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Your garden now: It’s not a failure, it’s just August

These articles come from the Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Orleans County. by Lydia Fernandez and Julia Bender August gardens can feel overwhelming. Everything’s either thriving or dying, weeds are winning battles you thought you’d won, and half your plans have gone sideways. The tomatoes are finally coming in, but the lettuce bolted weeks ago, and don’t even mention the aphids. This late-summer fatigue is real, and it hits most of us. But it’s not failure—it’s just August…....

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Aug 5, 2025

Lisianthus: great cut flowers that last

by Connie Oswald Stofko At first glance, you may think you’re looking at roses, but the bouquet in the photo above is made up entirely of lisianthus. (See a pronunciation here.) Not only is this flower beautiful, but lisianthus is one of the longest-lasting flowers that you can have in a vase, said Barb Henry, who founded Henry’s Gardens with her husband Martin. They grow and sell lisianthus and other flowers as well as vegetables. Here are tips from Barb…...

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Jul 29, 2025

Annual sale this weekend on hostas, daylilies, iris

The annual Western New York Hosta, Daylily and Iris Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday August 2 at the Lake Erie Italian Club, 3200 South Park Ave., Buffalo. (It’s less than a mile from the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens.) Only cash and checks will accepted. The sale is hosted by the WNY Hosta Society, Buffalo Area Daylily Society and Western New York Iris Society…....

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Jul 29, 2025

Oak wilt is in Ontario; check your oaks

Oak wilt is a disease that can kill both red and white oak trees, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Symptoms are more noticeable in red oaks, which can die in as little as six weeks after infection. Residents and visitors of Niagara and Erie counties should especially be alert to signs of this disease. Oak wilt was found two years ago in the Ontario municipalities of Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Springwater. It may be…...

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Jul 29, 2025

Rose convention coming up this September in WNY: sign up now

by Connie Oswald Stofko The New York State district of the American Rose Society is holding its convention and rose show in Amherst from Friday to Sunday, Sept. 19-21. Our own Western New York Rose Society is hosting the event. You don’t want to miss this event! People are coming from from Ontario, Manhattan, Long Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and California. Coming from France will be Matthias Meilland, the keynote speaker. He’s a sixth-generation of the…...

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Jul 22, 2025

Late blight found in Cattaraugus County; devastates tomatoes & potatoes

Late blight has been found in Cattaraugus County, according to the Cornell Vegetable Program. “As the disease spreads quickly, I would urge everyone in Chautauqua County and other surrounding areas to be on the lookout,” said Katelyn Walley-Stoll, agriculture team leader at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Chautauqua County. If you suspect you might have infected plants or have more questions, contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension office in your county. What is late blight? Late blight is a quick spreading, easily traveling,…...

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Jul 22, 2025

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Magical weekend: Garden Walk Buffalo

Get ready for a magical weekend as Garden Walk Buffalo, the largest garden tour in America, returns rain or shine! This self-guided tour is completely free. Just grab a map and begin your adventure through more than 300 creative and welcoming gardens throughout the city. The gardens are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you see a Garden Walk sign before or after those hours, consider it your invitation to tour the garden. However, if there is no sign, that…...

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Jul 22, 2025

East Side Garden Walk. Photo courtesy Jim Charlier

This week: five MORE garden walks, Open Gardens & a talk

by Connie Oswald Stofko The gardening joy continues in Western New York! There will be about 300 gardens waiting for you to visit this week. Do you like elegant gardens? Quirky gardens? Tiny gardens? Vegetable gardens? Gardens with water features? Lots of native plants? Shady areas? You can find these and more! Prepare to immerse yourself in everything growing this week: a Garden walks a City of Tonawanda Garden Walk Friday Night Lights: 8:30 – 11 pm Friday, July 18…...

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Jul 15, 2025

It’s time to start another veggie crop, plus more seed libraries

by Connie Oswald Stofko Our spring was so wet and muddy, you might not have been able to sow vegetable seeds. Don’t worry. It’s time for succession planting! You can actually plant vegetables in spring and again in summer. In our previous article, Patti Jablonski-Dopkin, general manager at Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market explains what to plant and when to plant. It’s all spelled out so you know what vegetables you can plant in your area now. You can buy seeds at Urban…...

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Jul 15, 2025

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Fill the blank spaces in your garden

July is the time to take inventory of the blank spaces in your garden, according to Peggy Koppmann in “This Month in the Garden.” That’s one of the articles in the most recent edition of WNY Gardening Matters, produced by the Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Erie County. “Perhaps a plant has died, or (gasp!), you killed it,” Koppmann said. “Maybe it got eaten by rabbits or it was overwatered or was in the wrong place. Maybe it was…...

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Jul 15, 2025