Sally Says …
Sally Cunningham is a well-known garden writer, educator and columnist in the Buffalo area, and shares her insights and words of wisdom with audiences regionally and nationwide. Get her latest articles, updates and tips for your garden and growing here.

Over-run with creeping charlie in your lawn? Here’s how to tackle it.
Creeping charlie, aka ground-ivy or Glechoma hederacea, is an aggressive weed that spreads so pervasively it makes many gardeners ready to pull their hair out. Here are some tips to control it so you can keep all your hair! 1 - Rake and pull all the creeping charlie...

Book Sally Cunningham to Present at Your Event
Sally Cunningham's newest book, Buffalo Style Gardens, will soon be released and now she's booking speaking engagements to help others learn about creating gardens in the "Buffalo style" with quirky, one-of-a-kind designs. With deep knowledge on many gardening topics,...
The Value of a Compost Business for Rural Land Use
Sally Cunningham, well-known horticulturalist and garden writer, writes of the value of compost business and helps tell the EcoVerde/Carr Farm story in a letter to the editor of the East Aurora Advertiser. Read more.
Lawn Care for the Second Half of Summer
(Reprinted as part of an article Look to the Lawn, published in Buffalo Spree Magazine.) In August it’s tempting to water and fertilize. The grass looks brown and desperate, doesn’t it? Actually the proper care is quite the opposite. Lawn experts such as Dr. Frank...
Mulch and Compost: What goes IN and What goes ON the soil?
This is one of the top five questions when gardeners or homeowners start talking about what to do with the “bad soil/lawn/hard clay” etc. All too often they head for a box-store “garden supplies” section, and—then what? Many buy the cheapest version of good-looking...
New Sources for Compost
Compost is the answer to many soil problems and EcoVerde’s compost is a new source to purchase it locally. Learn more about how we make our compost and the social enterprise practices that are a core part of our business in this Buffalo Spree article, New Sources for...
Composting is for Everybody, Everyday
Composting is much more than a healthful activity for improving our garden soil. Composting benefits the planet ‑ its waters, soil, and eco-systems. Ancient Greeks and Chinese (and other civilizations) knew it. Organic farmers have known it forever. And more farms and...