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A new chapter for Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com

by Lauren Newkirk Maynard Next month, Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com will change hands when Connie Oswald Stofko, publisher, steps into retirement after 16 remarkable years at the helm. To make sure you continue to get great gardening information for Western New York, I’m happy to share that Gardens Buffalo Niagara (GBN) is stepping in to continue the magazine. GBN is the non-profit that brings you Garden Walk Buffalo, East Side Garden Walk, Open Gardens, the Garden Art Sale (and a lot more). I’m…

Apr 21, 2026

Watch your email: Maybe you’re a winner

by Connie Oswald Stofko I still need the third winner in the prize drawing worth almost $500! Could it be you? I haven’t heard from the recent person who was picked, and if I don’t hear from that person on Wednesday, I will have to pick another winner. It could be you, so make sure you look at your email! This year’s package of prizes Our prizes come from our wonderful sponsors. If you are one of the three lucky…...

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Apr 21, 2026

prize for drawing by Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market

Our prize drawing is just a week away, so tell your gardening friends!

by Connie Oswald Stofko This amazing prize drawing is coming to a close. The last day to enter is Tuesday, April 14, just a week away. When you subscribe at Level 2 or 3, you are automatically entered into the prize drawing worth almost $500! Don’t miss out; subscribe today. And tell your friends! Level 2: You may be a winner Annual subscription for $22.79 When you subscribe at Level 2, you might win a prize package worth almost $500! There will…...

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Apr 7, 2026

Wooded backyard & flower gardens make this large area appealing

by Connie Oswald Stofko Large trees tower over the front lawn of John Dyster and his wife Lyn in Lewiston: a river birch, a redbud and two maples. But that’s nothing compared to the back of the house, which looks like a forest. “It’s always been wooded,” Dyster said, noting that the area has been like that ever since the house was built in 1950. The entire lot size is .62 of an acre, about 116 feet wide and 232…...

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Mar 31, 2026

Mischler's prize basket in Williamsville NY

Forward this to a gardening friend — they could win big!

by Connie Oswald Stofko What do gardeners in Western New York have in common? They share. They share their seeds. They share their plants. They share their gardening advice. And they share news about Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, the best online gardening magazine for Western New York! Do your gardening friends know that when they subscribe at Level 2 or Level 3: Please spread the word! Level 2: You may be a winner Annual subscription for $22.79 When you subscribe at Level 2, you might…...

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Mar 31, 2026

Great news: This magazine is changing hands!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Gardens Buffalo Niagara, which organizes Garden Walk Buffalo, the East Side Garden Walk, Open Gardens and many more WNY gardening events, will take over my magazine in May! For a couple years now, I had been looking for someone to take over Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com. I’m so glad that Gardens Buffalo Niagara is making sure that local people can continue to get dependable information on gardening. If it wasn’t for Gardens Buffalo Niagara, I might not have started…

Feb 17, 2026

Other states’ air pollution can become our air pollution

by Connie Oswald Stofko More pollution and more greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change may be in store for us if a new proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) goes through. You can do something about it. See more below. What this is all about Right now, there are limits to the amount of mercury and carbon dioxide that gas- and coal-fired power plants can release into the air. This is important to air pollution and climate change…....

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Jun 17, 2025

gardens in different landscapes in Western New York

Tuesday, June 3 was final day to enter drawing for Celebrity Level

by Connie Oswald Stofko Time is running out—this is your final opportunity to be part of our exciting Celebrity Drawing, exclusively for Level 3 Celebrity subscribers! Two lucky winners will be featured on Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com! I’ll visit your garden, take stunning photos, interview you, and share your story with our readers. It’s your moment to shine in Western New York’s gardening spotlight! Want your garden to be famous? Sign up at the Celebrity Level for just $29.79 for a full year—a small investment for a…

Jun 1, 2025

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 was last day for our spectacular prize drawing!

Tell your gardening friends that there are just a few hours to subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com and have a chance to win a prize package worth more than $500! You must be subscribed at Level 2 or 3. Sign up now! There will be three lucky winners, and each winner will receive the entire prize package worth more than $500! Tell your gardening friends! In addition to these exciting prizes, subscribers to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com get access to: Don’t miss out! Subscribe today. This year’s prizes Our…

Apr 8, 2025

It’s the final week to enter our huge prize drawing for 2025!

by Connie Oswald Stofko Have you been meaning to re-subscribe to Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, but you haven’t gotten around to it yet? Well, there’s nothing like a deadline to get yourself moving! Our amazing prize drawing is coming to a close. The last day to enter is Tuesday, April 8, just a week away. Sign up now! When you subscribe at Level 2 or 3, you are automatically entered into the prize drawing worth more than $500. There will be three lucky…

Apr 1, 2025