by Lauren Newkirk Maynard Starting in May, you’ll see changes at Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! “Gardens Buffalo Niagara has rescued this magazine,” said Connie Oswald Stofko, who built Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com from scratch and is happy to step down and retire after almost 20 years. “They can do more than I could do by myself.” The first thing you’ll notice that it will be a monthly publication instead of weekly. We think you’ll enjoy it because we have a new, larger team of editors and…
by Connie Oswald Stofko It’s time to fill up your garden with plants! Nonprofit groups are holding sales and plant exchanges throughout Western New York. Many of the nonprofit groups sell extra plants that members dig out out of their own gardens. If these gardeners had extra plants to share, it’s a good sign the plants are easy to maintain! Do you know of a plant sale or plant exchange that we haven’t listed here? Please share the details in…...
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by Connie Oswald Stofko There’s something for everybody at the 79-cent perennial sale at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses. Here are just three of the interesting plants that will be in the sale: A little more than a hundred varieties of perennials will be offered in the sale. See the entire list of the plants on sale here. The plants are sold only in packs of four plants at $3.16 per pack. Get a flat for $37.92 (12 packs per flat)…....
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by Connie Oswald Stofko I am so happy to announce we have our three winners! The winners are: Each winner receives a prize package worth nearly $500! Please shop at our wonderful sponsors that provided these great prizes:…...
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by Lauren Newkirk Maynard Next month, Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com will change hands when Connie Oswald Stofko, publisher, steps into retirement after 16 remarkable years at the helm. To make sure you continue to get great gardening information for Western New York, I’m happy to share that Gardens Buffalo Niagara (GBN) is stepping in to continue the magazine. GBN is the non-profit that brings you Garden Walk Buffalo, East Side Garden Walk, Open Gardens, the Garden Art Sale (and a lot more). I’m…
by Connie Oswald Stofko I still need the third winner in the prize drawing worth almost $500! Could it be you? I haven’t heard from the recent person who was picked, and if I don’t hear from that person on Wednesday, I will have to pick another winner. It could be you, so make sure you look at your email! This year’s package of prizes Our prizes come from our wonderful sponsors. If you are one of the three lucky…...
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Two environmental holidays are coming up next week: Earth Day is on Wednesday, April 22 and Arbor Day is on Friday, April 24. There are a lot of ways to celebrate and help our communities. Take a look at the events listed here. What events have we missed? What do you do to help the environment? Please leave a comment below. Earth Day on the East Side Community Clean-Up Earth Day on the East Side: Community Clean-Up will take place from 9…...
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You don’t need a plot of 40 acres in order to grow food; there’s an increasing number of vegetable varieties that can be grown in containers. Find out more in “This Month in the Garden,” one of the articles in this edition of Gardening Matters, the publication of Master Gardeners in Cornell Cooperative Extension in Erie County. Some of the benefits of gardening in a container are: See more about gardening in containers and other gardening tips in “This Month…...
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There are just a few hours left to subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com and have a chance to win a prize package worth nearly $500! You must be subscribed at Level 2 or 3. Sign up now! Then watch your email. If you are chosen as a winner, you will be notified via email by Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com. If we don’t hear from you by 7 p.m. Friday, April 17, we will choose another winner! There will be three winners for the prize packages–each winner will…
Growing seeds indoors can be complicated. That’s why you should see the great information on the page “From Seed to Seedling: What Every Indoor Grower Should Know,” published by the Master Gardeners in Orleans County. For example, you should build a custom planting schedule based on your own location. That means knowing your average last frost date, factoring in how long each variety needs to grow indoors before transplanting, and leaving time for hardening off. It also means considering your…...
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