Gardens Buffalo Niagara

06/05/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month from Gardens Buffalo Niagara! 🌈

For more than 30 years, members of the LGBTQ+ community have helped shape Gardens Buffalo Niagara as gardeners, volunteers, advocates, and board leaders. Their creativity, leadership, and dedication have helped our organization and our neighborhoods flourish.

Every summer, the Pride flags displayed throughout our garden walks remind us that these events celebrate community, self-expression, belonging, and the diverse people who help our city bloom.

📸Jim Charlier, Catherine Carr Lincoln, & Audrey Clark

06/04/2026

Cornell Cooperative Extension Erie Master Gardener Volunteer Peggy Koppmann writes about garden things to think about in June—ants, joe-pye w**d, the four-lined plant bug pest, buying plants you don't need, slow spring perennials, plant thugs, and more...

On checking temptation, hitting thugs where they hurt, and above all, enjoying your patch of heaven. By Peggy Koppmann I saw a quote recently that said, “I garden, therefore I am.” With apologies to Descartes, I believe that to be true for gardeners. As June arrives, acts of gardening are part o...

06/04/2026

Join us at West Side Bazaar and raise a glass to Buffalo’s gardens!

Next week, Gardens Buffalo Niagara Executive Director Audrey Clark will be guest bartending as part of Bartending for a Cause! Stop by, grab a drink, and connect with fellow gardeners, neighbors, and friends.

🌻🍹 Best of all, every tip will support Gardens Buffalo Niagara’s mission of building vibrant, equitable, and environmentally sustainable communities through the power of gardens.

06/03/2026

Back by popular demand! The VIP Open Gardens Bus Tour returns on Friday, July 31, 2026 with a special evening edition. Enjoy a guided tour of at least five (maybe more!) beautiful Northtowns gardens illuminated at night, plus a stop at a local all-native-plant garden nursery. Snacks and drinks will be provided along the way. You’ll leave with a little garden swag.

The tour begins at 5:00 PM at Chandler Street Breweries and returns at 10:00 PM.

Reserve your spot before July 1 to save! Ticket prices increase to $100 after July 1.

https://www.gardensbuffaloniagara.com/event-tickets/vip-open-gardens-bus-tour

06/03/2026

This month's issue of Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com is out! Look for articles on:
• Shade-loving Perennials (Subscriber Content)
• Garden Art and How to Use It (Subscriber Content)
• This Month in the Garden with a CCE Master Gardener (FREE)
• Feature Event: The Garden Art Sale (FREE)
• the 75th Annual WNY Rose Society Rose Show (FREE)

The online magazine for gardeners in Western New York.

06/02/2026

Paid internship alert!

PAID INTERNSHIPS ARE RARE! This opportunity was made possible from a grant via New York State Department of Ag & Markets. Know someone home from college or one who stayed local? Know a person whose student loans are kicking in while they're waiting to find that job in degree field? Know a gramma that's spry and patient with GenX and Millennials? All should apply. This does not have age or income limitations. The best candidate will want to learn from BOTH collaborating organizations and will need reliable transportation.