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Learn how to have a pretty garden while being kind to the environment at Lockwood’s Fall Fair

by Connie Oswald Stofko We gardeners want to be kind to the environment, but it can seem so complicated. We may know that we should have a sustainable landscape, though many of us probably can’t define exactly what that means. We should be organic, which encompasses so many different gardening practices. Can we do it all and have a pretty garden at the same time? Yes, and gardening expert Sally Cunningham will tell you how during a talk at 10…...

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Sep 1, 2015

Succulent Show to start Saturday, Sept. 5 at Botanical Gardens; workshop set for Oct. 15

There are so many interesting ways you can use succulents at home, and for inspiration you should check out the Succulent Show that will take place from Saturday, Sept. 5 – Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. Hours are 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. daily. The exhibit is included with admission to the Botanical Gardens. Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors (ages 55 and older) and students (ages 13 and older with…...

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Sep 1, 2015

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Call in your questions; Gardener’s Corner returns to WBEN 930

You can call in your gardening and landscape questions during a radio show called “Gardener’s Corner” sponsored by PLANT WNY’s foundation. “Gardener’s Corner” will be part of the Home Improvement Hour on WBEN 930 AM and will air from 11:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26. Chris Zeisz, a lifetime CNLP (certified nursery and landscape professional) and owner of Snyder Ridge Landscaping & Garden Center, will be the host of the show. Guests each week will…...

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Sep 1, 2015

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Hear ’45 Gardening Tips in 45 Minutes;’ I can address your group, too

by Connie Oswald Stofko I will present “45 Gardening Tips in 45 Minutes” at the meeting of the Lancaster Garden Club at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 in St. John’s Lutheran Church Hall, 55 Pleasant Ave., Lancaster. In my presentation, I’ll share some of the best tips I discovered as I have interviewed home gardeners and gardening experts in the past several years for Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the online gardening magazine for Western New York. I have to average one tip per…...

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Sep 1, 2015

Disease called aster yellows is affecting coneflowers in WNY; get rid of diseased plants

by Connie Oswald Stofko Margaret Raupp, coordinator of Open Gardens, brought to my attention a couple plant problems that she noticed around Western New York this summer. Last week we talked about the lily leaf beetle, which is damaging lilies. This week we’ll discuss aster yellows disease, which affects coneflowers and causes the blossom to be deformed. “I saw it everywhere and most gardeners were not aware of it,” Raupp said. Bizarre green tufts growing out of the flower are…...

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Aug 25, 2015

Why an internship with Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com is cooler than you think

by Connie Oswald Stofko If you’re looking for a communications internship, get one at a business that is looking ahead, not stuck in the past. When I started Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com five years ago, I knew that being online was the only way to go. Paper and printing is expensive. You want color photos? That costs more. Then those pieces of paper have to be delivered, which is an added expense. It’s no wonder that subscriptions to print media have been declining…...

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Aug 25, 2015

corn growing in field in Western New York

Want to make the leap to farming? Online classes available from Cornell

Have you ever considered making the leap from gardening to farming? The Northeast Beginning Farmers Project at Cornell University has created a series of online courses for those thinking of becoming a farmer as well as for beginning farmers. The interactive online courses run from five to seven weeks. Courses start in October, November, January and February. See the schedule here. Courses address aspects of growing as well as the business end of farming. Courses are $200 each. The first course…...

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Aug 25, 2015

Had damage to your lilies? You might have a new invasive bug called lily leaf beetle

by Connie Oswald Stofko Margaret Raupp, coordinator of Open Gardens, alerted me to a couple of problems with disease and pests that she noticed while touring the gardens. We’ll talk about the first one, lily leaf beetle, today. Raupp said that when she visited an Open Garden in Lockport, the garden of John Taylor and Mary Brennan-Taylor, almost all of the Asiatic and Oriental lilies were lost to the lily leaf beetle, an invasive species that’s fairly new to Western…...

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Aug 18, 2015

lilacs and dome at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens developing master plan for architecture, exhibits

by Connie Oswald Stofko A new, larger events space. A new admissions area. A new cafe. A new gift shop. How can the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens create those areas, possibly constructing new buildings, without disturbing the domed buildings that are architectural and historical gems? “And we have to do something with the garage and those greenhouses that obstruct the view of one of the Olmsted Parks,” said David J. Swarts, president and CEO of the Botanical Gardens,…...

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Aug 18, 2015

Tent sale starts Friday at Mischler’s; go early for best selection

There’s still time to plant perennials, and you can get bargains on beautiful, healthy perennials at the end-of-season tent sale to be held from Friday, Aug. 21 through Saturday, Aug. 29 at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. August is Perennial Month at Mischler’s, and during the tent sale all perennials in 3 ½-inch pots will be buy one get one free. Select perennials…...

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Aug 18, 2015