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Gardening-related grants available; some deadlines are Dec. 31

A number of garden-related grants are available. Hurry; some of the deadlines are coming up fast. Planting fruit trees Grants for planting fruit trees are available for nonprofit organizations, public or nonprofit schools, or government entities from the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. The grant recipients must 1) own the planting site (or have long-term arrangements to remain at the planting site), 2) be committed to caring for the trees in perpetuity, 3) have a source of irrigation nearby, 4) and…...

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Dec 1, 2015

Dream house for urban gardeners built by UB students took second place in competition

by Dana Santasiero The GROW House is a dream for urban gardeners, especially in Western New York. Imagine being able to grow food during our harsh winters in our own homes. This is the idea of a team of students at the University at Buffalo who built the GROW House, an energy-efficient house that includes a greenhouse, which recently won second place in a national competition for solar energy called U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015. Being such…...

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Nov 17, 2015

New garden club aims to restore gardens at Knox Farm; more members wanted

The new Knox Farm Garden Club aims to restore the gardens and grounds at Knox Farm State Park, 437 Buffalo Rd., East Aurora. The club was formed in September and already has 23 members, but is looking for more members. The immediate goals of the club are: To clean out the gardens surrounding the main house and the grounds To develop a plan to plant historically significant plants based on the original garden designs created by landscape architect Ellen Biddle…...

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Nov 10, 2015

Applications for Garden Walk Buffalo grants now available; deadline is Feb. 17

Applications for the Garden Walk Buffalo Marvin Lunenfeld Beautification Grants, named for Garden Walk Buffalo’s founder, are now available. Completed applications are due Feb. 17. Applications and eligibility requirements can be found here, or you can call (716) 247-5004 and they will mail you an application. The application process is easy and they will offer assistance if there are any questions. Garden Walk Buffalo is a major event in the City of Buffalo, showcasing gardens and drawing tourists to the…...

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Nov 3, 2015

ribbon cutting courtesy Opportunities Unlimited

Opportunities Unlimited opens new greenhouse; hands-on seminar set

A new, larger greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara will not only benefit the horticulture therapy and vocational programs there, but will provide more space for hands-on workshops and other special events for the public. A ribbon cutting for the new Covanta Energy Greenhouse was held on Oct. 12 by Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield. “Through this new facility, working spaces have been created for people of all abilities to learn through hands-on experience about many different…...

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Oct 27, 2015

Deadline is Nov. 30 to submit photos, art to state Arbor Day contest

Photos and illustrations are being accepted through Nov. 30 for the New York State 2016 Arbor Day Poster Contest. Get the submission form here. Throughout the years, the beautiful Arbor Day posters have become collector’s items for many. More than 100,000 copies of the 2016 poster will be printed. They will be distributed to 3,500 schools, at the State Fair and at other locations. The winning artist will be recognized at the state’s Arbor Day celebration on April 29. Details…...

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Oct 20, 2015

Morty the corpse flower makes a second appearance, this time as a leaf

by Connie Oswald Stofko Morty, the corpse flower or Amorphophallus titanum plant that dazzled visitors last summer when it sent up a 7 ½-foot bloom that smelled like garbage, is making a second appearance at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens– this time as a leaf. Morty joins two other rare Amorphophallus titanum plants that are on display at the Botanical Gardens. While all the corms (or bulbs) from which these plants grew were purchased at the same time,…...

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Oct 13, 2015

horticultural student photo illustration in Amherst NY

Spring 2016 scholarships are available for college students

College students interested in gardening and/or journalism can apply for a scholarship that the Garden Writers Association Foundation (GWAF) is offering for the spring semester. Students must be enrolled in either of two categories: Community Colleges & Technical Schools (Freshmen through Senior): The GWAF Kathleen Fisher Memorial Scholarship is made in recognition of Kathleen Fisher, who was the editor of The American Gardener, the journal of the American Horticultural Society. It is given annually in the amount of $500 to…...

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Oct 13, 2015

new Healing Garden at Buffalo Botanical Gardens by Stofko

Botanical Gardens & partners dedicate new outdoor Healing Garden

by Connie Oswald Stofko Four years of planning and preparation have gone into the new outdoor Healing Garden, which was dedicated Sunday at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens by representatives of the Botanical Gardens, D’Youville College School of Pharmacy and Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Part of Catholic Health. Signs in the garden inform visitors about the medicinal properties of the plants, but the space also aims to be a place for meditation, contemplation and spiritual healing. It was…...

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Sep 15, 2015

More opportunities for internships, jobs

You– or somebody you know who enjoys plants– might be interested in these internships or jobs. Don’t forget that internships are available in the fall, spring and summer at Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, too. Internships Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara: Public Relations Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, Niagara County’s largest nonprofit human services agency serving people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (it has a greenhouse program as well as other services), is offering an opportunity for an intern to develop practical public relations and…...

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Sep 8, 2015