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Vendors & gardeners sought for Lewiston GardenFest; applications due May 1

You can show your garden or participate as a vendor at the 11th annual Lewiston GardenFest to be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 18 and 19 along Center Street in Lewiston. Businesses and vendors who sell items related to gardening, horticulture and the outdoors, including nurseries, landscapers, garden artists, builders, and others are encouraged to apply. Vendor applications are due by May 1. The application fee varies from $125 – $225 based on the size…...

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Mar 22, 2016

Liatris spicata. Photo courtesy Ball Horticultural

Is it too early to plant liatris bulbs in Western New York?

by Connie Oswald Stofko Here’s a question I received from a reader early last week when the weather became warm and sunny: Hello. Can I plant liatris bulbs now? Or should I wait until the soil warms? Thank you. Linda in Tonawanda In case you’re not familiar with this plant, here’s a little bit of information about liatris. It blooms in summer with large flower spikes that attract butterflies. The plant is drought-resistant, so it doesn’t need much care. It…

Mar 15, 2016

Unlock a $16,000 backyard makeover at Plantasia– It’s free to enter!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Wouldn’t it be nice to have a professional makeover for your landscape? Imagine it: a new design with paths and trees, a waterfall, maybe an outdoor cooking area– whatever you want. At Plantasia, Western New York’s premier garden and landscape show, you can get lots of ideas for your dream landscape, and you could win a $16,000 backyard makeover. It’s free to enter! When you’re at Plantasia, go the area where they have the contest bank…...

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Mar 15, 2016

Tell your gardening friends– Subscribe for a chance to win a great prize package!

by Connie Oswald Stofko I need your help today. I want to find new subscribers for Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the online gardening magazine for Western New York, so I’m holding a contest and offering great prizes for gardeners. Please help me spread the word by emailing this information to a friend. Or share it on on Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Twitter or your favorite social media. Or pick up the phone and call a relative. Or mention it to a coworker. If you’ve been…...

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Mar 15, 2016

Master Gardener training set in Fredonia; deadline to register is April 29

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County will hold its first Master Gardener Core Training class in three years from Sept. 6 through Oct. 1 on the campus of the State University New York at Fredonia. The deadline to register is Friday, April 29. For an application, email lpc33@cornell.edu or contact Lucia Conti at 664-9502, ext. 209, or stop into the Frank W. Bratt Agricultural Center, 3542 Turner Rd., Jamestown. Applicants will be interviewed by a team of Master Gardener volunteers in…...

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Mar 15, 2016

Change your yard to keep pests away; learn more at Jamestown Garden Fair

by Connie Oswald Stofko Physical barriers such as tall fencing may be too expensive for you, and repellents that have to be reapplied may get pricey, too, said Nancy Jager, Master Gardener with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Chautauqua County. But a relatively inexpensive method of discouraging pests is by modifying their habitat. Jager will present “Deer in my Dahlias, Voles in my Turnips: Preventing Wildlife Damage in the Garden” during the GROW Jamestown Garden Fair and Home Show to be…...

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Mar 8, 2016

mixed container of annuals from Waterman's Greenhouse

Subscribe for a chance to win one of three gardening prize packages!

Enter for the chance to win a prize package valued at more than $250 simply by subscribing to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the online gardening magazine for Western New York. It’s free to subscribe! If you are already subscribed, you are already entered. Hey, I appreciate the support of my longtime readers! Three winners will be selected at random from our list of subscribers. Each will win a prize package worth more than $250! The deadline to enter is Tuesday, April 5. The…...

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Mar 8, 2016

Enjoy a short drive to the country to get specialty services at Waterman’s Greenhouse

by Connie Oswald Stofko Sometimes when you’re shopping for hanging baskets or other containers of annuals, you wish you could swap out the plant combinations. The basket in front of you would be your favorite, if only it had that pretty grass that’s in the basket across the way. And this other basket is nice, but the flowers are orange and you really had your heart set on pink. At Waterman’s Greenhouse, you can get exactly what you want. Place…...

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Mar 8, 2016

WNED-TV will premier new ‘Garden Wisdom’ show

WNED-TV will premier its new gardening show titled Garden Wisdom at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. The same show will repeat at 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 19 and at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26. The show will be hosted by Susan Hunt and is geared toward the specific needs of gardeners in Western New York and Southern Ontario. The program will offer secrets to nurturing your own gardens and how to use practical solutions and shortcuts that will work for gardeners…...

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Mar 7, 2016

Shrubs included in Great Plant Sale pre-order; deadline is April 8

by Connie Oswald Stofko For the first time, shrubs will be offered for pre-order in the Great Plant Sale of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. In the past, some shrubs were available on the day of the sale, but this is the first time you can pre-order them. As always, wonderful perennials, annuals and grasses will be available, too. The deadline for pre-ordering is April 8. You’ll pick up the items at the Great Plant Sale. The days…...

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Mar 1, 2016