You can call in your gardening and landscape questions during a radio show called “Gardener’s Corner” sponsored by PLANT WNY’s foundation. “Gardener’s Corner” will be part of the Home Improvement Hour on WBEN 930 AM and will air from 11:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26. Chris Zeisz, a lifetime CNLP (certified nursery and landscape professional) and owner of Snyder Ridge Landscaping & Garden Center, will be the host of the show. Guests each week will…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko If you’re looking for a communications internship, get one at a business that is looking ahead, not stuck in the past. When I started Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com five years ago, I knew that being online was the only way to go. Paper and printing is expensive. You want color photos? That costs more. Then those pieces of paper have to be delivered, which is an added expense. It’s no wonder that subscriptions to print media have been declining…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko A new, larger events space. A new admissions area. A new cafe. A new gift shop. How can the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens create those areas, possibly constructing new buildings, without disturbing the domed buildings that are architectural and historical gems? “And we have to do something with the garage and those greenhouses that obstruct the view of one of the Olmsted Parks,” said David J. Swarts, president and CEO of the Botanical Gardens,…...
Jamestown’s front yard gardens are in full bloom, filling neighborhoods with eye-catching colors. To acknowledge the value that these gardens and their caretakers add to the city, the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) is continuing the GROW Jamestown Front Garden Recognition Program for a fourth straight year. “The GROW Jamestown Front Garden Recognition Program is a way to acknowledge home gardeners who contribute to the curb appeal of Jamestown’s neighborhoods, and to encourage all residents to take part in making Jamestown…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko Imagine Community Gardens is looking for volunteers to help plant trees, shrubs and perennials at the “Peace Garden” at Hope House, a homeless shelter for woman and children, 585 Genesee St., Buffalo (one block from the Jefferson Street exit of the Kensington Expressway/Route 33). What is now a lawn area is being turned into a butterfly garden with nature paths and a seating area. On the work day, volunteers will also lay wood chips on the…...
Home-grown strawberries last only about two weeks, and by the time some people realize strawberries are available, the season is over. Get local strawberries quick while they’re still available at Goodman’s Farm Market, 2227 Cayuga Dr. Ext., Niagara Falls, NY. They carry home-grown fruits and vegetables in season, as well as honey and other local products. Swiss chard and leaf lettuce are in season now. There’s still time to plant flowering perennials and vegetables, and Goodman’s has a good selection…...
The Schofield Residence, a not-for-profit organization located at 3333 Elmwood Ave., Town of Tonawanda, needs garden volunteers. They need people with a knowledge of gardening, specifically tending their rose garden. Weekly or bi-weekly help is needed for dead heading and grooming rose bushes, plus light weeding of other plants. Other long-term, flexible volunteer assignments such as visiting are also available. Extensive training is provided. For more information, contact Schofield’s volunteer department at 874-1566, ext. 324…....
June 15 is the deadline to apply for fall 2015 scholarships from the Western New York Nurseryman’s Association Foundation. Get the applications here. The scholarships are available to full-time college students enrolled in a degree program and permanently residing in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans or Wyoming Counties or to high school students who will be furthering their education in horticulture. For more information, call (716) 741-8047 or email membership@plantwny.com. The scholarships are: Toby Martino Memorial Scholarship (available to a high school senior only)…...
by Connie Oswald Stofko In some months when you approached the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, the entrance beds were full of flowers. But in other months, they looked sad. “It would look like scorched earth,” said Jeff Thompson, director of horticulture. “It was just tilled ground.” You can expect wonderful beds there year-round now that the entrance gardens have been designated as one of six elite Proven Winners Signature Gardens in the country. The goal is to develop a showcase…...
The Western New York Land Conservancy and the Friends of the Stella Niagara Preserve have received a $200,000 challenge gift by a local couple, Pamela and Joe Priest, to help create the Stella Niagara Preserve, a new nature preserve on the Niagara River in Lewiston. The Land Conservancy is asking residents, businesses, and foundations to donate and match this challenge gift by June 1 in order to complete the project on time and to open the preserve to the public later…...
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