The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens is offering a horticultural series on Backyard Gardening from April 29 through July 8.The horticulture classes are great for gardeners of all backgrounds and experience. Classes are suitable for students 16 and older. Get ideas and grow your horticultural knowledge on timely, relevant topics in these fun, approachable, and interactive classes. Questions and discussions are encouraged. This series of classes, taught by David Clark, is designed for beginner gardeners with some knowledge of…
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Backyard Gardening: Herbs and Medicinal Plants
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens is offering a horticultural series on Backyard Gardening from April 29 through July 8.The horticulture classes are great for gardeners of all backgrounds and experience. Classes are suitable for students 16 and older. Get ideas and grow your horticultural knowledge on timely, relevant topics in these fun, approachable, and interactive classes. Questions and discussions are encouraged. This series of classes, taught by David Clark, is designed for beginner gardeners with some knowledge of…
Backyard Gardening: Creative Containers and Raised Beds
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens is offering a horticultural series on Backyard Gardening from April 29 through July 8. The� horticulture classes are great for gardeners of all backgrounds and experience. Classes are suitable for students 16 and older. Get ideas and grow your horticultural knowledge on timely, relevant topics in these fun, approachable, and interactive classes. Questions and discussions are encouraged. This series of classes, taught by David Clark, is designed for beginner gardeners with some knowledge…
Tasks you can do in WNY’s warm spring weather
by Connie Oswald Stofko It looks like we will have a week of warm spring weather in Western New York! It’s a great time to get outside and enjoy some gardening tasks. But don’t get ahead of yourself–some tasks should wait a little longer. See what’s happening in your yard See what plants have started to grow. Pick up any trash that blew into your yard. Look for damage from rabbits, deer or moles and voles. Check for winter storm damage. Some things you…
What can you learn from this Amherst landscape?
by Connie Oswald Stofko When you’re visiting landscapes on the many garden walks and Open Gardens here in Western New York, it’s fun to just be wowed by what you see. You might think, “I wish I had a garden like that.” You can never completely replicate someone else’s landscape. Your yard might be shady where theirs is sunny. Or you might have a much smaller yard. Or you might not want to spend as much time watering and weeding…
5 reasons to buy tree & shrub seedlings; sales are open now
by Connie Oswald Stofko Sales of tree and shrub seedlings are again being held in Western New York through counties and through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Here are 5 reasons why you should consider buying tree or shrub seedlings: Tree & shrub seedling sales The sales have different ordering deadlines. The organizers suggest you order early to make sure the items you want are still in stock. The county sales generally have you pick up…
For autumn interest, choose attractive shrubs that help WNY’s environment
by Connie Oswald Stofko How did your landscape look this autumn? Did you have lovely autumn perennials? Trees bursting with fall-colored leaves? How about shrubs? Chances are you don’t have shrubs with autumn interest, and if you do, it’s a popular shrub that is problematic. As you make your plans for next year, consider choosing a native shrub that is interesting in autumn in Western New York. Stunning, but problematic: burning bush I’ve got to admit, burning bush (Euonymus alatus),…
Plant now in WNY: cool weather veggies
by Connie Oswald Stofko There’s a whole group of herbs and vegetables that you can grow now–from seed! These herbs and vegetables may take a month or two–even three months– to reach maturity. By then the weather will be cool, cold or freezing, but these plants like it that way. If you’ve never tried planting a crop of vegetables that you harvest in autumn or winter, try it this year. There are so many cool weather herbs and vegetables to…
Make your garden more welcoming with fences
by Connie Oswald Stofko Fences are usually used to keep things in, like pets, or to keep things out, like rabbits and deer. But fences can also make your landscape more welcoming. Here are two examples from the large Orchard Park landscape of Pat Gurney, who I visited last year during Open Gardens. (See her tips on using annuals and perennials here.) The photo at the beginning of this article shows a long fence between a sunny area and a…
Gardening tasks for early spring in WNY
by Connie Oswald Stofko After weeks of snow covering our gardens, we can see plants again here in Western New York! The sun has been shining. At times, the weather’s so warm, you can be outside without a sweater. We can tackle some gardening tasks now that we couldn’t do just a couple of weeks ago. But it’s still early spring and the weather fluctuates. The afternoon warmth can be followed by freezing temperatures at night. A stretch of warm…