Calendar of Events
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Upcoming Events:
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Assessing the Nation’s Native Seed Supply Webinar:
4/28/20 @ 12:00 PM (EST)
by Dr. Susan B. Harrison
Register here - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oHrvH3rvQ-qNWul9xbYkUw
The nation needs native plants, which are central to restoring critical natural landscapes after wildland fires, hurricanes, droughts, floods, and other natural disasters, and damage caused by invasive species. The demand for native plant seeds is coming from the public and private sectors to support wildlife; to redress the impacts of man-made disturbances and, for “green” infrastructure and urban landscaping. See Learn for more information.
Garden Walk Buffalo:
The summer of 2020 will be the first time that visitors to the various Garden Walks and Open Gardens in WNY will have the opportunity to see Western New York's regional native plants highlighted in the gardens. The Native Plants Collaborative (NPC)and the Gardens Buffalo Niagara board to place signs and literature in hundreds of WNY gardens featuring native plants.
Gardens Buffalo Niagara is the umbrella organization that comprises Garden Walk Buffalo (with about 400 gardens), 80 Open Gardens, and 500 or more gardens shown in garden walks in about fourteen other towns and neighborhoods. This project will make our regional native plant commitment and selections visible to more than 80,000 summer guests.
Criteria to List as “Native Plant” Garden and/or “Native Plant Habitat”
We are interested in showing off native plants as welcome species in garden and yard settings. Further, we are excited to offer visits and scheduled tours of native habitats for those interested in seeing how communities of native plants appear and work together. To help you decide whether to participate you will find a list of native plants below (at the end of this event listing. We always encourage using true native species as defined on the native plant section where ever possible. Your responsibilities to join this new exciting effort is to identify the plants in your garden and have a list of the names of the plants. If a Native Plant Habitat you will need to describe its character and intention.
Please request a sign “Native Plants Grow Here!” if one of the following categories applies to you:
Native Plants in Garden or Yard: You have a large patch of native plants in a grouping or several different example of native perennials, grasses, shrubs or trees in your yard. We recommend a clump or at least groups of three or more of the smaller plants.
Native Habitat: You have preserved and/or planted a naturalized area (at least 20x20) with layered plantings of mostly natives in an ecological community. The plantings in this area were chosen to benefit pollinators, birds, and other native animals. This category may well overlap the National Wildlife Federation Certified Habitat criteria.
The Native Plants Collaborative thanks the PlantWNY Foundation (Professional Landscape and Nursery Trades) and other organizations for their contribution to this effort.
Watch for the sign that declares Native Plants Grow Here, and please show your enthusiasm for the project and the plants when you tour gardens this summer. Be sure to watch media from GardensBuffaloNiagara.com, GardenWalkBuffalo.com, and VisitBuffaloNiagara.com. We also hope to see your social media and would love to receive your photographs as we collectively celebrate this important momentum.
For more information about Gardens Buffalo Niagara and their Garden Walk Buffalo, please visit: https://gardensbuffaloniagara.com/events/garden-walk-buffalo/p:1/
And to register your garden for the GardenWalkBuffalo, please visit:
https://gardensbuffaloniagara.com/events/events-calendar/event:07-29-2017-10-00am-garden-walk-buffalo/
4/28/20 @ 12:00 PM (EST)
by Dr. Susan B. Harrison
Register here - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oHrvH3rvQ-qNWul9xbYkUw
The nation needs native plants, which are central to restoring critical natural landscapes after wildland fires, hurricanes, droughts, floods, and other natural disasters, and damage caused by invasive species. The demand for native plant seeds is coming from the public and private sectors to support wildlife; to redress the impacts of man-made disturbances and, for “green” infrastructure and urban landscaping. See Learn for more information.
Garden Walk Buffalo:
The summer of 2020 will be the first time that visitors to the various Garden Walks and Open Gardens in WNY will have the opportunity to see Western New York's regional native plants highlighted in the gardens. The Native Plants Collaborative (NPC)and the Gardens Buffalo Niagara board to place signs and literature in hundreds of WNY gardens featuring native plants.
Gardens Buffalo Niagara is the umbrella organization that comprises Garden Walk Buffalo (with about 400 gardens), 80 Open Gardens, and 500 or more gardens shown in garden walks in about fourteen other towns and neighborhoods. This project will make our regional native plant commitment and selections visible to more than 80,000 summer guests.
Criteria to List as “Native Plant” Garden and/or “Native Plant Habitat”
We are interested in showing off native plants as welcome species in garden and yard settings. Further, we are excited to offer visits and scheduled tours of native habitats for those interested in seeing how communities of native plants appear and work together. To help you decide whether to participate you will find a list of native plants below (at the end of this event listing. We always encourage using true native species as defined on the native plant section where ever possible. Your responsibilities to join this new exciting effort is to identify the plants in your garden and have a list of the names of the plants. If a Native Plant Habitat you will need to describe its character and intention.
Please request a sign “Native Plants Grow Here!” if one of the following categories applies to you:
Native Plants in Garden or Yard: You have a large patch of native plants in a grouping or several different example of native perennials, grasses, shrubs or trees in your yard. We recommend a clump or at least groups of three or more of the smaller plants.
Native Habitat: You have preserved and/or planted a naturalized area (at least 20x20) with layered plantings of mostly natives in an ecological community. The plantings in this area were chosen to benefit pollinators, birds, and other native animals. This category may well overlap the National Wildlife Federation Certified Habitat criteria.
The Native Plants Collaborative thanks the PlantWNY Foundation (Professional Landscape and Nursery Trades) and other organizations for their contribution to this effort.
Watch for the sign that declares Native Plants Grow Here, and please show your enthusiasm for the project and the plants when you tour gardens this summer. Be sure to watch media from GardensBuffaloNiagara.com, GardenWalkBuffalo.com, and VisitBuffaloNiagara.com. We also hope to see your social media and would love to receive your photographs as we collectively celebrate this important momentum.
For more information about Gardens Buffalo Niagara and their Garden Walk Buffalo, please visit: https://gardensbuffaloniagara.com/events/garden-walk-buffalo/p:1/
And to register your garden for the GardenWalkBuffalo, please visit:
https://gardensbuffaloniagara.com/events/events-calendar/event:07-29-2017-10-00am-garden-walk-buffalo/
Botanical Gardens Great Plant Sale
Location:
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens will host its Great Plant Sale on May 14, 15 and 16 at the Botanical Gardens administration building, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo.
The schedule will be:
May 14: 4 to 8 p.m., for Botanical Gardens members and volunteers only
May 15: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Open to the public
May 16: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to the public
This annual sale features locally-grown plants including unusual Japanese maples, expanded vegetable and herb selections, native and drought-tolerant rarities, plus plants for sun and shade.
Admission to the sale is free. There is a 10% discount for members.
*The WNY Native Plant Collaborative advocates for native plants as a way to rebuild the regional biodiversity. We urge NPC members and visitors to our website to be selective when purchasing plants at any sale. If you don’t know if a plant is a native, or the person you are speaking with at the sale doesn’t know if it is native to our bio-region, it may be better to wait until there are sales held through local not-for-profits have some native plants among their offerings. We will be posting those locations and dates. There is also a list on our website of local nurseries and garden centers that carry a section on Native Plants.The WNY Native Plant Collaborative
Location:
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens will host its Great Plant Sale on May 14, 15 and 16 at the Botanical Gardens administration building, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo.
The schedule will be:
May 14: 4 to 8 p.m., for Botanical Gardens members and volunteers only
May 15: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Open to the public
May 16: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to the public
This annual sale features locally-grown plants including unusual Japanese maples, expanded vegetable and herb selections, native and drought-tolerant rarities, plus plants for sun and shade.
Admission to the sale is free. There is a 10% discount for members.
*The WNY Native Plant Collaborative advocates for native plants as a way to rebuild the regional biodiversity. We urge NPC members and visitors to our website to be selective when purchasing plants at any sale. If you don’t know if a plant is a native, or the person you are speaking with at the sale doesn’t know if it is native to our bio-region, it may be better to wait until there are sales held through local not-for-profits have some native plants among their offerings. We will be posting those locations and dates. There is also a list on our website of local nurseries and garden centers that carry a section on Native Plants.The WNY Native Plant Collaborative
