The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County Master Gardener Program will host three Fall Gardening Classes in September. Each class runs from 7 to 8:10 p.m. and be held at Cooperative Extension, 21 South Grove St., East Aurora. (Print Shop: Dard Hunter Hall 2nd Floor) The cost for the general public is $15/class or three classes for $40, and for Erie County Master Gardener volunteers, $10/class or three classes for $25 Register online here. For more information, contact Jolie Hibit…
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Fall Gardening Classes in East Aurora
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County Master Gardener Program will host three Fall Gardening Classes in September. Each class runs from 7 to 8:10 p.m. and be held at Cooperative Extension, 21 South Grove St., East Aurora. (Print Shop: Dard Hunter Hall 2nd Floor) The cost for the general public is $15/class or three classes for $40, and for Erie County Master Gardener volunteers, $10/class or three classes for $25 Register online here. For more information, contact Jolie Hibit…
Prepare for Open Gardens & get tips from Hidden Gardens of Eden
by Connie Oswald Stofko Open Gardens will be held on Thursdays and Fridays starting next week, so get your booklet now. The booklet lists the locations of the gardens as well as the times and dates that each garden is open. The organizers even included suggested routes to help you see all the gardens. The booklet is available for a $10 donation at many local garden centers– see the list here. The Open Gardens are like garden walks, but they take…
Pretty native wildflowers & more from Master Gardeners
You might want to include Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) or trillium in your spring garden. Find out why in two articles in this month’s edition of WNY Gardening Matters, produced by the Master Gardeners in Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County. Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) is the loveliest spring native wildflower, according to the article by Carol Ann Harlos. Other good news is that Virginia bluebells are not usually favored by deer or rabbits. Another pretty native plant is trillium….
Plants for trouble spots & more at Mischler’s 59-cent perennial sale
by Connie Oswald Stofko Do you have trouble finding plants for a dry, shady area? Or maybe you want beautiful flowers for sun. Or you’re ready to try some native plants. You can find that and more at the 59-cent perennial sale being held from Friday, April 26 to Friday, May 3 at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and…
First Friday Lunch Bunch at Community Nature Center
The Audubon Community Nature Center will hold a First Friday lunch bunch: “Health Forests” from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, May 3 at the Nature Center, 1600 Riverside Rd., Jamestown. A beautifully green forest full of deer isn’t always in good shape. Learn what makes a healthy forest and how to work to keep forests healthy with Andrea Hille, a Silviculturalist with the Allegheny National Forest. The presentation will be followed by a BYO brown bag lunch. The cost is $8…
Woodchucks are difficult to control; try a rope fence & urine
by Connie Oswald Stofko Maxine Osiewicz of Clarence watched last year as woodchucks decimated her dahlias. “You could see the woodchucks slapping the stems down and eating all the leaves,” she said. Woodchucks (also known as groundhogs) can damage trees and shrubs, too. Woodchucks gnaw or claw woody vegetation, according to a factsheet by Paul D. Curtis and Kristi L. Sullivan that was produced by Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Wildlife Damage Management Program. Woodchucks also strip bark at the…
Unusual plants: Don’t miss these Hot Picks in Great Plant Sale
by Connie Oswald Stofko In the Great Plant Sale, “We want to offer things you’re not going to see everywhere,” said Sharon Reader, volunteer at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and a member of the committee that chose the plants for the sale. The deadline to pre-order is Friday, April 5, but if you want one of the really spectacular Hot Picks, you better order now — They often sell out quick. UPDATE: The deadline to order plants…
Deadline for hosta breakfast
The Western New York Hosta Society will hold a hosta breakfast at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Forestview Restaurant, 4781 Tranist Rd., Depew. You must RSVP before 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 so that they can tell the restaurant how many people to expect. RSVP at (716) 941-6167 or H8staman@aol.com The is a social get-together. You pay for your own breakfast. Attendees are ask to bring to the table something that they can pass around and talk about. It can be a plant, seedling,…
Hosta breakfast
The Western New York Hosta Society will hold a hosta breakfast at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Forestview Restaurant, 4781 Tranist Rd., Depew. You must RSVP before 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 so that they can tell the restaurant how many people to expect. RSVP at (716) 941-6167 or H8staman@aol.com The is a social get-together. You pay for your own breakfast. Attendees are ask to bring to the table something that they can pass around and talk about. It can be a plant, seedling,…