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Final week to enter prize drawing for gardeners in Western New York

by Connie Oswald Stofko 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 WNY gardening events. Please take a moment to tell your gardening friends about this great resource– and let them know that they have only one week left to enter our prize drawing. All they have to do is subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, and it’s free to subscribe! Have you already subscribed?…...

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Mar 15, 2022

Haworthia succulents in Williamsville NY

One thing you didn’t know about succulents; find out more at Mischler’s

by Connie Oswald Stofko You might already know that succulents are easy to care for. You don’t need to fuss with them. They don’t need much water. And they don’t need a lot of light. But did you know that some succulents need more light than other succulents? We’ll discuss that in this article, and you can get more details on the best growing conditions for succulents in a talk at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at Mischler’s Florist and…...

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Mar 8, 2022

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens in summer

Welcome to our new subscribers– please tell your gardening friends!

by Connie Oswald Stofko I want to welcome all of our new subscribers! Maybe you heard about us from the email sent out by the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, noticed something on social media or heard about us from friends. No matter how you heard about us, we’re glad you’re here! Please tell your gardening friends! Now that you have subscribed, you’ll receive all of our great gardening tips, plus you are automatically entered into our prize drawing!…...

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Mar 8, 2022

Winter is good time to prune trees

Do you have a tree that needs pruning? Winter is a great time to make any necessary cuts, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). It’s easier to see the branches and assess a tree during winter when it doesn’t have its leaves. In addition, pruning when insects aren’t active helps lower the risk of a fungus or disease (such as oak wilt) entering the pruning wound. Learn more about pruning trees here: See the article…...

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Mar 8, 2022

Gardeners ditched the barbecue & created an oasis in Buffalo

by Connie Oswald Stofko When Kevin Lickers bought his West Side home in 2007, the small backyard had absolutely no gardens. “There was nothing here. I’m not kidding you. No flower beds,” he said while gazing at the colorful expanse of perennials that fill the yard now. What the yard did have was a big grill. “It was distracting, Lickers said, “and we don’t barbecue much.” He and his partner Ricardo Arce got rid of the large barbecue (they use…...

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Mar 1, 2022

prize from Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market in Buffalo NY

Tell your gardening friends about our spectacular prize drawing!

by Connie Oswald Stofko This may be hard to believe: There are gardeners in Western New York who haven’t heard of Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! They don’t know what they’re missing– gardening tips, full-color photos, the up-to-date list of gardening events– and it’s all local! And they don’t know about our wonderful prize drawing with a prize package worth nearly $500! Can you help me spread the word? After all, there will be three winners in our drawing. It could be you and two…...

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Mar 1, 2022

Orchids after Dark at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Orchid Show— daytime & after dark

The Orchid Show at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens is always a favorite, with award-winning exhibits of orchids by members of the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society displayed throughout the Botanical Gardens and vendors selling orchids and supplies. New this year is Orchids After Dark, where the plants and the various parts of the conservatory will be lit to provide a spectacular experience– a must-see spectacle for all plant lovers and photographers. (No tripods.) Orchids After Dark will take place from 6 to…...

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Mar 1, 2022

Master Gardeners to hold Education Day in person on March 12; register now

The Master Gardener Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County will host its 2022 Education Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 12 in person at Classics V Banquet Center, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Advanced registration is required. The fee is $60. Register here. For more information, contact Jolie Hibit at (716) 652-5400, x174 or jah663@cornell.edu. Registration is not complete until payment has been received. Joseph Tychonievich, considered one of the top 10 garden speakers in the country, will give two presentations in…...

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Mar 1, 2022

Mischler's prize basket in Williamsville NY

Our prize drawing is back & bigger than ever!

by Connie Oswald Stofko What’s as exciting as the first flower in spring? The annual prize drawing of Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! And this year the prize package is bigger & better than ever– valued at nearly $500! There will be three winners, and each winner will receive the entire prize package! To enter, just subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the online gardening magazine for Western New York. It’s free to subscribe! I appreciate my current readers! Have you already subscribed? Then you are already entered into the drawing!…...

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Feb 22, 2022

Reminder: It’s time to start seeds for cool weather veggies in WNY

Some cool weather vegetables can be started inside now–or soon–depending on the last frost date in your area. Other seeds are sown directly outside. As their name implies, cool weather vegetables can withstand cooler temperatures in the air and soil, which means you can plant them outside in early spring. Cool weather vegetables include broccoli, kale, cabbage, collards, endive and onions. See this previous article where Patti Jablonski-Dopkin, general manager of Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market, explains the details of starting cool…...

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Feb 22, 2022