by Connie Oswald Stofko I have been writing about lesser celandine for 11 years, but I realized I hadn’t addressed in detail what to do if your whole yard, or a large section of your yard, is covered with lesser celandine. Here are questions I got from a local gardener: Hi Connie, I bought a new house last spring in the Elmwood Village (area of Buffalo). It’s beautiful but both the front and back yards are total carpets of lesser…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko When should you plant garlic? The usual recommendation is October. (It overwinters and you harvest around July.) But maybe you can plant garlic in April in Western New York–and harvest the same year! I got a comment on this previous article last October from a local gardener. She had planted garlic in April: Last fall I had hand surgery and wasn’t able to get my garlic planted. I did it in spring and had a beautiful…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko I’ve heard back from two lucky winners in our great prize drawing, but I’m still waiting to hear back from the third winner. As soon as I do, I will publish an article to let you know who they are! This year’s prizes If you are one of the three lucky winners, here’s what you’ll get: Three winners will be selected at random from our list of subscribers. Each winner will receive all of the prizes:…...
Graycliff, an architectural gem with historic gardens, will hold a series of gardening classes starting Saturday, March 25, at the Graycliff Estate, 6472 Old Lakeshore Rd., Derby. Graycliff is also recruiting volunteers to help in the gardens. An information session and tour will be held Wednesday, March 29 at the Graycliff Estate. The gardens at Graycliff were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with contributions from Ellen Biddle Shipman, pioneering landscape architect. Garden Education Series Led by Graycliff Head Gardener Emma…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko First, let me thank all of my current subscribers as well as my new subscribers. You told your friends about the online gardening magazine for Western New York, and I now have more than 11,800 subscribers! And all of you who have already subscribed are already entered into the prize drawing worth approximately $450! There will be three winners and each winner will receive the entire prize package! If you haven’t already subscribed, hurry! You must…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko It’s lovely just to walk around the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens during the Spring Flower Exhibit. The fragrance of hyacinths scents the air. Spring bulbs that won’t flower in our gardens for a few more weeks are already in bloom. And flowers that might bloom at different times in your garden are all blooming at once, creating a garden fantasy. And if you look carefully, there are some things you can try in your…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko Do you need a work surface for potting and other gardening tasks? Would it be helpful if you could easily move that table from one area to another? Use this great tip from Rick Martinez of Niagara Falls, NY: “Since my garden is made up of a series of ‘garden rooms,’ I found that a stationary work surface just wasn’t working. An easy solution to my problem consisted of two large plastic garbage bins and a…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko We can be wowed when we walk into a landscape on garden walks or Open Gardens in Western New York. The overall view is magnificent and there is so much to see. Tip: Take a breath. Then take a step back. Look at the details and think about how you might work those details into your own landscape. The gardens in the backyard of of Kevin Lickers and Ricardo Arce in Buffalo are beautiful, but there is…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko The snow on the ground is a reminder that it’s still winter, but it will feel like spring when you step into Plantasia, Western New York’s premier garden and landscape show. Walk through full-scale gardens, get ideas for water features and other hardscapes, buy plants and other items for your garden, attend great seminars and take the kids for fun activities at the Children’s Garden during this event presented by PLANT WNY. Dates and times are: Plantasia…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko New subscribers: I’m so glad you found Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the online gardening magazine for Western New York! Loyal readers: Thank you for spreading the word! I hope you’re enjoying all the features of Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com: ideas from other Western New York gardens, your favorite gardening topics, and the most up-to-date list of gardening events in WNY. And now that you’re subscribed, you are entered into our prize drawing worth about $450! If you know someone who hasn’t subscribed yet, tell them…...