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BUFFALO REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS African Violet & Gesneriad Society of WNY meets the third Tuesday of the month, September–August, at 7 p.m., Greenfield Health & Rehab Facility, 5949 Broadway, Lancaster.  av*****@gm***.com .  Alden Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month (except July and August) at 7 p.m., Alden Community Center, West Main St., Alden. New …

Plantasia seminar schedule 2026

The letters CNLP after a speaker’s name indicate that he or she is a Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional* THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026 11 am: Spread Beauty with Flowers—Dorothy Julius, Along Gardens Path Noon: Do or Don’ts of Pruning in your Home Landscape—Steve Sypniewski, Lifetime CNLP 1 pm: Sustainable Lawns in Five Steps—Vicky Jancef, SUNY …

Faux allium

SUPPLIES PER ALLIUM -Foam golf ball -3 foot long, 5/16 inch diameter green landscape stake -2 1/2 inch common nails, about 35 or 40 -Multi-purpose adhesive like E6000 -Multi-surface spray paint in purple color of your choice TOOLS -Water-based marker -Exacto knife -Tweezers -Hammer or mallet DIRECTIONS 1. Use marker to fill in flat end …

Pasta with peas and scallions

Spring green is a color like no other. All those tiny buds on the trees and the little crocuses popping up here and there boast that special once-a-year color that means that winter is truly over. In celebration of this special season here’s a very green springtime recipe. INGREDIENTS 1 lb. pasta of your choice …

Finding the right bird house

As the days get longer and warmer, the sound of bird songs will start to fill the air. Birds will sing to attract a mate and soon the nesting process will begin. Nesting takes place in a variety of spaces: tall grassy fields, trees and shrubs, along shorelines and inside hollow spaces, to name a …

The wild phenomenon of vivipary

Have you ever cut into a pepper and found a pepper growing inside? How about a tomato? Vivipary means “live birth.” In the animal world it means giving birth to offspring that grow in the female’s body. (Thus we humans are viviparous.) In plants vivipary is a condition that occurs when the plant’s seeds begin …

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