Many people struggle with shady yards, wishing they could grow the plants they see in sunnier gardens. Jeff Lokken is different. He embraces his canopy of trees. The result is a forest-like retreat from the noise of the city. We visited Lokken last year during Garden Walk Buffalo at the home he shares with...
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The only source for information on the Open Gardens of the National Garden Festival is now available. The National Garden Festival Directory & Open Gardens Guide is just $8 and gives you all the information you’ll need to plan trips to fabulous gardens that are open– for free!– to visitors on Thursdays or Fridays...
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“The National Garden Festival in Buffalo has been known all along for its gardens and beautiful flowers,” said Mary Van Vorst, but she and other organizers have felt that there should be more attention paid to the environment and green movement. That’s why this year you’ll see a new feature as part of the...
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If you’re one of us, the few holdouts who don’t have air conditioning, or if you just like the look in the photo above, try painting your window screens. Several beautiful creations, including the one seen above, were done by artist Bruce Marzahn, but the technique could be used by anyone. I saw the...
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How this pond was created is a long story that involves a garage built for a Model T Ford, two kids’ fascination with WWI and a couple who know how to rescue great items from the trash. The story starts in 1995 at the home of Michelle and Jim Schmitt at 253 Crowley Avenue...
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Mini garden walks scheduled during Lancaster’s Old Home Days Old Home Days, an event that was last held in Lancaster 100 years ago, is being resurrected and is scheduled for June 30 through July 6. The Lancaster Garden Walk will take part. In addition to its main walk, which will be held from 10...
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Buffalo’s National Garden Festival was among garden festivals from around the world to receive international recognition last week at the Garden Tourism Conference in Toronto. Other award recipients traveled from Japan, France, Portugal, Italy and Australia as well as from across North America. “More and more eyes around the world are being opened to...
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Welcome to all my new subscribers I had a great time at Plantasia last week, and I was delighted to be able to meet so many of my current readers. Thanks for stopping by my booth to say hello! I also want to welcome all my new subscribers. A whopping 515 people signed up!...
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When Carol Franklin is outside watering her garden on Prospect Avenue in Buffalo, people will stop and tell her what a good job she’s doing. They don’t expect to find city areas to look as good as this, she explained, but you can have a great garden wherever you are. “Bloom where you are...
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You may remember Jim Gugliuzza of Lockport, who earlier showed us how to braid garlic. He has large fruit and vegetable plots in his yard on Walnut Street that he shared during Lockport in Bloom in July. The sign that hangs there sums it up– Check it out below right. Gugliuzza had lots of...
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