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Updated: 11/14/08 6:48 AM
- Western New York Iris Society will meet at 10 a. m. Saturday in the Clarence Public Library, 3 Town Place, Clarence. New officers will be installed; 2008 iris awards presented, and 2009 show dates and meeting schedule discussed. New members welcome. For information, call 836-2573.
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Updated: 11/07/08 6:58 AM
- East Aurora Garden Club will meet at noon Monday at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 374 Main St., East Aurora. Pat Spahn, a floral designer from Nuwer Florists in East Aurora, will present a lecture and demonstration, “Holiday Tables.”
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Updated: 10/24/08 6:40 AM
- Hamburg House and Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Hamburg United Methodist Church, 116 Union St., Hamburg. Guest speaker MJ Brown, of the Tangled- Twigs shop in Ellicottville, will demonstrate how to make bows and refurbish old wreaths. Business meeting will follow at 8:30 p. m. Exhibits:
- The benefits of mulching
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McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
Updated: 10/03/08 7:16 AM
- A layer of mulch over the soil does plants no end of good.
- Garden Notes / News of area clubs and events
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Updated: 10/03/08 7:16 AM
- Bowmansville Garden Club will present a flower show, Autumn Glory, from noon to 5 p. m. Saturday and noon to 4 p. m. Sunday at the Lancaster Historical Building, 40 Clark St., Lancaster. Numerous designs, exhibits and horticulture will be on display.
- Saving your flowery favorites for next year
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By Paula Voell
NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 10/03/08 7:16 AM
- Often Donna Connolly hears her workshop students gasp when she picks up a sharp instrument to give plants the haircut of their lives.
- Now’s the time to start thinking about planting springtime bulbs
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By Eric Liskey
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
Updated: 09/26/08 7:16 AM
- Follow these planting and design tips for your best-ever display of daffodils, tulips, crocus, and other bulbs come spring, from the upcoming October 2008 Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
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Updated: 09/26/08 7:16 AM
- Orchard Park Garden Club will meet at noon Thursday at the Fox Run Community Events Center, 1 Fox Run Lane, Orchard Park (Route 20A and California Road). Following the business meeting, Roxanne Mc- Coy, owner of Lillies of the Field, a cut flower farm in West Falls, will present “Planting Bulbs & Perennials.” Anyone interested in learning more about the OPGC is invited.
- Living in a 1950s museum
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By Kim Palmer
McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
Updated: 09/19/08 7:02 AM
- MINNEAPOLIS — Ricky Nelson is crooning “Fools Rush In” on the vintage stereo. There are ashtrays throughout the house, even though nobody smokes. And the atomic star-burst clock above the fireplace keeps perfect time.
- Garden Notes / News of area clubs and events
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Updated: 09/19/08 7:02 AM
- The Fall Garden Fest will take place from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Saturday at Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4684 Clark St., Hamburg. The festival, an extension of the former Fall Garden Faire of East Aurora, will feature all-day lectures and workshops; plant sales; vendors (garden-theme art and crafts; fruit growers, etc.). Staff, guest speakers and Erie County Master Gardener volunteers will be on hand to answer gardening questions. Soil pH testing available. Lectures are $5 each; workshops are individually priced. Visit
www.lockwoodsgreenhouses.com
for more information. Or call 649-4684. •••
- Seasonal makeovers as fall approaches
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By Susan MartinHOME & STYLE EDITOR
Updated: 09/12/08 8:16 AM
- The kids are back to school. The geraniums have grown tired. But even people sad to see summer go know there’s a lot to love about sweater weather.
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Updated: 09/12/08 6:49 AM
- Orchard Park Garden Club will present “Come to the Garden Table,” a standard flower show, from noon to 5 p. m. Saturday and Sunday at the Orchard Park Fire Hall, 30 School St., Orchard Park. The focus will be on table designs and horticulture that reflect Western New York’s foliage and festivities. Free admission. Open to the public.
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By Susan Martin
HOME & STYLE EDITOR
Updated: 09/12/08 6:49 AM
- The kids are back to school. The geraniums have grown tired. But even people sad to see summer go know there’s a lot to love about sweater weather.
- Garden Notes / News of area clubs and events
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Updated: 09/05/08 6:32 AM
- The Bowmansville Garden Club will meet at 7 p. m. Monday at the Bowmansville Fire Hall, 36 Main St., Bowmansville. Members will exchange perennial plants and discuss upcoming flower show. Everyone welcome. For club information, call Judy Visco, club president, at 684-6239.
- Buy a shovel that fits you –and the job
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By Beth Botts
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Updated: 09/05/08 6:32 AM
- Early fall is tree-and shrub-planting time, which makes this a good time to shop for a shovel.
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