Second Annual Plant Exchange at the University at Buffalo, SUNY

You have two more weeks to sign up for the Plant Exchange at UB.  The event, sponsored by Professional Senate Staff, will be held on June 6th in 210 Student Union.  Email me at dbanach@buffalo.edu or tweet me @whitecatgarden if you would like a registration form or more information.

Here is a photo of the free magazines and a CD given to those that register.  The gifts were graciously donated by the publishers of the magazines.

Math made easy: How much soil, mulch or grass seed do you need?

Before your head out to your local garden center to buy soil or soil amendments, type in your garden measurements and find out how much you'll need to buy.  


The lawn seed wizard will help you determine how much lawn seed to buy and which type of grasses to use. 


Another good website will help you determine the amount of mulch to buy . Perhaps it may be best to a quarter of a cubic yard rather than multiple bags.  Remember the money you save you can use to buy more plants!  


How many plants to buy?  Depends on the area, size of the plant, etc.  Try the plant calculator or landscape calculator. Math isn't so bad after all.


Happy gardening!
Donna

More Fabulous Books

As a continuation of my previous posting Fabulous Books, please consider adding to your library Great Garden Companions by Sally Cunningham.   Sally writes for the Buffalo News, Buffalo Spree Magazine and contributes chapters to many other gardening books including an updated version of Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening.  

Sally Cunningham

Sally is a Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional, the Director for the National Garden Walk, a consultant at Lockwood's Greenhouse and has been teaching organic practices and landscaping for over 20 years.  Sally is happy to answer your gardening questions Sunday mornings on WIVB-TV.  I had the pleasure of working with Sally at Cornell Cooperative Extension in East Aurora.  



Another excellent book is "The Book of Little Hostas" by Kathy Guest Shadrack and Michael Shadrack.  The authors were recently featured in Buffalo Spree.  In June you can hear them speak at Lockwood's Greenhouse and Nursery in Hamburg or hop on the bus and tour their gardens on July 8th.

Little hostas are the rage.  So cute and tiny.  I've added Blue Mouse Ears and Fireworks to my shade garden.  What hostas do you have?  The Western New York Hosta Society is a great place to learn from the experts.  Membership is only $10 but the knowledge you will gain is priceless.

If you are new to hostas, the video below may be of interest to you.