On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA April - May 2017

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#GWA2017 Post Tours: Worth
Extending Your Buffalo Stay
B Y S A L LY C U N N I N G H A M
To my
fellow GWA
members—
and new
members
we hope
to entice—
while the
board and I
are certain
you have blocked your calendars
for the GWA Conference & Expo
in Buffalo August 4 to 7, many of
you will want to extend your stay
through August 8 for at least one
post-tour adventure. Or you can
come early for Garden Buffalo.
Here are some options:
Executive Director’s . . . . . . . . . . 2
Greeting
Regional Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
New & Noteworthy . . . . . . . . . . 4
President’s Greeting . . . . . . . . . 5
Food Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hot off the Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Regional News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cultivate ’17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . 11
GWA Foundation . . . . . . . . . . 12
Member Profiles . . . . . . 14 & 16
Photography Column . . . . . . 17
Sustainability Column . . . . . 18
#GWA2017 Education
Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Green Industry News . . . . . . 22
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Above: During the summer months,
spectacular gardens surround the Floral
Showhouse, including one of Niagara
Parks’ extensive rose gardens, ponds
and a fragrance garden, where plants
are identified in Braille for persons
who are visually impaired. Right: Wind
Sculptures rise up at Wilkeson Pointe
Park, just minutes from downtown
Buffalo, and a short drive over the
Skyway on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor.
G A R D E N WA LK B UF FA LO
July 29 and 30
Many garden writers, bloggers,
photographers among you have
experienced Garden Walk Buffalo in
prior years. With 400 gardens, span-
ning every possible style and plant
community, you haven’t seen it all. During our conference we will tour
about 16 intimate, private Buffalo gardens including many of the most
famous.
But if you’d like to experience the whole gardening and social experi-
ence with 60,000 other friendly, garden-minded folks, just let our visitor’s
bureau know you’re coming. The dates are July 29 and 30, one week
before our conference. We promise you won’t have difficulty filling in the
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