Do you live in the neighborhood of the East Side Garden Walk or Garden Walk Buffalo? Share your landscape with other gardeners! Your garden doesn’t need to be perfect; nobody’s is! And it’s easy to share your garden. There are no entry fees, no fancy rules, no site visits or judging. Garden Walk Buffalo America’s largest garden tour will be celebrating its 32nd year, and you can be part of it. To share your garden, you need to be in…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko This amazing prize drawing is coming to a close. The last day to enter is Tuesday, April 14, just a week away. When you subscribe at Level 2 or 3, you are automatically entered into the prize drawing worth almost $500! Don’t miss out; subscribe today. And tell your friends! Level 2: You may be a winner Annual subscription for $22.79 When you subscribe at Level 2, you might win a prize package worth almost $500! There will…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko Large trees tower over the front lawn of John Dyster and his wife Lyn in Lewiston: a river birch, a redbud and two maples. But that’s nothing compared to the back of the house, which looks like a forest. “It’s always been wooded,” Dyster said, noting that the area has been like that ever since the house was built in 1950. The entire lot size is .62 of an acre, about 116 feet wide and 232…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko What do gardeners in Western New York have in common? They share. They share their seeds. They share their plants. They share their gardening advice. And they share news about Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the best online gardening magazine for Western New York! Do your gardening friends know that when they subscribe at Level 2 or Level 3: Please spread the word! Level 2: You may be a winner Annual subscription for $22.79 When you subscribe at Level 2, you might…...
A biochar demonstration will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 4 at Henry’s Gardens, 7884 Sisson Hwy., Eden. On the same day, there will also be an Easter egg hunt and coloring contest for kids. Biochar Biochar is a carbon-rich material made by burning wood or plant waste in a low-oxygen environment. This isn’t a lecture — it’s a hands-on, eyes-on experience. The presenters will be John Maher of Lake View (near Hamburg), a board member…...
Get information you can use in your own garden when you subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the online gardening magazine for Western New York. You’ll get practical gardening tips, full-color photos of amazing gardens, and the most comprehensive calendar of gardening events in Western New York. Subscribe today and the newest issue will be emailed to you so you won’t miss a thing! Level 2: You may be a winner Annual subscription for $22.79 When you subscribe at Level 2, you might…
Lewiston GardenFest organizers are accepting applications for vendors as well as applications for residents interested in sharing their gardens. Businesses and vendors who sell items related to gardening and horticulture, including nurseries, landscapers, garden artists, and others are encouraged to apply. The application fee varies from $150 – $325 based on the size of the vendor display. Garden owners in the Village and Town of Lewiston who are interested in showcasing their gardens are encouraged to join this year’s open…...
“If you want a splash of color for spring, there’s nothing like pansies,” said Mark Yadon, vice president at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses in Williamsville. Pansies are usually set outside on the first day of spring at Mischler’s, but not this year. “It’s been so cold out,” Yadon said last week. “I don’t want them to get wilted.” Today his staff is finally putting out pansies in pots and flats. Pansies are quite hardy; they can handle cold weather down to…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko Do you already have a membership at Level 2 or 3? (Level 2 is the annual subscription for $22.79 and Level 3 is the Celebrity Level for $29.79.) If so, you have automatically been entered into this year’s prize drawing from Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com. There will be three winners for the prize packages–each winner will receive a prize package worth nearly $500! An extra chance at the Celebrity Level If you are at the Celebrity Level and aren’t…
“It’s March! There’s hope in this month’s calendar,” said Peggy Koppmann, Master Gardener. “Hope for sunshine, warming temperatures, a hint of green and growing things, and the official start of spring. Pour your beverage of choice at 10:45 a.m. on March 20 and toast the beginning of the season.” Here are some things you can do in March: You can find more uplifting and useful ideas from Koppmann in the article “This Month in the Garden.” Also see the article…...