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Jamestown Audubon offers environmental scholarship; applications due March 15

Applications for the Ryan Exline Memorial Scholarship, a $500 scholarship to an area college-bound high school senior or Jamestown Community College student who intends to pursue a bachelor’s degree in an environmental or related field, are now available from the Jamestown Audubon Nature Center. Applications will be accepted through Sunday, March 15. For more information or applications, go online, call (716) 569-2345 or email shatfield@jamestownaudubon.org. In 2009 the award was named in honor of Ryan Paul Exline, a graduate student…...

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Jan 27, 2015

title image for video with Mischler's on how to make floral arrangement called My Suzie

Enjoy flowers now by making ‘My Suzie’ arrangement; watch video demonstration

You can enjoy flowers any time of the year when you make the “My Suzie” flower arrangement with these easy directions from Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. This is a trendy design, but it’s simple enough that even a beginner will get good results. It uses hydrangeas, spray roses and lemon leaves (also called salal), which are available year round at Mischler’s. You can even get the container at Mischler’s. If you prefer, you can use…...

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Jan 20, 2015

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All-new light show called Lumagination set at Botanical Gardens

Lumagination, the new light show at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, will have themed rooms. Here’s a view from last year’s Night Lights show. Photo by Connie Oswald Stofko An all-new light show called Lumagination will be held at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. During this exhibit, the fun begins even before you get inside. A warm and cozy tent will welcome you as you stroll up the front walk. The…...

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Jan 20, 2015

Orchid Show expanded at Botanical Gardens; get your orchid repotted

by Connie Oswald Stofko We’ve told you before that, although they look delicate, orchids are actually easy to grow. There is one tricky part, though: potting. “The hardest part is to get people to understand that you’re not putting them in dirt,” said Joseph A. DiDomenico Jr., president of the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society. You can learn more about how to pot orchids– and even have members of the orchid society repot your orchid plant!– during a new, expanded Orchid…...

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Jan 20, 2015

Basic, advanced horticulture courses set for adults at McKinley High School

The adult education program at McKinley High School is offering two horticulture courses: one basic and one advanced. Both classes meet from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays for 13 weeks from Jan. 26 through May 4 in the greenhouse at the school, 1500 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. The cost for each class is $175. You don’t have to live in the City of Buffalo to take the class. You can register in person at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at the school…....

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Jan 19, 2015

Western New York communities get state grants for urban forestry projects

Western New York communities have received grants for urban forestry projects from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The organizations and projects are: Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, $24,000 for Erie County tree inventory project for Ellicott Creek and Elma Meadows Parks Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry, $18,240 for Erie County Parks tree management plan Town of Lancaster, $25,000 for Town of Lancaster 2014-2015 tree planting project Town of Newstead, $5,033 for…...

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Jan 18, 2015

Rotate vegetable plants to prevent disease, discourage pests & keep soil healthy

by Connie Oswald Stofko “People will tell me, ‘I’ve been growing tomatoes in this same spot for 15 years and I’ve never had a problem with disease,” said Carol Ann Harlos, Master Gardener, garden writer and teacher. “I tell them, ‘You’ve been lucky.’” Harlos suggests that you rotate your plants in your vegetable garden about every three years to discourage pests and prevent disease. Rotating vegetables means placing them in a different spot in your garden. An important thing to…...

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Jan 13, 2015

local apples from Goodman's Farm Market Niagara Falls

Welcome our new Premium Partner, Goodman’s Farm Market in Niagara Falls

If you’re looking for locally grown produce throughout the year, stop in to our newest Premium Partner, Goodman’s Farm Market. Goodman’s Farm Market is located at 2227 Cayuga Dr. Ext., Niagara Falls, NY. Even though it’s winter, there are still local products in stock. Apples are one of the few produce items that are as tasty now as they were the day they were picked. Goodman’s carries apples grown in Niagara County including Empire, Crispin, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious,…...

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Jan 13, 2015

$100 prize offered for artwork for Capen Garden Walk 2015 posters; deadline is April 3

A competition will be held to select original artwork to use on the 2015 posters for the Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk. It is free to enter your artwork and a prize of $100 will be awarded. Anyone may enter. The University Heights Arts Association (UHAA ) will jury the competition. The theme for this year’s competition, “The Beauty in our Backyard,” invites interpretation of anything from a single flower to an entire backyard. Painting, photography, illustration, mixed media and…...

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Jan 12, 2015

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Get 45 Gardening Tips in 45 Minutes at meeting in Newfane

by Connie Oswald Stofko I will present “45 Gardening Tips in 45 Minutes” at the meeting of the Niagara Shores Garden Club at 7 p.m. Thursday Jan. 15 in the Newfane Town Hall, 2737 Main St., Newfane. Like all the events we list on Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, this event is open to the public. For more information, contact Maureen at (716) 430-7129. In my presentation, I’ll share some of the best tips I discovered as I interviewed home gardeners and gardening experts…...

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Jan 6, 2015