Upcoming events for Buffalo area
Register now for the 19th annual Fall Hosta Forum to be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at Edinboro University, 219 Meadville St., Edinboro, PA. The mail-in registration form must be received by Sept. 2. The event is organized by the Western New York Hosta Society along with the Daffodil and Hosta Society of Western Pennsylvania. The program will include speakers, vendors, lunch, door prizes and a silent auction. There will also be an auction of…
Hundreds of daylilies, hostas and irises will be for sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. The sale will be in the Administration Building. You should arrive early because there will be a long line waiting for the doors to open. All of the plants will be labeled and will be available at reasonable prices. Experts will be on hand to answer your plant…...
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Here’s a clever idea for a container garden: an old shopping cart. It’s part of Grow on the Go, a mobile garden project through Cornell Cooperative Extension based in Niagara Falls. The idea is to help Niagara Falls residents grow fruits and vegetables in an urban environment where they may be living in an apartment with no greenspace. They may lack sunlight and gardening equipment, and they may not know how to garden. Using shopping carts allows the garden to…...
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by Jana Eisenberg Does this sound like you? You love gardening or plants, you enjoy learning, you like talking with the public and you want to be involved in a rewarding volunteer experience. If so, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens wants you. The Botanical Gardens is recruiting for its 2016 Docent Training Class, said Kristy Schmitt, the director of education at the renowned gardens-within-a-park. The only prerequisites are interest, enthusiasm, commitment and availability. With the training offered by…...
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You can take college horticulture classes without being a full-time student or earning a degree, and the tuition is less. Niagara County Community College (NCCC) is opening a limited number of seats in horticulture classes through its community education department. “We were constantly getting requests from folks who want to be able to take our classes, but don’t want to earn a degree,” said Carolyn A. Stanko, an NCCC assistant professor who coordinates the college’s horticulture program. She is also a…...
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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County will offer Master Gardener training in the fall. This training is the first requirement to becoming a Genesee County Master Gardener. A Master Gardener volunteer should have a willingness to give back to the community and help put into practice what they learned at training. Enthusiasm for sharing their skills and knowledge is a must. If you want to become a Master Gardener in a different county, contact your home county first to see…...
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If you enjoy gardening and would like to share your time, consider volunteering with Grassroots Gardens WNY, which educates and leads neighborhood gardeners. They’re also looking for donations of supplies. And please spread the word about workshops for new immigrant and refugee gardeners. Volunteer As an individual or part of a group—class, church group, coworkers, club, circle of friends—you can volunteer with Grassroots Gardens. It can be one-time special event or you can volunteer on an on-going basis. See the…...
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Are you looking for a great venue for a cocktail party, holiday party, luncheon or team-building event? Do you know someone who is looking for a gorgeous location for their wedding ceremony, reception, shower or rehearsal dinner? The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens has many indoor and outdoor locations for events. You can learn more at an open house to be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 28 at the Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. The open…...
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by Connie Oswald Stofko Buffalo in Bloom, the project that recognizes City of Buffalo residents who maintain their properties with gardens in their front yard, is back after a hiatus of several years. In past years, the idea was for teams of volunteers to cover the entire city, block by block, and recognize residents who put effort into their front yards. Unfortunately, it was too difficult to get enough volunteers for such a massive undertaking, said Linda Garwol, chairperson of…...
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by Connie Oswald Stofko “It’s not meant to look perfect or manicured,” Dr. Kenton Bruce Anderson said of his front yard at 44 Montrose Ave., Buffalo. “It’s meant to be carefree, but look as if somebody takes care of it.” You can see this fun garden on the Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16. The walk will also feature a night tour called Capen by Night from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m…....
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