From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, we in the Buffalo area spend a lot of time planning menus, baking, cooking, dining with family and nibbling at parties. So while we’re thinking of food, let’s shift our focus slightly and look at some important questions: How do we sustain our supply of locally grown food? How do we make sure our children and grandchildren enjoy the abundance and variety of locally produced food that we now take for granted in Western…...
Members of Buffalo-area garden clubs had to be creative when planning holiday decorations for the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Ave., between North and Allen Streets, Buffalo. The theme this year incorporated “bells” and “belles.” To make things even more interesting, the theme colors were silver, burgundy and pink. Yes, pink. Pink showed up quite a lot in Christmas decorations around the turn of the last century, explained Lenora M. Henson, curator at the national historical site where Theodore…...
Right now you may be able to name all the plants in your garden, but next season, will you still know what’s what? Make these sturdy plant tags and you’ll definitely be able to keep track of your perennials. You can keep the tags outside all winter and, unlike flimsy plastic tags that get trampled by rabbits or pushed over by heavy snow, these wooden plant labels will still be standing in spring. Best of all, they’re so pretty that…...
Whether you’re looking for wonderful gifts to give to your gardening friends, or wondering what you should put on your own wish list this year, you’ll find some wonderful suggestions right here. Poinsettias: Beautiful, traditional, convenient A gift of poinsettias from Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses is beautiful and traditional. It’s also fast, easy and convenient to have poinsettias delivered, which is great at this busy time of year. Home-grown under ideal conditions in Mischler’s greenhouses, the plants are fresh and…...
Autumn keeps hanging on in the Buffalo area. My niece Carrie picked a rose from her garden last week! Unfortunately, we know that wintry weather is inevitable, and our outdoor gardening will soon come to an end. Don’t let it get you down, though. When we lose our outdoor flowers, it just means we have more time for our indoor blooms, such as African violets. If you’ve never grown African violets, or if you haven’t grown them well, check out…...
Print this page and take the coupon to Perry’s Nurseries, 5203 Seneca St., West Seneca, to receive the coupon discounts. The coupon is valid from Nov. 29 through Dec. 18, 2011. (If you’d like to print the coupon by itself, here’s how you get to that view: Click on the coupon and you’ll be taken to another page. Click on the coupon yet again, and you’ll be taken to another page where you’ll see just the coupon.)…...
This is another one of those articles I like to think of as potpourri– a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I hope you find something that’s useful or entertaining. Light up a gazing ball. These instructions for making a lighted gazing ball, like the one you see at left, come from Kathi and Craig Schwab of Kenmore: “We used an extra LED light that we had, put it inside the globe and connected the lighted gazing globe…...
We Buffalo-area gardeners should take a moment to stop and count our blessings. We live in an area with so many gardening riches that it’s easy to take them for granted. Let’s start with something as simple as a garden walk. Backyards, which normally are private spaces, are opened to strangers and friends alike. You’re invited to enjoy the scenery and take photos if you want. The gardener is willing to answer questions you might have about their garden. Wait,…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko The image at left is lovely if it’s on a Christmas card, but aggravating if it’s actually happening in your garden. I’ve written before about ways to keep deer and rabbits out of your garden. Even if you read those articles when they were published, take a second look and make sure you take a look at the comments sections. Readers have followed up and shared great tips! I think it’s time to address the…...
You can experience Floriade, the international horticultural expo held just once every 10 years in the Netherlands, during a trip hosted by Sally Cunningham, CNLP (Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional)and professional garden writer. “Every gardener should see Floriade at least once in a lifetime!” Cunningham said. An informational meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 in McKinley’s Banquet Center, S-3950 McKinley Parkway, Blasdell. Reservations are required for the meeting. To make a reservation, call AAA at 800-242-4244…....