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Reinstein Woods is taking orders until Feb. 5 for native wildflowers, ferns

Friends of Reinstein Woods are holding a native perennial plant sale. You can order online. Orders must be received by Friday, Feb. 5. See the list of available plants here. All plants come as seedlings in a six-inch pot. Plant pickup is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 22 at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Drive, Depew. For more information, call 683-5959. Part of the mission of the Friends of Reinstein Woods is to help protect and…...

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Jan 18, 2016

Proven Winners garden in autumn at Buffalo Erie County Botanical Gardens

Record-breaking temperatures marked 2015: A look back at the year in gardening

by Connie Oswald Stofko Yesterday I turned off the heat and opened the windows– and the temperature in my house went up a degree! Yesterday’s high of 71 set a record for Dec. 14. The previous record for that date, set in 1901, was only 64. Another record is our lack of measurable snow so far this season. The previous record was set in 1899, when we went until Dec. 3 with no snow to speak of. Here it is…...

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Dec 15, 2015

When you need a little gift, the mini-mini succulent garden is just right

When you’re looking for a little something for someone on your Christmas list, check out the mini-mini succulent gardens at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. You can give these adorable dish gardens as a token of appreciation for your child’s teacher or for the neighbor who shovels your sidewalk. Because they’re small, they can easily fit on the window sill of someone in a nursing home. And succulents are super easy to care for, so even…...

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Dec 15, 2015

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Sneak peek: We’re getting a new look in January

by Connie Oswald Stofko Here’s a sneak peek at the new look for the Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com website. This is just a picture to give you an idea of what it will look like, but by the time I resume publishing Jan. 19, the new look will be operational and have more new articles for you to enjoy. The new look will be sleeker and less cluttered, so you’ll be able to find what you’re looking for more easily. I’m thrilled that…...

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Dec 15, 2015

There’s a new bug in Western New York and it might eat plants in your garden

by Dana Santasiero There’s a new bug in Western New York and there are two main things you need to know about it. First, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is called a stink bug because when you step on it, it smells. Second, it could eat the plants in your garden. The good news is even though it is big and ugly, it won’t hurt you. You might find it in your house over the winter but it’ll just be…...

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Dec 8, 2015

Doorknob baskets & two more ideas for decorating, gift giving

by Connie Oswald Stofko Here’s a delightful holiday decoration that I hadn’t seen before: doorknob baskets. As the name suggests, they’re small woven baskets that you can hang as a decoration on a doorknob. They’re filled with greens grown at Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. “You can leave one on your neighbor’s door as a surprise,” said Hilary McHale, assistant manager at Lockwood’s. “It’s a little bit of holiday cheer.” While you could hang them on an inside door,…...

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Dec 8, 2015

PLANT WNY names Landscape Award winners; Cunningham is person of the year

PLANT WNY, the trade association for the professional landscape and nursery trades, honored the recipients of the Landscape Awards Program as well as Sally Cunningham as person of the year at their annual Harvest Dinner in November. Landscape Awards The Landscape Award recipients are: Residential Small Category: Dore Landscape Associates, Inc. (Lockport) Residential Large Category: Dore Landscape Associates, Inc. (Lockport) Hardscapes Small Category: Tripi’s Landscaping, LLC (Buffalo) Hardscapes Large Category: Chevalier Outdoor Living (Springville) Mature Landscape Category: Menne Landscape &…...

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Dec 8, 2015

2015 poster for Samuel Capen Garden Walk

Submit your artwork for a chance at a $100 prize for the Capen Garden Walk 2016

Submissions of original artwork for use on posters for the 2016 Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk are being sought. The poster art contest is being held by the University Heights Arts Association (UHAA), which will jury the competition. It is free to enter your artwork and a prize of $100 will be awarded for first place. Additional prizes will be awarded to the second and third place winners. Anyone may enter. The theme for this year’s competition is “The Beauty in…...

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Dec 6, 2015

Christmas trees suspended from ceiling Goodman's Niagara Falls

How to keep your Christmas tree fresh until February

by Connie Oswald Stofko Ray Crawley and his family usually take their Christmas tree down around Jan. 1, but last year the tree was looking so good, they left it up until almost February. “I guess it’s like a flower arrangement,” Crawley said. Since it stayed fresh, they decided to enjoy it a little longer. Crawley is store manager at the family-owned Goodman’s Farm Market, 2227 Cayuga Drive Extension, Niagara Falls. Here’s how he kept his Christmas tree fresh so…...

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Dec 1, 2015

There’s something special about real-world interactions among gardeners, speaker says

by Connie Oswald Stofko There’s something special about chatting face to face with other gardeners. It’s not the same experience if you just read another gardener’s tweet or Facebook post. That’s why you should consider joining a gardening organization, or if you are already part of one, encourage others to join, says Nikki Schmith, incoming president of the national daylily group called the American Hemerocallis Society. She will speak on “The Collective Experience” at the meeting of the Buffalo Area…...

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Dec 1, 2015