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Local growing is one topic to be discussed at environmental summit at Daemen College

“Food for Thought: Safe and Green for the Future” is the theme for the Western New York Environmental Summit to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 in the Wick Student Center of Daemen College, 4380 Main Street, Amherst. The event is free and will include presentations, vendors, exhibits and tours of LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) energy efficient buildings on campus. You can also drop off your old electronics to be recycled. The…...

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Sep 17, 2013

Get inspired to express your personality in your Western New York garden

Join me, Connie Oswald Stofko, publisher of Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com, when I present “Express Your Personality” at the meeting of the Silver Creek Hanover Garden Club at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at the First Baptist Church, 32 Main St., Silver Creek. I’ll show you photos of creative ways that other gardeners have expressed their personalities in their landscapes. There’s the gardener who chooses plants with names that are found in the Bible, the artist with a verdant backyard who spends no…...

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Sep 10, 2013

Watch local cooking challenge & learn to cook with native plants

Sumac, a native plant, is pretty this time of year with its large red, cone-shaped flowers. You can see these small trees in parks or in the wild, and they make a great landscape plant. But did you know sumac is edible? There are quite a few native plants you might want to start growing for food– If you know how to cook with them. In this article we’ll tell you about two events where you can get ideas on…...

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Sep 3, 2013

Learn to make a fairy garden with holiday theme in hands-on classes at Mischler’s

Learn how to make a fairy garden with a Halloween or Christmas theme in workshops to be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28 at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. Workshops will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day. Each workshop will last about two hours. The first half of each workshop will consist of an explanation and demonstration by Mischler’s creative staff. The second half of the workshop will be hands-on, with…...

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Sep 3, 2013

Sept. 13 is deadline to enter veggies, flowers in Genesee Country Village fair

You can enter plants, flowers, heirloom vegetables and fruits in the Agricultural Fair to be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5 and 6 at the Genesee Country Village and Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford. The competitions include one for largest pumpkin. Prior registration is required. Entry forms must be received by Friday, Sept. 13. Find the entry form and rules here. Entrants will receive one day free admission to the fair. The competitions are…...

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Sep 3, 2013

Cooperative Extension in Erie County sets gardening classes

Three gardening classes will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 21 South Grove Street, East Aurora. The cost is $15 per class or all three classes for $40. Send a check made out to MG of Erie County to CUCE Erie County, ATTN: Carol Ann Harlos, 21 South Grove St., East Aurora NY 14052. The classes are: Sept. 10: Lyn Chimera will speak on “Why Native Plants?” Sept. 17: Carol Ann Harlos will speak…...

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Sep 3, 2013

Learn how to get better blooms on hydrangeas at Lockwood’s fall fair

If you’ve had trouble getting your hydrangeas to bloom, you’re not alone. So many people had this problem that Tim Boebel wrote a book on the topic called Hydrangeas in the North. You can get tips directly from the author when he speaks at Lockwood’s Fall Garden Fair at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark Street, Hamburg. This year the fair will be held for two days, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7 and 8. Hours will…...

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Aug 27, 2013

Rally to feature steam-powered & other vintage farm equipment

by Connie Oswald Stofko For centuries, the only power that was used on farms for plowing, threshing and every other chore was provided by people or by horses. That changed with the introduction of steam power in the 1800s. Later, gasoline engines were used in all sorts of ways, including providing power to washing machines in rural areas that hadn’t yet gotten electricity. You can see fascinating vintage farm equipment during the 47th annual rally of the Western New York…...

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Aug 27, 2013

Four spectacular ways to use succulents in your garden or home

by Connie Oswald Stofko The wonderful shows at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens can give you lots of great ideas that you can use in your own garden or home. Here are four spectacular looks from last year’s succulent show that you could adapt for your own home. Get more ideas at this year’s succulent show to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily from Saturday, Sept. 7 to Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Botanical Gardens,…...

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Aug 13, 2013

See monarch butterflies up close, buy milkweed plants at festival

Monarchs in every stage of their life cycle can be seen during the Monarch Butterfly Festival to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at the Audubon Center and Sanctuary, 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown, NY, and Warren, PA. The event will include a plant sale aimed at getting more milkweed, the only food of monarch caterpillars, into the community. “Despite a huge drop in the monarch population, we have…...

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Aug 13, 2013