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17 reminders for your early spring garden in Western New York

by Connie Oswald Stofko As I sat outside yesterday in shorts and bare feet, it felt as if summer was here to stay. But that’s how it feels every spring in Western New York, and every year our spring weather takes us on a roller coaster ride. The high was in the 70s yesterday, yet you know we’re still going to get freezing temperatures before summer really arrives. Some years we’ve had flakes of snow flying around in the air in May. I know…...

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Apr 14, 2015

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Fairy & Gnome Festival set at Botanical Gardens; April 15 is deadline to enter contest

Two kids’ workshops on making a fairy garden as well as a display of kids’ fairy and gnome houses will be highlights of the Fairy and Gnome Festival to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. The festival is included with admission. Activities for children include a special scavenger hunt, story time and nature walks. If you wear a costume, you get $1 off admission. The price is $9…...

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Apr 14, 2015

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Hear 45 gardening tips at Mount Olivet; first in series of talks at the Kenmore cemetery

by Connie Oswald Stofko I will present “45 Gardening Tips in 45 Minutes” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23 in the main office at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 4000 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore. This will be the first in a new series of talks at the cemetery called Live Your Legacy Workshops. All programs are free and open to the public. I will share some of the best tips I discovered as I interviewed home gardeners and gardening experts. I have discovered…...

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Apr 14, 2015

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Tips for planting an unused space: the ‘hellstrip’ between street & sidewalk

by Connie Oswald Stofko People call it the “hellstrip.” It’s that section between the sidewalk and street where people generally grow nothing but grass. It’s where the plows deposit the heavy, salty snow from the street. Garbage cans get tossed there. Dogs do their business there. What in the world could you grow there? Flowers and herbs. That’s what Elaine Clutterbuck of Buffalo grows in the three-season garden she has established in her hellstrip. This past summer her garden was…...

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Apr 7, 2015

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Learn about pruning & get your tools sharpened at Lockwood’s; birding seminar, too

Because the first one filled up so fast, Lockwood’s Greenhouses is holding another seminar on pruning at 1 p.m. this Saturday, April 11 at Lockwood’s, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. The session will be taught by gardening expert Sally Cunningham. It will focus on damage from the Snowvember Storm, but will also cover common problems in the landscape caused by severe cold and animals grazing on your garden plants. The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer period. You can even bring photos of particular shrubs…...

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Apr 7, 2015

Congratulations to the three lucky winners of gardening prizes in our drawing!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Please help me congratulate the three lucky winners in our recent drawing held by Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com. They are: Michelle Jusiak of Orchard Park Amy Myers of Cheektowaga Roxann MacKay Burton of Ridgeway, Ontario The names were drawn at random on Wednesday. Everyone who was subscribed to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com by March 31 was entered into the drawing. I’m happy to have so many new subscribers, and I love my loyal readers, too! Each winner receives all of these prizes: A one-year family…...

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Apr 7, 2015

Hear 45 gardening tips in East Aurora

by Connie Oswald Stofko I will present “45 Gardening Tips in 45 Minutes” at the meeting of the East Aurora Garden Club on Monday, April 13 at St. Mathias Episcopal Church, 374 Main St., East Aurora. Luncheon is at noon, followed by a short business meeting, with the presentation at 1 p.m. 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,…...

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Apr 7, 2015

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Deadline is April 15 to sign up as vendor for Garden Art Sale

Vendors must sign up by April 15 for the annual Garden Art Sale, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 28 at the Parkside Lodge in Delaware Park, Buffalo. This is an event of Garden Walk Buffalo Niagara (formerly the National Garden Festival.) The organizers are looking for vendors of arts and crafts inspired by the garden and to put in a garden, including statuary made of copper, steel, glass, stone, concrete and wood; hand-crafted furniture and…...

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Apr 7, 2015

Fascinating green roof project under way in Springville; you can help

by Connie Oswald Stofko The Springville Center for the Arts is seeking volunteers to start seedlings for its green roof project. You’ll get seeds that you are asked to start in containers and nurture until they’re ready to be transplanted onto the green roof. You don’t have to live in Springville to participate. In addition to the seedling program, volunteers are needed for the installation of the green roof on the building that the arts center is rehabilitating at 5 East Main…...

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Mar 31, 2015

Lewiston GardenFest accepting applications for garden walk, vendors

The Lewiston GardenFest, presented by the Lewiston Garden Club, is accepting applications from Lewiston residents interested in showcasing their gardens as well as from vendors who want to exhibit. The deadline is May 1. The event, which is celebrating its tenth year, will be held from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21 along Center Street in the Village of Lewiston. Lewiston residents can showcase their gardens during the garden walk or open gardens portion of the weekend. You…...

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Mar 31, 2015