Tag: Upcoming events for Buffalo area

Thousands of brilliant poinsettias, from ‘Christmas Joy Reds’ to ‘Princettia Pure Whites’, will be on display at the annual Poinsettia Exhibit at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. The exhibit takes place now through Monday, January 1, with these exceptions: This year’s Poinsettia Exhibit features a new installation called Dimensions. Large reflective orbs and mirrors are arranged to showcase never-before-seen angles. Experience this exhibit in a new light on select evenings during Poinsettias After Dark. See the…

   Flower arrangements and native plants will be the topics of the annual gardening symposium to be held by the Jamestown Garden Club Saturday, Nov. 11 at the YWCA Lake Lodge, 185 East Terrace Ave., Lakewood. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.; the program will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. Mail your registration form by Nov. 1 so that it is received by Nov. 6. Get the registration form here. The cost is $15 per person. David Clark, CNLP,…

by Connie Oswald Stofko At the Children’s Garden Festival, kids and families can enjoy hands-on activities while learning about planting bulbs, composting, fall produce, and how to be good environmental stewards in their own neighborhoods. It will be held rain or shine from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 in Martin Luther King Jr. Park, near Fillmore & N. Parade, Buffalo. The Children’s Garden Festival is co-presented by the East Side Garden Walk committee of Gardens Buffalo Niagara and Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Activities are…

Capen Garden Walk will hold a plant & seed exchange from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at University Presbyterian Church, 3330 Main St., corner of Niagara Falls Boulevard, Buffalo. Take your perennials and seeds to share and get some new plants and seeds for your garden. You can share perennial divisions, herbs, houseplants, small shrubs and seeds. Free seeds will also be provided by the ARTseeds program of the University Heights Arts Association. In addition, plants, pots and other garden art will be…

Master Gardeners in Chautauqua County will hold a gardening symposium on Saturday, Sept. 23. Note: the deadline to sign up for the symposium and lunch is Sept. 8. Master Gardeners in Erie County will hold three gardening classes in September starting Tuesday, Sept. 12. Chautauqua County A gardening symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 23 in the Carnahan Building, Jamestown Community College, 241 James St., Jamestown. It is sponsored by the Cornell Cooperative Extension…

There’s a lot going on at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical and we don’t want you to miss a thing! This is just a reminder of some of the interesting and fun events coming up. You can see more on our Events page or go straight to the Botanical Gardens’ website. Coleus and Creatures See dozens of creatures made of live plants including dinosaur succulent topiaries, a massive megalodon, a moss-made pterodactyl, a dragonfly, turtles, the bison pictured here and more. You can also…