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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 members and guests welcome. Plant sale each…
2.09.2025
You’ve canned, frozen, dehydrated, and shared your fall harvest. But, of course, there is a lot left over. A great way to enjoy the last veggies of the season is to eat them cold and crisp with a variety of fun dips. This crudité platter incorporates all the best of the season’s harvest and is perfect for sharing with friends…
2.09.2025
Carolina Wren nest in tool box. So often when we watch birds in their natural habitats, we see them singing, nesting, hunting, and more. The more you watch birds, you might start to notice behaviors they exhibit which can be quite confusing. Over the years I have gotten so many of the same bird behavior questions that I thought it would…
2.09.2025
White goldenrod blooms from July to October in sun or shade and prefers dry soil. Photo courtesy New York Flora Atlas: Fritz Flohr Reynolds The cardinal flower’s bright crimson inflorescence blooms in the fall and attracts humming- birds gett ing ready for their migration south. Photo courtesy New York Flora Atlas: Kyle J. Webster Autumn is an ideal time to…
2.09.2025
Draves Arboretum Ah, autumn. If I am forced to choose one of the four seasons in which to live in perpetuity, the season of sweater weather would be it. While at times the ending of gardening season can be bittersweet, the majestic crescendo with which it ends more than makes up for it in my book. And by fall, we’re all…
1.09.2025
BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS BEGINS HISTORIC EXPANSION The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens has launched a transformative $31 million expansion and renovation designed to elevate educational offerings, community programs, and visitor experiences for generations to come. Construction began in June and is expected to conclude in early 2027. The project includes more than 14,000 square feet of…
1.09.2025
The fall garden is a precious thing. Veggies, fruits, herbs, and flowers are in abundance, the weather starts to cool, and the mosquitoes disappear. Yes, there is still a ton of work to do, especially as we near the end of October and need to prepare for winter. But the work doesn’t seem to matter when I look around and…
1.09.2025
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May/June, 2013 – Upstate Gardeners’ Journal

Q&A: You Ask…the Experts Answer

Q: Is the tomato blight still a problem for upstate gardeners? This issue’s guest expert is Steve Reiners,  an associate professor with the department of horticulture at the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. A: Unfortunately, tomato (and potato) late blight will always be a potential problem for gardeners in New York as well as …

Cover ideas

Cathy and I went over to Bristol’s this morning to take some shots for this issue’s cover. What do you think? Cover shoot w/ Cathy, a set on Flickr.

Saturday’s D&C Column: Amy Stewart’s “The Drunken Botanist”

I was in Buffalo two evenings last week for an actual party and then a book talk that was better than most parties to celebrate Amy Stewart’s “The Drunken Botanist.” The book is just great, and Amy is a wonderful speaker, and did I mention there were cocktails? Yeah, good ones. If you are interested …

Foliage, Edibles, and Some Cheating: A New Garden Diary, 2010-2013

Story and photography by Michelle Sutton Diary: May, 2010 — New Paltz, New York  Dale and I got married in March without knowing if he’d move to Rochester or if I’d move to New Paltz. But now we’ve decided that I will move here in July. I’ve had my business for nearly ten years; it …

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