• Master Your Garden Series – Seeing Flowers in a New Light

    Cornell Cooperative Extension Orleans County 12690 State Route 31, Albion, New York
    Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County is offering a class that will help you to see flowers in a new light. Join Orleans CCE Horticulture Educator Katie Oakes to discover the remarkable world hidden within every bloom. Through guided observation and hands-on dissection of various flower types, you’ll explore how different blooms are ingeniously designed. You’ll never look at a flower the same way again. Each class begins at 10 a.m. and is held in the Orleans County Cornell Cooperative...
  • Storytime at the Gardens

    Storytime at the Gardens
    Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States
    Stop by the Playspace on select Saturdays at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens for an educator-led Storytime featuring nature-themed books and props. Each session features different books designed to stimulate young minds and deepen the connection between people and plants. This program will take place indoors and is recommended for Early Childhood, ages 5 and under. Caregivers canpark their strollers in House 7 before joining Storytime to accommodate space. March’s Storytime theme is: Orchids! For more information and...
  • Spring Seedling Sale

    Massachusetts Avenue Project 387 Massachusetts Ave., Buffalo, New York, United States
    Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) is having a seedling sale on May 2. MAP-grown seedlings will be priced starting at $4 apiece and are SNAP-eligible. There will be a wide variety of vegetable, herb, flower, and fruit seedlings available. There will also be education, resources, music and more. See more here. If there are remaining seedlings the next day, you can buy them at a discounted price at the Second Chance Sale from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 3....
  • Pushing Through at the Botanical Gardens

    Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States
    As an artist and educator, Judith Kosinski has always been impressed by nature’s ability to persevere and continually strive to create new life, despite obstacles. She has taken this inspiration and used her art to push through life’s challenges herself.  This exhibit shows her love of experimenting with different media, different techniques, different mark-making, etc.  Judy’s floral paintings are not always literal expressions of what she sees but often instead, interpretations of what she feels when viewing nature’s wonder.  “For...
  • Niagara County Master Gardener Plant Sale

    Niagara County Master Gardeners 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport, New York
    Niagara County Master Gardeners will hold their plant sale at their greenhouse at 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3. There will be a selection of annuals, vegetable plants, and perennials available for purchase. The sale will be held concurrently with the Niagara Art Trail Spring into Summer Artists, Craftsman & Vendor Fair, so visitors can enjoy both events during their visit....
  • Herb Garden Container Workshop

    Lockwood's Garden Center 4484 Clark St., Hamburg, NY
    Learn the benefits of growing herbs and create your own herb container garden in the workshop at Lockwood’s led by our own Herb and Vegetable specialist, Suzanne O’Brien. This workshop fee includes: benefits of growing herbs discussion, planting and care instructions, container, soil, and your selection of 5 herbs grown here at Lockwood’s. Price: $45.00...
  • Spring Preview Market at Providence Farm

    Providence Farm Collective 5701 Burton Road, Orchard Park, New York
    Providence Farm Collective (PFC) will have its Spring Preview Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at the farm at 5701 Burton Road, Orchard Park. For gardeners, they will have a selection of dahlia tubers, PFC-made compost, and assorted hanging flower baskets. The farm store will also feature the very first spring harvest of the season, including turnips, radishes, salad mixes and more....
  • African Violet Society judged show & sales

    John James Audubon Library 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst, New York
    This event is the Annual Judged Show and Sales. It will be held at the John James Audubon Library, 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst, NY. The hours are: Saturday 12:00 – 5:30 and Sunday 10:00 – 3:30. The show is open to the public and parking and admission are free....
  • Seeds for Thought Book Discussion – “The Book of Hope”

    Concord Public Library 18 Chapel Street, Springville, New York
    May’s book is The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams In this urgent book, Jane Goodall and Douglas Adams explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. Copies may be available at the library or by placing a hold here https://tinyurl.com/mrx2e4zx No registration necessary – free and open to all.  Accomodation requests: Individuals in need of an accommodation may contact the library at 716-592-7742 no later than seven (7)...
  • Niagara County Master Gardener Plant Sale

    Niagara County Master Gardeners 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport, New York
    Niagara County Master Gardeners will hold their plant sale at their greenhouse at 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3. There will be a selection of annuals, vegetable plants, and perennials available for purchase. The sale will be held concurrently with the Niagara Art Trail Spring into Summer Artists, Craftsman & Vendor Fair, so visitors can enjoy both events during their visit....
  • African Violet Society judged show & sales

    John James Audubon Library 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst, New York
    This event is the Annual Judged Show and Sales. It will be held at the John James Audubon Library, 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst, NY. The hours are: Saturday 12:00 – 5:30 and Sunday 10:00 – 3:30. The show is open to the public and parking and admission are free....
  • Pushing Through at the Botanical Gardens

    Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States
    As an artist and educator, Judith Kosinski has always been impressed by nature’s ability to persevere and continually strive to create new life, despite obstacles. She has taken this inspiration and used her art to push through life’s challenges herself.  This exhibit shows her love of experimenting with different media, different techniques, different mark-making, etc.  Judy’s floral paintings are not always literal expressions of what she sees but often instead, interpretations of what she feels when viewing nature’s wonder.  “For...
  • Pushing Through at the Botanical Gardens

    Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States
    As an artist and educator, Judith Kosinski has always been impressed by nature’s ability to persevere and continually strive to create new life, despite obstacles. She has taken this inspiration and used her art to push through life’s challenges herself.  This exhibit shows her love of experimenting with different media, different techniques, different mark-making, etc.  Judy’s floral paintings are not always literal expressions of what she sees but often instead, interpretations of what she feels when viewing nature’s wonder.  “For...
  • Bowmansville GC: topiary

    Bowmansville Fire Hall 36 Main St., Bowmansville, New York
    The Bowmansville Garden Club meets at the Bowmansville Fire Hall, 36 Main St., Bowmansville. Program: Make a Topiary for Mother’s Day Speaker/Instructor: Milissa Jurewicz, Club Member...