What’s the hot decorating trend for the holidays this year? Foxes. You’ll find many adorable versions of foxes at the annual Christmas open house to be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. At the open house, you’ll see that owls are still popular, and reindeer are always a favorite. You’ll find many gift ideas, including ornaments, candles, plants and holiday decorations. While you shop, you can enjoy homemade treats made by…
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ph.D., a member of the Potawatomi nation and a professor of environmental science, will speak on her culture and biodiversity at the meeting of the Niagara Frontier Botanical Society at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. Dr. Kimmerer will present “The Honorable Harvest: Indigenous Knowledge for Biodiversity Conversation.” Dr. Kimmerer is a distinguished teaching professor of Environmental and Forest Biology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. She…
by Connie Oswald Stofko A reader once asked me if only Native Americans were allowed to grow white corn. “It’s our traditional food, but anybody can grow it,” said Layfayette Williams, project assistant with the Food is Medicine Project of the Seneca Nation, which aims to improve people’s health through native plants and cultural initiatives. You can learn more about growing white corn and braiding it for drying during a corn husking bee to be held from 1 to 7…
A new, larger greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara will not only benefit the horticulture therapy and vocational programs there, but will provide more space for hands-on workshops and other special events for the public. A ribbon cutting for the new Covanta Energy Greenhouse was held on Oct. 12 by Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield. “Through this new facility, working spaces have been created for people of all abilities to learn through hands-on experience about many different…
What should you do now to prepare your yard for the winter? Find out in a free talk at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark St., Hamburg. Gardening expert Sally Cunningham will present “Gardening 2015, the Final Chapter.” A question-and-answer session will follow. Please register by calling Lockwood’s at 649-4684 by Friday so they can estimate seating. It’s time to close up the garden (mostly) and prepare the yard for winter, Cunningham said. She will review…
Photos and illustrations are being accepted through Nov. 30 for the New York State 2016 Arbor Day Poster Contest. Get the submission form here. Throughout the years, the beautiful Arbor Day posters have become collector’s items for many. More than 100,000 copies of the 2016 poster will be printed. They will be distributed to 3,500 schools, at the State Fair and at other locations. The winning artist will be recognized at the state’s Arbor Day celebration on April 29. Details…
by Connie Oswald Stofko Morty, the corpse flower or Amorphophallus titanum plant that dazzled visitors last summer when it sent up a 7 ½-foot bloom that smelled like garbage, is making a second appearance at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens– this time as a leaf. Morty joins two other rare Amorphophallus titanum plants that are on display at the Botanical Gardens. While all the corms (or bulbs) from which these plants grew were purchased at the same time,…
College students interested in gardening and/or journalism can apply for a scholarship that the Garden Writers Association Foundation (GWAF) is offering for the spring semester. Students must be enrolled in either of two categories: Community Colleges & Technical Schools (Freshmen through Senior): The GWAF Kathleen Fisher Memorial Scholarship is made in recognition of Kathleen Fisher, who was the editor of The American Gardener, the journal of the American Horticultural Society. It is given annually in the amount of $500 to…
Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses is holding $20 Tuesdays in October. Order a fresh bouquet any day of the week and have it delivered on a Tuesday in October for only $20 plus tax. If you’re ordering on a Tuesday, you must order by 10:30 a.m. for delivery that day. If you order later on Tuesday, it will be delivered the following Tuesday in October. Hurry; the offer is good only on Tuesdays this month. At this price, you can purchase…
Fairy garden workshops with a Halloween theme will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouse, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. The same workshop will be held at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. The fee is $25, which includes a 12-inch bowl, potting mix, plants and a Halloween fairy figurine. Upon receipt of payment, you will receive a coupon redeemable for a one-time 10 percent discount on all items purchased from Mischler’s Fairy Nook. The…
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