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Garden Walk Buffalo

Saturday & Sunday, July 26 & 27, 2025
More than 60,000 visitors from the U.S., Canada, and beyond will explore more than 300 gardens on for America’s largest garden tour.

East Side Garden Walk

Saturday & Sunday, July 19 & 20, 2025
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.

Open Gardens in July

Thursdays & Fridays, for select hours, for three weeks in July, 2025.
OPen Gardens turns 15 in 2025! Explore nearly 100 exceptional gardens, throughout Erie and Niagara Counties, at your own pace. No gardens will be open on July 4 & 5.

Garden Art Sale

Saturday & Sunday, June 28 & 29, 2025
Need something unique and/or handmade to complete your garden? Visit the grounds of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens for more than 50 vendors of nature-themed items or works that can be displayed in a garden setting.

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!

Conservation Day

Saturday, July 12, 2025
A gathering of conservation organizations and a butterfly release during the Elmwood Village’s Farmers Market on Bidwell Parkway.

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.

Marvin Lunenfeld Beautification Grants

Named for Garden Walk Buffalo founder, Marvin Lunenfeld, the grant program has provided more than $150,000 for 200+ beautification projects for block clubs and community groups throughout the city of Buffalo.

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!

 
 

“I tell everyone I meet what a world class garden city Buffalo is… Beautification there truly feels like a community project and I don't think that I have experienced that type of commitment in any other major U.S. city. What a special place, with special people, who have curated the most special gardens.”

Abra Lee, horticulturalist, writer, and historian, Atlanta, GA
Author of Conquer The Soil: Black America and the Untold Stories of Our Country’s Gardeners, Farmers, and Growers (Timber Press, forthcoming in 2025)

 
 
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IMPACT

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Gardens on view throughout Buffalo Niagara this summer.

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Garden Walk Buffalo attendees every year!

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Estimated economic impact of Garden Walk Buffalo alone.

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Marvin Lunenfeld Beautification Grants granted since 2005.

 

 

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Rooted in Community: The Everyday Magic of Gardening in Buffalo
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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Where Gardens Thrive, Connections Blossom, Spring 2025 Newsletter
Where Gardens Thrive, Connections Blossom, Spring 2025 Newsletter

The connections sparked in the gardens go beyond a shared love of plants. From the very beginning, Garden Walk Buffalo and the programs that followed have focused on neighborhood revitalization and bridging divides.

Photo of Ryan Rucinski & Teresa Speight in a Dempster Street Garden during East Side Garden Walk.

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Meet Our First Executive Director
Meet Our First Executive Director

A familiar face is getting her close-up! Garden Buffalo Niagara’s inaugural executive director, Audrey Clark, starts her new role this month. We sat down with Audrey to talk about gardening in Buffalo, her plans for the organization in the year ahead, and how her previous experiences at the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor and as GBN’s only staff member helped her develop her vision for community change.

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A Blossoming Movement
A Blossoming Movement

“I tell everyone I meet what a world-class garden city Buffalo is,” boasts Lee. “Beautification truly feels like a community project, and I don’t think that I have experienced that type of commitment in any other major U.S. city. What a special place, with special people, who have curated the most special gardens.” — Abra Lee, Horticulturist, Historian and Author; Atlanta, GA

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Artists in Gardens Returns – Bigger Than Ever! Gardens Buffalo Niagara is excited to bring Artists in Gardens to all 7 of our 2025 events! What started as a small pilot program has grown into a regional celebration of creativity, connecting 25
Open Gardens begins next week—you can visit more than 90 exceptional private gardens across Western New York throughout July. This is Katie’s garden, a new addition to the program and part of a brand-new cluster in Lewiston, New York. Det
Open Gardens starts a week from today! Do you have your Guide yet? Find out what garden centers and shops offer them for sale at OpenGardensWNY.com (link in profile). There are nearly 100 gardens open, for select hours on Thursdays and Fridays in Jul
It takes a team to make the Garden Art Sale bloom—and what a team it was! Endless thanks to our amazing committee, who work year-round to bring this event to life, with special appreciation for our dedicated Chair, @jimcharlier, and Co-Chair,
Visitors traveled across half the country to attend the Garden Art Sale! Phyllis and her husband Mike (pictured on the right) made the journey all the way from Alabama for our Garden Art Sale! It’s amazing to think that gardens can inspire such
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