Upcoming events for Buffalo area Archives - Page 34 of 65

Get tickets now for Taste of Paradise; price goes up March 10

The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens will hold its popular fundraiser Taste of Paradise from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 18 at the Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. Tickets are on sale now. They’re $30 for Botanical Gardens members and $35 for non-members, but after March 9 they go up to $40. Buy tickets online or call 827-1584, ext. 220 to purchase over the phone. Just when winter might be getting you down, you can enjoy…...

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Feb 16, 2016

Vendors sought for Buffalo-style Garden Art Sale

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, June 25 and Sunday, June 26 at the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. The deadline for applications is Feb. 20. New this year, the art sale will be held at a new location, the Botanical Gardens, over the span of two…

Feb 9, 2016

Four fun bird-related activities that will enhance your gardening experience

by Alex Clark The only thing that can make a garden more lively than the bright, exuberant colors of flowers, is the subtle, yet amusing presence of birds. Here are are four things you can do to learn more about birds and enjoy them in your garden. The Great Backyard Bird Count Help out your community by participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count. This was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display…

Feb 9, 2016

'Star of Holland' amaryllis at Buffalo Botanical Gardens by Stofko

What you probably don’t know about potting an amaryllis, but wish you did

by Connie Oswald Stofko I have a bunch of amaryllis bulbs in two large pots, and I would like to separate them and move some into another pot. I asked David Clark, nationally and internationally known gardening educator, for some tips. His first suggestion: Don’t do it. “Amaryllis likes to be root-bound,” Clark said. He told me that if I separate the bulbs, they may not flower this year. While I hear his warning, those bulbs have been crammed into…...

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Jan 26, 2016

See colorful orchids in bloom at this year’s Botanical Gardens orchid show

The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens will be bursting with orchids during the winter 2016 orchid exhibit taking place now through Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. Special activities including the annual Orchid Show will take place the last weekend of the exhibit, and an Orchid Sale will be held on March 5. Orchid exhibit now through Feb. 28 Botanical Gardens’ horticulturists and the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society came together to create large imaginative…

Jan 26, 2016

Master Gardener training set in Albion; register by Feb. 16

Master Gardener training will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in March and April at Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension, 12690 State Route 31, Albion. The deadline to register is Tuesday, Feb. 16. For more information, call (585) 798-4265. …...

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Jan 26, 2016

Lumagination at Buffalo Erie County Botanical Gardens

Get tickets for Lumagination launch party before price goes up; display goes until Feb. 20

Be the first to see Lumagination, the wildly popular event where the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens are lit up after dark, at the launch party to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. Tickets for the launch party include cocktails from Ketel One Vodka, Bulleit Bourbon and Nolet Gin, wine, beer, light appetizers from Tonawanda Castle Catering, a basket raffle and the inside scoop on this…

Jan 19, 2016

Genesee County to host Garden Talk series

The Genesee County Master Gardeners will host their 2016 Garden Talk series during the lunch hour from 12:15 p.m. until 12:45 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month from February through November at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, 420 E. Main St., Batavia. There is no registration required and the admission is free. February 2–“Creating a Garden Journal” This program will discuss the benefits of keeping a journal and what information will be important for the future of your…...

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Jan 18, 2016

Reinstein Woods is taking orders until Feb. 5 for native wildflowers, ferns

Friends of Reinstein Woods are holding a native perennial plant sale. You can order online. Orders must be received by Friday, Feb. 5. See the list of available plants here. All plants come as seedlings in a six-inch pot. Plant pickup is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 22 at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Drive, Depew. For more information, call 683-5959. Part of the mission of the Friends of Reinstein Woods is to help protect and…...

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Jan 18, 2016

Doorknob baskets & two more ideas for decorating, gift giving

by Connie Oswald Stofko Here’s a delightful holiday decoration that I hadn’t seen before: doorknob baskets. As the name suggests, they’re small woven baskets that you can hang as a decoration on a doorknob. They’re filled with greens grown at Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. “You can leave one on your neighbor’s door as a surprise,” said Hilary McHale, assistant manager at Lockwood’s. “It’s a little bit of holiday cheer.” While you could hang them on an inside door,…...

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Dec 8, 2015