Urban Roots | Community Garden Center | Buffalo, NY

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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September 2010

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* String Hot Peppers

String Hot Peppers

Time: 9:31 am

Today is a great day to pick hot peppers at their peak and string them up to dry!

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* Houseplants Plant Propagation

Houseplants Plant Propagation

Time: 1:00 pm

Learn year round care for houseplants from watering, feeding, insect management, and more. You will also learn which plants are easily propagated and how to propagate at home. Presented by: Dave Clark Dave Clark has a Floriculture degree from SUNY Cobleskill and is a horticulturist and educator who has taught gardening and design classes at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and Urban Roots. His gardening favorites include orchids, carnivorous plants, water gardens and garden design.

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* Edible Garden

Edible Garden

Final weekend of the Edible Garden at New York Botanical Garden.

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* Make Homemade Applesauce

Make Homemade Applesauce

Paula Reds are in season, head to the Bidwell Farmer's market to pick up a bushel and make homemade applesauce

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* Pick Your Herbs

Pick Your Herbs

Pick your herbs today and hang them to dry for use all winter long.

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* Harvest Tomatoes

Harvest Tomatoes

Harvest the last of your ripe tomatoes and any peppers or eggplants.
* Seed Saving Workshop

Seed Saving Workshop

Time: 2:00 pm

Presented by Richard Price

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* Member Owner Farm Tour

Member Owner Farm Tour

Time: 11:30 am

Visit Ancestral Acres Farm to see where our heirloom pumpkins and dried flower arrangements come from. Please register at the store or by phone 362-8982 or email workshops@urbanroots.org. Meet at the store at 11:30am to carpool.

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* Potatoe Plucking

Potatoe Plucking

Time: 9:42 am

Potatoes are ripe for the plucking! Gather them up and store in a cool dark place for great soup throughout the fall season.

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* Move Outdoor Plants

Move Outdoor Plants

Cooler weather is upon us, if you haven't done so already, bring your orchids and other delicate potted plants inside.

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* First Day of Fall

First Day of Fall

The leaves are falling already! Dig out your sweaters!

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* Spring Bulbs

Spring Bulbs

Begin planting Spring-flowering bulbs today

Flower Day at Urban Roots

Sunday June 20th at 10am, speak with experts about different flowers and plants.

Tags: event, flowers, workshops

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

Be a Better Gardener Workshop

Join us this Saturday, May 1st at 10am

Tags: education, food, gardening, workshops

Recovery Garden Day

2nd Annual Recovery Garden Day is April 10th

Tags: education, event, food, gardening, sustainability, workshops

Parent/Child Workshops

Fun gardening workshops for the whole family.

Tags: education, workshops

Garden Design Workshop

Saturday March 13, 10:00am: Elements of Garden Design: On Plant Selection

Tags: education, event, workshops

Gardener’s Give and Take

The Give and Take is done for the year – thanks for the support!

Tags: education, event, gardening

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

Holiday Open Studio Tour!

Open Studio Tours at UR During the Holidays – Dec 4th-6th

Tags: art, community, event, seasonal

UR and GGB Would Love Feedback!

Urban Roots would love to get some feedback on our Workshops!

Tags: community, event, workshops

Wander the West Side

Urban Roots has a created a very special map for the West Side of Buffalo!

Tags: art, gardening

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

More Fall Workshops!

New workshops for October and November. Check them out.

Tags: event, gardening, workshops

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

UR Celebrates Our 2nd Birthday

We celebrate our 2nd Birthday!

Tags: community, event, member-owner

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