Posts Tagged ‘ Inspiration ’

Plant exchanges set, question on pine chips & more

May 14, 2013
Plant exchanges set, question on pine chips & more

Plant exchanges set Plant exchanges give you an opportunity to trade those extra plants you have in your garden for new varieties that you don’t already have. (I got my first sunchoke at a plant exchange.) If you’re a beginning gardener and don’t have plants to trade, you can still participate in these two...
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‘Bloom where you are planted’ is motto of Buffalo gardener

December 11, 2012
Carol Franklin garden in Buffalo NY

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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When I count my blessings on Thanksgiving, I think of you

November 20, 2012
Thanksgiving still life in Amherst NY

I hope this doesn’t sound corny, because I mean it. As we approach Thanksgiving, I realize that I have many things to be grateful for, and you are one of them. I started Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com a little more than two years ago. It seemed like a good idea, but there were so many unknowns. It...
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How to keep your canna lilies over the winter & 2 more tips

November 13, 2012
canna lilies by fence in Buffalo NY

“I haven’t bought canna lilies in years because they multiply,” said Kristen Suto of Busti Avenue, Buffalo. We visited her lush front yard, which has a view of the Niagara River, during Garden Walk Buffalo in July. Suto has canna lilies in pots and in beds throughout her gardens. The yellow flower in the...
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Pond classes, Q&A & more items too good to miss

September 25, 2012
Arbordale pond class in Amherst NY

Pond winterization & other free classes set at Arbordale Classes on pond winterization, pruning and landscape design will be held at Arbordale Nurseries and Landscaping, 480 Dodge Road, Getzville. The 45-minute classes are free with pre-registration. To register, email info@arbordale.com or call 688-9125. Pond Winterization 6 p.m. today and repeated at 11 a.m. Saturday,...
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Easy compost bin, research study & more items too good to miss

September 11, 2012
compost bin in Amherst NY garden

Speed up compost with this no-turn bin I love these instructions for making a bin for a compost pile that you don’t have to turn. It’s cheap and very, very easy. Compost piles need oxygen to carry on the decomposition process. One way to speed up your compost pile is to turn the pile...
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Call for entries in agricultural fair & more items too good to miss

September 4, 2012
agricultural fair Genesee Country Museum

Deadline nears for registering entries in agricultural fair You can enter your heirloom vegetables, cut and dried flowers, herbs and more in the annual exhibition and fair to be held at the Genesee Country Village and Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford. The deadline for entries is Friday, September 14. Anyone can enter. Entrants...
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How to keep cool in Buffalo and other summer gardening tips

May 29, 2012
cucumber water in Buffalo NY

The official start of summer is June 20, but the summer weather that we previewed in March seems here to stay.  Here are a couple tips to keep you cool in your Western New York garden this summer, as well as other summer tips. Cucumber water is refreshing I tasted cucumber water for the...
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You know you’re a gardener when…

December 20, 2011
butterfly bush in Buffalo NY

A few years ago I realized gardening had gone beyond a hobby for me and become a passion. As I jotted an appointment onto my calendar, I realized that it was already the middle of December. I got a giddy feeling in my stomach and thought, “It’s almost time for seed packets to show...
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Buffalo-area gardeners have many reasons to be grateful

November 22, 2011
visitors to Lewiston NY garden walk 2010

We Buffalo-area gardeners should take a moment to stop and count our blessings. We live in an area with so many gardening riches that it’s easy to take them for granted. Let’s start with something as simple as a garden walk. Backyards, which normally are private spaces, are opened to strangers and friends alike....
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