Kokedama or moss ball gardening will be offered for the first time from 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 as part of the Make-it Take-it series at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. Kokedama is a Japanese hanging garden that originated from bonsai styles. These trendy arrangements are created with a packed soil mixture covered with moss and tied with string. You can hang them. This workshop will be led by David Clark, internationally known…...

The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County Master Gardener Program will hold a series of three gardening classes to be held in late September and early October. The classes will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Dard Hunter Hall (upstairs meeting room) at the Print Shop on the Roycroft Campus at 21 South Grove St., East Aurora. (On the day of the class, check the Cooperative Extension website; the location of the class may be moved to a…...

Build your own scarecrow during Oktoberfest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 S. Forest Rd., Williamsville. You supply an old shirt and pants and they will provide the rest of the materials– a burlap head, straw, twine and sticks. Mischler’s Greenhouse associates will be on hand to help. Take your child or grandchild to share in this unique Oktoberfest experience. While you’re at Mischler’s, check out all the items for fall…...