In The Garden

Lockwood's Supports Ride for Roswell

June 25, 2011

Congratualtions to our own Jill Kisker and her team "The Pavement Pounders"!

We're proud of our employees and their contributions to our community.  We care about more than just our plants!

Voted Best Source for interesting plants by Buffalo Spree!

June 25, 2011

There's a lot happening at Lockwood's that we want our customers to know about.

In this section we will keep you informed of important news that's relevant to the Garden Center, Staff and most important, our Customers.

Just in! Vanilla-Strawberry Hydrangea

June 24, 2011

Visit our plant arrivals page frequently to see what new shipments have arrived with trees, shrubs and perennials.  We also feature new annuals that mature to sale size during the season and 'arrive' in the store from our growing houses.

Standing water and flooding - What it does to your landscape

June 15, 2011

In the Buffalo News article for Friday, June 17, I've written about the extremely wet spring of 2011--a record breaker. While some plants have thrived and some gardens look like England, we'll also experience many plant losses. Many landscape plants--even large ones--may die, as the standing water and saturated soil were "the last straw" for them.

Plant names matter

June 15, 2011

If the nomenclature of plants throws you off, here’s a short explanation: We have to use Latin names or we can’t depend upon what we’re getting. There are twenty plants that might be called “Bluebell” for instance.  For more information continue reading.

Lilacs

June 15, 2011

Everybody loves lilacs, but lots of people are frustrated because they don’t bloom or they get too big to smell the flowers! For good answers to both problems continue reading.

The Spring Flowers You’re Seeing

May 18, 2011

If you have a perennial garden you know the joys of seeing your old friends return. If you’re just hoping to be a perennial gardener, then you might be looking in the garden centers or at other people’s gardens—and wonder what you’re seeing.

Which perennials should I divide in spring, and how can I tell if I should?

May 18, 2011

Most perennials, if they’re the kind you can divide, respond well to dividing in the spring. You can tell a plant needs dividing if it has been come less productive of flowers each year, if it looks crowded, or if it has a big hole in the center of the clump.

Tips on starting a vegetable garden

May 15, 2011

I share my tips on starting a vegetable garden, and field some questions from viewers in this video from WIVB.

Beautiful roses have arrived!

May 9, 2011

Do you love roses but don't know how to care for them, or think they are too much trouble? Lockwood's offers solutions.