Category: Upcoming events for Buffalo area

What should you do now to prepare your yard for the winter? Find out in a free talk at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. Gardening expert Sally Cunningham will present “Gardening 2015, the Final Chapter.” A question-and-answer session will follow. Please register by calling Lockwood’s at 649-4684 by Friday so they can estimate seating. It’s time to close up the garden (mostly) and prepare the yard for winter, Cunningham said. She will review…...

Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses is holding $20 Tuesdays in October. Order a fresh bouquet any day of the week and have it delivered on a Tuesday in October for only $20 plus tax. If you’re ordering on a Tuesday, you must order by 10:30 a.m. for delivery that day. If you order later on Tuesday, it will be delivered the following Tuesday in October. Hurry; the offer is good only on Tuesdays this month. At this price, you can purchase…...

Fairy garden workshops with a Halloween theme will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouse, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. The same workshop will be held at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. The fee is $25, which  includes a 12-inch bowl, potting mix, plants and a Halloween fairy figurine. Upon receipt of payment, you will receive a coupon redeemable for a one-time 10 percent discount on all items purchased from Mischler’s Fairy Nook. The…...

The 12th annual World on Your Plate conference will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9 and 10 in the Wick Campus Center at Daemen College, 4380 Main St., Amherst. Hours are 7 – 9:30 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday. This year’s conference will celebrate the International Year of Soil. Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland, will speak on “The Food Not Eaten” on Friday. Rowen White from SeedSavers will speak on “Seeds – Components to…...

Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extensive Master Gardeners will hold their fall education series at the Orleans County 4-H Fairgrounds, 12690 NY-31, Albion. To register for classes contact Kim Hazel at (585) 798-4265, ext. 26 or mgorleanscce@cornell.edu. The classes will be: Basic tree identification 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 – Harrington Classroom in the Education Center at the Orleans County 4-H Fairgrounds The cost is $5. Bring the whole family and enjoy a walk through the Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension’s grounds, followed by…...

Lockwood’s Greenhouses is holding a series of hands-on workshops at the garden center, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. A favorite from past years is making a pumpkin centerpiece at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. Lockwood’s has grown many specialty pumpkins for this project, where succulents are attached to the pumpkin. It will last all autumn– and beyond. The succulents can be transplanted into a pot to continue growing as houseplants. The class includes instruction, plants, pumpkins and care sheet. The class…...

How do you plan an event that requires rain when you can’t predict the weather? You invite folks to sign up if they are interested, then call them when the cool and rainy conditions needed are present and the mushrooms produced. Those are the plans of the Audubon Nature Center for their Fall Mushroom Walk, an event part of their Taste of Nature Series. The workshop will be at the Audubon Nature Center, 1600 Riverside Rd, one-quarter mile east of Route…...

Rummage through your closet and grab an old shirt and pair of pants to build your own scarecrow during Oktoberfest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 S. Forest Rd.. Williamsville. You supply the old clothes and they will provide the rest of the materials. Mischler’s Greenhouse associates will be on hand to assist you if needed. Bring your child or grandchild to share in this unique Oktoberfest experience. While you’re at…...