by Connie Oswald Stofko I will present “45 Gardening Tips in 45 Minutes” at the meeting of the the Amherst Garden Club at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 25 at St. John Lutheran Church, 6540 Main St., Williamsville. Those attending will also participate in a plant exchange, allowing each person to take a plant to the meeting and bring one home. In my presentation, I’ll share some of the best tips I discovered as I have interviewed home gardeners and gardening…
Category: Upcoming events for Buffalo area
Upcoming events for Buffalo area
Go early to get best picks at Great Plant Sale; see container demonstrations, too
by Connie Oswald Stofko In a new feature this year, you can see free demonstrations on creating great mixed containers at the Great Plant Sale to be held in the Administration Building of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. Admission to the sale is free. The sale will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 19, 20 and 21. (I’ll have a table there, so stop by and say hello!) Thursday is for volunteers…...
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Hear ‘Get Crafty in Your Garden’ at Cinderella Isle Garden Club meeting
by Connie Oswald Stofko I will present “Get Crafty in Your Garden” at the meeting of the Cinderella Isle Garden Club at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19 in Trinity Lutheran Church, 2100 Whitehaven Rd., Grand Island. In my presentation, I’ll show you tips on crafts you can make for your garden as well as from your garden. One of the crafts is the inexpensive and easy-to-make glass mushroom decoration for your garden seen here. Like all the events we list…
Garden walks in Lancaster & Ken-Ton are seeking gardeners; Hamburg wants vendors, too
The garden walks in Lancaster and Ken-Ton are looking to sign up gardeners who want their gardens listed on this year’s event, and Hamburg is looking to sign up vendors as well as gardeners. As we told you previously, Sunday, May 15 is the deadline to sign up for Garden Walk Buffalo. For more information on other garden walks, see our Events page. Hamburg Garden Walk: vendors & gardeners The Hamburg Garden Walk is looking for gardeners to show their…...
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Evening in the Garden begins May 18 in Jamestown
The first Evening in the Garden of the season will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 in the demonstration garden at the Frank Bratt Ag Center, 3542 Turner Rd., Jamestown. The events are held by the Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County. Each session includes a talk or demonstration as well as a question-and-answer session. This month’s session will be a demonstration of container planting. It will cover different examples of plants that can be…...
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Public can participate in ‘bioBlitz’ to document species at Reinstein Woods
A 24-hour “bioBlitz” will be held to find and identify as many different species of organisms as possible at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Dr., Cheektowaga. It will take place from Friday evening through Saturday, May 13-14. It is being held by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in partnership with Friends of Reinstein Woods. Starting on the evening of Friday, May 13, field teams of local scientists and volunteers will work together to seek out…...
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Plant sales, other activities set by Master Gardeners in various counties
Plant sales and other activities will be held by the Cornell Cooperative Extension programs in Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara and Erie Counties. See more events on our Events page as well as on the websites of Cooperative Extension in the various counties. Chautauqua County, May 14 The Chautauqua County Master Gardeners will hold a sale of plants and yard art as well as gently used gardening tools, clothing and books from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 14 at the Frank…...
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Author Doug Tallamy to discuss how gardeners can help rebuild nature
Historically, we have landscaped to add beauty to our yards, without much thought to the role that plants provide in maintaining healthy ecosystems. The way we think about our yards needs to shift, according to award-winning author Doug Tallamy. In an event organized by the Western New York Land Conservancy, Tallamy will present “Rebuilding Nature’s Relationships at Home” on Tuesday, May 10 at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts on the North Campus, Maple Rd. and Flint, Amherst…....
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See wildflowers on guided walk; date to be determined
Stunning blankets of wildflowers coating the forest floor are one of the surest signs of spring, but wildflower season is a moving target that changes with the weather. This year, the Jamestown Audubon Nature Center is offering a wildflower walk with a date to be determined. The Wildflower Wander will be held from 1-3 p.m. on a Saturday in May, depending on the when the flowers peak. The location is still to be determined, too. Jeff Tome, a senior naturalist…
Gardening & landscape classes, plus hands-on workshops set at Lockwood’s
A new four-part series of gardening and landscape classes will be presented in April by gardening expert Sally Cunningham at Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. Not only will you hear great advice, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions. For Cunningham’s four-part series, you can sign up for single classes at $15 each, or you can sign up for all four classes at the discounted rate of $50. Other classes and workshops are scheduled in the coming weeks at…...
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