Tag: Upcoming events for Buffalo area

If you like daylilies, you’ll be excited to know that the only international daylily meeting in North America will be held in nearby Mississauga, Ontario. The 21st Annual CanAm Classic will be held Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6, at the Toronto Airport West Hotel, 5444 Dixie Rd., Mississauga. It is sponsored by Region 4 of the American Hemerocallis Society, which covers seven states and seven provinces. You don’t have to be a member of the society to attend…....

Dozens of hand-picked and award-winning orchids will be on display during the annual winter Orchid Show to be held this weekend at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo. Hours for the show are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. The show is hosted by the Botanical Gardens and the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society. These unique exhibits will be dispersed throughout the Botanical Gardens…...

Communities in Bloom seminars will be held by the Master Gardener program of  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County on Saturday, Feb. 18 and repeated on Feb. 25. The topics for each daylong seminar are: Soil, Soil pH and Composting Winter Sowing & Seed Starting Pruning For each topic, there will be a talk and a hands-on component. The same three topics will be presented on Feb. 18 and again on Feb. 25. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and classes…...

Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses will hold an open session for you to do a couple of holiday decorating projects– decorate a wreath or decorate a miniature garden. It isn’t a class where you have to arrive at a certain time. You can do the projects anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Mischler’s, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. All of the supplies will be laid out for you and you can work at your own pace…....

The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens are gearing up for the holidays. The whole family can marvel at the colorful, massive displays at Poinsettias: Expect the Unexpected to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 to Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo. This cheerful exhibit includes more than 1,000 beautiful poinsettias, representing more than 100 different cultivated varieties in a spectrum of colors. Poinsettias are native…...

The holiday tradition of taking photos with a backdrop of hundreds of poinsettias is being continued again this year at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. Snap a family holiday photo with your own camera or phone, using hundreds of Mischler’s poinsettias as your backdrop. Stylish wooden outdoor furniture will be available for your use. The family pet is welcome. There is no fee. Mischler’s associates will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov…....