held this weekend at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. Hours for the show are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. The show is hosted by the Botanical Gardens and the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society. These unique exhibits will be dispersed throughout the Botanical Gardens…...

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Feb 21, 2017

Vendors sought for Garden Art Sale; deadline is March 3

Vendors of garden-oriented or nature-themed works that can be displayed in a garden setting are being sought for the Buffalo-style Garden Art Sale to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, at the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 3. Vendors can sell sculptures, planters, metalwork, paintings, lighting, vintage signs, woodwork, architectural remnants, fountains, found art, jewelry and ceramics. No…...

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Feb 14, 2017

Gardening classes set in Erie County

Communities in Bloom seminars will be held by the Master Gardener program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County on Saturday, Feb. 18 and repeated on Feb. 25. The topics for each daylong seminar are: Soil, Soil pH and Composting Winter Sowing & Seed Starting Pruning For each topic, there will be a talk and a hands-on component. The same three topics will be presented on Feb. 18 and again on Feb. 25. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and classes…...

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Jan 31, 2017

New group forming on permaculture; intro presentations set for Feb. 4 & 11

by Connie Oswald Stofko A new group called Permaculture of Greater Buffalo will hold an introductory presentation on permaculture from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 in Ashker’s Juice Bar & Cafe, 1002 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. The same presentation will be given at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Ashker’s. The room is small, so attendance is limited to 15 people at each meeting. Please RSVP online. At the group’s very first meeting, held earlier this month, an informal…...

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Jan 31, 2017

Order native plants by Feb. 11 through Friends of Reinstein Woods

Friends of Reinstein Woods is accepting orders for their native perennial plant sale through Saturday, Feb. 11. The sale will raise funds to support environmental education programs offered by Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve. “Native plants are an excellent choice for homeowners and gardeners,” said Brittany Rowan, Friends of Reinstein educator. “They are lower maintenance and use less resources like water and fertilizer than exotic varieties. Native plants can be used in all kinds of landscape features, from hummingbird and butterfly gardens…...

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Jan 24, 2017

Lumagination at Buffalo Erie County Botanical Gardens

Get a new experience at Lumagination– Starts tomorrow

Lumagination, the spectacular light show that starts tomorrow at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, will provide a new experience this year because of a collaboration with the University at Buffalo as well as the newly opened Asian exhibits that will provide a new backdrop. Visitors enjoyed getting photos of the Mayan-style waterfall under the colored lights, and now you can get views of the new waterfall and the Asian rainforest. In collaboration with the Botanical Gardens and Luminated…...

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Jan 24, 2017

Hurry to apply for Master Gardener training in Erie County; deadline is Jan. 20

Classes to train new Master Gardener volunteers will be held by Cornell Cooperative Extension in Erie County, but to be considered for the program, you must get all the paperwork for your application to the office by 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20. The office is located in the Print Shop Building on the Roycroft campus at 21 South Grove St., East Aurora. Only 30 people will be accepted for the training. Those accepted will pay a course fee of $225…....

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Jan 17, 2017