Events

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County (CCE Erie) Master Gardener Program volunteers as they host three in-person Fall Gardening Classes in September 2026. Drying and Preserving Herbs Sara Sorci, Sweet Flag Herbs  Sarah Sorci will share best practices for drying and freezing aromatic herbs. She’ll demonstrate the preparation of herbal culinary salts and herbal vinegar, providing step-by-step guidance and recipes. Additional classes: Living with Critters ‘Rabbits, Deer and Moles, Oh My!’ Transitioning Your Garden Cost:  Register online by visiting: http://erie.cce.cornell.edu/events For...

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County (CCE Erie) Master Gardener Program volunteers as they host three in-person Fall Gardening Classes in September 2026. Living with Critters ‘Rabbits, Deer and Moles, Oh My!’ Regina Clinton—Cornell Integrated Pest Management Does it often seem your garden is a buffet for the deer, woodchucks, rabbits and more? Learn IPM approaches to help mitigate wildlife damage in the garden. Regina will also discuss her work on rat abatement and management tools available in western...

Free plant and seed exchange. Bring your perennials and seeds to share and get some new plants and seeds for your garden. Pots, planters, and garden art will be for sale.  Donations of used pots, garden ornaments, and other garden paraphernalia are welcome.  Seed donations are welcomed year-round; call or text (716) 812-7143. https://www.ourheights.org/capen-garden-walk...

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County (CCE Erie) Master Gardener Program volunteers as they host three in-person Fall Gardening Classes in September 2026. Nora Saintz Erie County Master Gardener and Landscape Designer and Certified Nursery and Landscape Planner From High to Low Maintenance: A Smarter Garden for Every Season — Ready to love your garden again without the aches and endless chores? This class shows you how to transition to a low-maintenance landscape, with specific recommended varieties of flowering...

The public is invited to join BADS for a buffet lunch. We will have lots of daylilies and door prizes to add to your gardens, as well as a fabulous speaker:  Heidi Douglas, an award winning hybridizer from Brown’s Ferry Gardens. PAYMENT DUE by 9/10/2026!! COST BADS is subsidizing the cost of the luncheon as part of your membership! Luncheon Price –  $35 per person Checks made out to Buffalo Area Daylily Society can be sent to: Nancy Pease 128 North...

Buffalo Bat Habitat and Third Floor Productions USA present LUCI FEST: a Benefit for Bats (Myotis lucifugus). Help the bat conservation movement in Buffalo build a new nature sanctuary at the Ripley Bat Farm, and learn more about the remarkable little brown bats that live there. Live music by FMX: The Fleetwood Mac Experience and Edge of Sundown, Buffalo’s tribute to Southern rock. Lawn chair and coolers allowed. Food trucks and vendors on location. Proceeds go to Save the Ripley...

The Western New York Herb Study Group will offer a program on roses as presented by member, Claudia Kolbe-Hawthorne. Complimentary refreshments incorporating herbs will be provided. The public is invited. New members are always welcome.   Doors open at 5:30 PM. A brief business meeting at 6:00 PM precedes the program. This program will be held at the Administration Building of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14218.  Free parking....