Garden-centric community change—
beautifying and showing off Buffalo Niagara with events like:

Garden Walk Buffalo

Saturday & Sunday, July 25 & 26, 2026
Tens of thousands of visitors from the U.S., Canada, and beyond will explore more than 300 gardens on for America’s largest garden tour.

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East Side Garden Walk

Saturday & Sunday, July 18 & 19, 2026
Visitors and neighbors walk, drive, or bike—enjoy the creativity of this community. Meet its gracious gardeners and experience its historic neighborhoods and wide-ranging architecture.

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Open Gardens in July

Thursdays & Fridays in July, 2026
Explore exceptional gardens, throughout Erie and Niagara Counties, at your own pace.

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Garden Art Sale

Saturday & Sunday, June 27 & 28, 2026
Need something unique and/or handmade to complete your garden? Visit the grounds of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens with vendors of nature-themed items or works that can be displayed in a garden setting.

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Urban Farm Day

Saturday, August 16, 2025
Free, self-guided, and featuring 20+ urban farms discover our region’s blossoming urban agricultural community and food system partners with tours, workshops, demonstrations—and shopping!

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Conservation Day

Saturday, July 11, 2026
A gathering of conservation organizations and a butterfly release during the Elmwood Village’s Farmers Market on Bidwell Parkway.

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Group Tours

Garden groups and bus tour operators—bring your group to America’s largest garden tour! Let us help you plan your tour. Whether you visit during Garden Walk Buffalo, or any time other during garden season, we can help with garden visits and accommodations.

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Marvin Lunenfeld Beautification Grants

Named for Garden Walk Buffalo founder, Marvin Lunenfeld, the grant program has provided more than $170,000 for 200+ beautification projects for block clubs and community groups throughout the city of Buffalo.

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Shop!

Check out our line-up of branded garden books, decor, home goods, jewelry, posters and accessories—perfect for the gardener that has everything and needs more!

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“It’s joyful to see so many people taking delight in our city’s gardens. It encourages a strong sense of commonality, community, and diversity.”

— Paul on Union Place

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Rich Groblewski, Founder of the Lancaster Garden Walk, Passes Away at Age 72

Rich dedicated 20 years to running the Lancaster Garden Walk before passing leadership to his friend and collaborator, Julie Pietraszak-Curtis. He was also an early advocate for Open Gardens in July, featuring his own garden on the tour for 13 of its first 15 years.

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Gardening: In The Beginning

It's a family activity started by my mother, Maggie, in our Hamlin Park home in the early ‘60s. My parents moved from South Carolina during the Great Migration. My mom, an LPN, then a stay-at-home mom with four children, eventually earned a Master’s as a Reading Specialist for children K–8. For leisure, she loved her flower and vegetable garden.

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Where History Blooms: Sharing Our Garden at InnBuffalo off Elmwood

Gardens are private spaces by nature—quiet, enclosed, personal. But once a year, gardens around the Elmwood Village become something more: an invitation. We love sharing our garden because it reflects so much more than flowers—it shows the soul of our home, our guests, and this vibrant community.

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Gardens & Flowers on My Mind

Early in January, the flower and gardening catalogues start arriving in the mail. And I make my plans for the coming season. Like many other Buffalonians, I look forward to the community garden events available throughout Western New York, and I want to share some local, magical garden opportunities with you…

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Rooted in Community: The Everyday Magic of Gardening in Buffalo

“Here’s what I learned: Buffalonians may be the friendliest people in the country; Individuals can make an enormous difference; Small actions create considerable momentum; and Gardens can save a city.” - Buffalo: A City of Gardeners, Diana Stoll, Garden with Diana

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