Urban Roots is More than Just a Place to Shop! Become a member of a gardening community!
Our mission transcends just being a place to buy gardening materials. We want to engage the community in many ways, but most notably through the numerous events and workshops we hold throughout the year at our store, including regular plant swaps. Check out our calendar and list of events below!
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Gardeners’ Give & Take
“Zone stretching?” “ALL about manure (of all kinds…)” Double Digging – or not? Plant IDs and characteristics. Read more on the interesting topics of the last “Give & Take.”
Tags: education, tips & tricks
Rain Gardens
Let’s Talk About… Rain Gardens will explore the fundamentals of green infrastructure and rain garden design. Saturday, January 21 at 2 pm, with Bryan LoVullo.
Tags: education, gardening, sustainability
Gardeners’ Give & Take
The first 2012 session of Gardeners’ Give & Take was held at Urban Roots on Saturday morning.
Tags: education, gardening, tips & tricks
Gardeners’ Give and Take
Gardeners’ Give and Take Warm up a chilly Saturday morning with garden conversation. Gardeners’ Give and Take is an informal round table [...]
Tags: education, gardening, tips & tricks
Mini Boxwood Tree Workshop
Make your own mini boxwood tree at this fun and productive workshop on December 10 at 12 noon.
Transition to Winter
As fall heads towards winter, we make our gardens ready – workshop on Saturday, October 29 at 10am.
Sunshine, Sales and Social – What Fun!
Member-Owner Appreciation Day and Annual Meeting was held at Urban Roots on Saturday.
Tags: community, fall, member-owner
Composting Workshop
You already have what you need to make your own compost- leaves, kitchen scraps and a little space!
Workshop: All About Bulbs
Dave Clark will present a workshop on bulbs, Saturday, October 15th at 12:00 noon at Urban Roots.
Seed Saving Workshop this Saturday! Meet our Workshop Presenters!
Join Richard Price this Saturday, September 24th at 2pm and learn how to save seeds from this years garden for [...]
Fall Workshops Starting Soon!!
The Urban Roots Education Committee is excited to announce some of the workshops in this year’s F all Workshop [...]
Urban Roots Author Night
Grow The Good Life
Why A Vegetable Garden Will Make You Happy, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
Grassrooted! Open House
Non-profits, businesses and individuals can help Buffalo grow… see how.
Tags: awareness, community, education, event, grassroots, sustainability
More Tips & Topics: Gardeners’ Give&Take
Trying to keep deer from eating the fruit off your trees? Slugs eating your strawberries?
Tags: education, event, tips & tricks
Tips and Topics from Gardeners’ Give&Take
How can we prune our perennial chrysanthemums so they come back bushy and generous with bloom year after year?
Tags: education, gardening, tips & tricks
Gardeners’ Give & Take
Rabbits, Encroaching Shade, Tomatoes and The Wild Garden: some of the diverse subjects of Gardeners’ Give and Take.
Tags: education, Events & Workshops, tips & tricks
Gardeners’ Give & Take Meets Again
The gathering of gardeners’ at UR again talked over a # of interesting subjects.
Tags: education, gardening, houseplants, tips & tricks, workshops
Winter-into-Spring Workshops
Get busy in winter, get ready for spring – before you know it, it will be here!
Gardeners’ Give & Take – 1st Session
A full table talked gardening questions, problems, resources and interests, (with really good cookies!) on Saturday morning.
Tags: community, education, event, gardening, tips & tricks
Winter and Spring Workshops
2012 winter and spring gardening series begins soon – see the selections for this season here!
Tags: education, gardening, tips & tricks
Gardeners’ Give & Take
Come and share thoughts, questions, plans and projects at Gardeners’ Give and Take.
Tags: community, education, event, tips & tricks, workshops
MO Appreciation Day 2010
MO Appreciation Day 2010 was a great time!
Tags: community, event, member-owner, seasonal
Member Appreciation Day
Taking place Oct 2nd.
Tags: community, event, fall, member-owner, plant swap, seasonal
Ancestral Acres Tour
Once again we will be setting out from Urban Roots for a “Secret Garden Tour” at Ancestral Acres farm. Ancestral [...]
Flower Day at Urban Roots
Sunday June 20th at 10am, speak with experts about different flowers and plants.
UR Birthday Party!
UR we’ll be celebrating our 3rd birthday on Sat. June 19th.
Tags: community, event, member-owner
Garden Party!
Please join us for this garden centric party at the Botanical Gardens!
Tags: community, garden tour, grassroots
Plant Swap
Bring any plants that you can’t use down to Urban Roots so they can find a new home!
Tags: community, indoor, outdoor, plant swap
Recovery Garden Day
2nd Annual Recovery Garden Day is April 10th
Tags: education, event, food, gardening, sustainability, workshops
Showhouse Garden Wins an Award!
The project won an award from the American Society of Landscape Architects in the the category of Communication!
Tags: community, education, event, sustainability, volunteer
Harvest Celebration – Nov 5th
Thurs. Nov 5th (5:30-8:30pm) Grassroots Gardens annual “Harvest Celebration”…
Tags: awareness, community, event, gardening, grassroots, sustainability
MO Appreciation Day Was a Success!
The Member Owner Appreciation Day on October 3rd was a huge success.
Tags: community, event, member-owner
Website Launch with 12 Grain Studio
Read about our website launch with the creators of the website, 12 Grain Studio.
Tags: community, event, member-owner, Store
Seed Saving Workshop – Saturday
Learn from Richard Price how to save seeds from this year’s garden to grow!
Tags: heirloom, member-owner, seeds, workshops
Ancestral Acres Farm Tour
Read here to see the report from our Secret Garden Tour last weekend.
Tags: farm, garden tour, member-owner, seasonal
Fall Workshops
Our Fall workshops are all lined up! Click for a peek…
Tags: gardening, seasonal, tips & tricks
Secret Tour: Ancestral Acres
As part of our Secret Garden Tour series, we have arranged a very special tour of the Johnson’s farm.
Tags: farm, garden tour, sustainability
A Permanent Source of Water
We have a well! Water was an issue from day one…
Tags: community, sustainability
Wicked Plants at Urban Roots
Amy Stewart came by to tell us about the dark side of plants!
Tags: community, event, member-owner, products
June Workshops
Garlic, Natives, Photography, Shopping Cart Victory Gardens & Ferns!
Tags: community, flowers, member-owner, plants, tips & tricks
Plant Swaps
Join us for our 4th Annual Spring Plant Swap, taking place 2x this month.
Tags: community, flowers, plants, tips & tricks
May Workshops
Check out our May workshops on Planting Basics, Bonsais and Square Foot Gardening!
Tags: community, flowers, member-owner, plants, tips & tricks
Community Gardening
Grassroots Gardens & Urban Roots join forces to help improve quality of life and environmental awareness in the city.
Tags: awareness, grassroots, workshops