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Fairies and Gnomes Visit the Botanical Gardens this Spring!
Buffalo, NY - Fairies and Gnomes are mystical and magical creatures and the Botanical Gardens will celebrate their charm with the Fairy and Gnome House Contest, the Fairy and Gnome Festival and the Fairy Garden Make-It Take-It Workshop on April 30. The Botanical Gardens is looking for imaginative minds to enter the Fairy and Gnome House Contest. Anyone can enter including; scout groups, classrooms, families, individuals, neighborhoods or teams. “House” is open to interpretation. Participants are encouraged to be creative to construct original houses, gardens, camp grounds or wherever you think fairies and gnomes spend their time. Creations must consist...
Workshops, Tours and a Bulb Sale Will be Held this Spring at the Botanical Gardens!
Buffalo, NY - The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens offers a wide variety of programs, workshops and special sales throughout the year. This spring, the Botanical Gardens will hold a Beginning Bonsai Workshop on April 21 and April 22, a Black Friday Spring Bulb Sale on April 29, two Arbor Day Tree Tours on April 29 and two Hypertufa Container Workshops on May 14. The Beginning Bonsai Workshop is a hands-on workshop that is one of a kind. Participants will fashion live bonsai trees while learning the art of bonsai with the Buffalo Bonsai Society. On both April 21 and...
Botanical Gardens selected as a finalist for the 21st Century Fund's $100,000 grant
by: Tracey Drury Reporter Buffalo Business First Four nonprofits are in the running for a $100,000 grant to be decided by a few hundred donors participating in a giving circle. Since 2000, the 21st Century Fund has awarded grants to support nonprofit projects, with the winner selected by a group of funders, including individuals, families and school groups. It’s a program of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. The organization has 350 members. This year’s winner will be the 10th grantee, following winning projects by Explore & More Children’s Museum, the Buffalo Museum of Science, the Buffalo State College Community...
Medicinal Garden Features Planned at the Botanical Gardens!
Buffalo, NY – The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens will host three Medicinal Garden Features this spring. March 19 will be the first, supporting Nutrition & Poison Prevention Month. The second will be held on April 9 in contribution to World Health Week and lastly on May 14, Arthritis Awareness & Osteoporosis Awareness prevention month will be honored. Collaborating with the D’Youville College School of Pharmacy and Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, the Medicinal Garden provides Botanical Gardens visitors with a better understanding of the importance of medicinal plants. These features offer guests the opportunity to learn about plants used in...
Botanical Gardens’ Great Plant Sale Pre-Orders Due April 8
For Immediate Release Buffalo, NY – The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens announces their Great Plant Sale Pre-Order. The Horticulture team has chosen a unique list of perennials, shrubs, and annuals to be a part of this exclusive sale. There is an impressive selection of new plants this year and orders are due April 8. Experts have hand-picked a special group of plants called Hot Picks, (HP). Hot Picks are the newest, most unique plants that will make a splash in any garden. This year the Gardens welcome Proven Winners™, (PW) plants. Proven Winners™ is a company that searches...