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Welcome to Our Online Publication: WNY Gardening Matters
As our monthly Master Gardener News is published, select articles prepared by our program’s Newsletter Committee will be featured. Look for information on what is happening in the garden now, invasive pests and other research-based gardening topics.
Thanks to Connie Oswald Stofko with www.Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com for providing a link to our information from her website!
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April 2025
Article 280: This Month in the Garden
Article 281: April Pleasures
Artilce 282: Primroses: A Sign of Spring
March 2025
Article 277: This Month in the Garden
Article 278: Perennial Plant of the Year
Article 279: Growing Your Own Ginger
February 2025
Article 274: This Month in the Garden
Article 275: Stacks of Garden Catalogs: Musing on Seeds
Article 276: Sedges: Amazing and Hardy Perennials
January 2025
Article 272: This Month in the Garden
Article 273: The Amazing World of Moths Review
December 2024
Article 269: Tick Update
Article 270: Let's Dim Those Outdoor Lights
Article 271: Holiday Trees
November 2024
Article 267: This Month in the Garden
Article 268: Lessons from the Hotline
October 2024
Article 264: Cover Crop Options
Article 265: Wasps Get a Bad Rap!
Article 266: This Month in the Garden
September 2024
Article 261: Bolivia Dry Chaco
Article 262: Autumn Garden Checklist
Article 263: Eastern White Pine
August 2024
Article 258: 2 Book Reviews, "The Triumph of Seeds", and "The Well Gardened Mind"
Article 259: Are You Pleased?
Article 260: Neem Oil, Friend or Foe?
July 2024
Article 255: Rafflesia Flower in Thailand
Article 256: Coffee’s Effect on GardensMay Not Be As You Think
Article 257: Problems and Alternatives to Boxwood
June 2024
Article 254: Fabulous Native Ferns
May 2024
Article 252: Where to Buy Native Plants
Article 253: Invasive Species Month in our Buffalo Olmstead Parks
April 2024
Article 249: Avoid the Dreaded Ticks!
Article 250: Native Plants, Nativars, Cultivars...Oh My!
Article 251: What is a Cicada?
March 2024
Article 246: New Plant Hardiness Zone Map from USDA
Article 247: Lessons Learned in Attempts to Control Lesser Celandine
Article 248: Information from the Invasive Species Task Force
February 2024
Article 244: Stumpery Gardens
Article 245: New Problem with Redbud Trees
December 2023
Article 241: Anti-Cancer Properties of Plants
Article 242: An Optimistic Report on American Chestnut Trees
Article 243: Monarch vs. Viceroy Butterfly
November 2023
Article 238: Review of Revised Edition of "Weeds of the Northeast"
Article 239: Update on Jumping Worms
Article 240: Invasive Spotted Lanternfly May Not Damage Hardwood Trees as Previously Thought
October 2023
Article 236: Opossums: Hotline Conversation Prompts Article
Article 237: Super Weed to Combat Drought
September 2023
Article 233: SEEDS: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, Hybrid, GMO
Article 234: Guttation in Plants, Problem or Solution?
Article 235: Have You Heard About the Elm Zigzag Sawfly (EZS)?
August 2023
Article 232: Fabulous Native Ferns
July 2023
Article 227: A Mast Year for Some Maple Trees
Article 228: Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRF)
Article 229: No Mow May - What Do You Think?
Article 230: Shrubs Native to the US That Grow Well in WNY - Including Two Hydrangeas
June 2023
Article 226: Sowbugs Versus Pill Bugs
January 2023
Article 210: Helping Woody Plants Survive Heavy Snowfalls
Article 212: Gardening Trends for 2023
August 2022
Article 195: Cricket or Grasshopper?
Article 196: New York State Earthworms
Article 197: Box Tree Moth - A New Invasive to Watch For
June 2022
Article 194: Going Native and Covering Your Ground
May 2022
Article 189: Avian Influenza Outbreak: Should You Take Down Your Bird Feeders?
April 2022
Article 187: Amynthas Part II: Update on Jumping Worms
Article 188: Flowers to Attract Pollinators
March 2022
Article 183: Growing Poinsettias in Erie County
Article 184: Update on Jumping Worms
Article 185: Same Species Plants
February 2022
Article 180: Permaculture Principles
January 2022
Article 179: Master Gardener Spring Gardening Classes
November 2021
Article 174: Jumping Worms (Amynthas)
Article 175: Autumn Crocus … Which One?
Article 176: The Beauty of Bats
October 2021
Article 171: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA)
Article 172: Increase in Purple Loosestrife
Article 173: Tar Spots and Asian Giant Hornet: Two Hotline Trends
September 2021
Article 168: Box Tree Moth Confirmed in WNY
Article 170: Assassin Bugs and Ambush Bugs; and Nostoc
August 2021
Article 165: Indian Pink - A Very Interesting Native Plant
Article 166: Sooty Mold or Something Else?
July 2021
June 2021
Article 161: Adapting Gardening to Your Physical Needs
Article 162: Dandelions - Amazing!
Article 163: Gardener Assistance with Monitoring Downy Mildews Affecting Cucurbit Plants and Basil
May 2021
Article 158: Yams or Sweet Potatoes?
Article 159: 2021 Not Your Grandmother's Houseplants Anymore
Article 160: April 2021 MG Volunteer Meeting Speaker: Dave Zittel
April 2021
Article 155: Beautiful Berries - Not
Article 156: Top 10 Tree Insects & Diseases
March 2021
Article 152: Spotlight on the Brandywise F1 Tomato
Article 153: Plant Seeds Indoors or Not?
Article 154: Soil-less Potting Mix
December 2020
Article 149: Murder Hornets - Not Really, But “Bee” Aware!
Article 150: The Amazing Cranberry
November 2020
Article 147: Why Bad Things Happen to Good Plants
Article 148: Research Summary: Climate Change is Increasing Impacts from Forest Pests
October 2020
Article 144: Mother Nature's Mulch
Article 145: Humans and Dogs Seek Spotted Lanternfly
May 2020
Article 141: Keyhole Gardening
March 2020
Article 136: Wounded Plants Have More Antioxidants
Article 137: Gardening with Native Plants and Insects
Article 138: Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV)
February 2020
Article 133: Slender False Brome
Article 134: Washing Tree and Shrub Roots
Article 135: News About Emerald Ash Borer
January 2020
Article 130: Houseplants...it's Not What You Thought
Article 131: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Adelges trugae
Article 132: Dandelions Are Not All Bad
December 2019
Article 129: Mystery Insect Identified
Last updated April 29, 2025