2025 Partner Organizations

These are organizations with which Gardens Buffalo Niagara collaborates and promotes reciprocally to serve the mission of creating more vibrant and beautiful communities by sharing gardens.




 

Arts Services Inc.

Artists in Open Gardens is made possible with support through Arts Services Inc. from the Statewide Community Regrant program, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Office of the Governor, and the New York State Legislature. 2495 Main Street, #401, Buffalo, NY 14214, 716.833-3004, info@asiwny.org, asiwny.org


Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Promotes the East Side Garden Walk at their Before and After Again exhibit, March 8-September, 30, 2024. 1285 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, New York 14222, 716.882.8700, info@buffaloakg.org, buffaloakg.org 


Buffalo Architecture Foundation

BAF’s mission is to inspire architectural appreciation, participation, and innovation. The organization has collected stories and photos of Garden Walk Buffalo gardens for nearly a decade. Find the stories here. PO Box 238, Buffalo, NY 14203, buffaloarchitecture.org, info@buffaloarchitecture.org


Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens

Provides setting and support for GBN’s annual Garden Art Sale in June. 2655 South Park Ave, Buffalo, NY 14218, 716.827.1584, info@buffalogardens.com, buffalogardens.com 


Buffalo Jewish Federation 

Organizes interfaith bus tours for East Side Garden Walk. 338 Harris Hill Road, Suite 108B, Williamsville, NY 14221, 716.463.5050, info@buffalojewishfederation.orgbuffalojewishfederation.org


Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

Provides space in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park for the East Side Garden Walk headquarters and annuals for East Side Garden Walk gardeners from their greenhouse. 84 Parkside Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214, 716.838.1249, ourbfloparks@gmail.com, bfloparks.org


The Buffalo Society of Artists and Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters.

The two groups together participate in Garden Walk Buffalo and the East Side Garden Walk with “Paint Outs” with members painting in gardens and encouraging visitors to paint with them—kids included. All supplies provided. buffalosocietyofartists.org and nfpap.blogspot.com


Cornell Cooperative Extension Erie County Master Gardeners

Provides volunteers and educational opportunities at GBN events. 21 South Grove St, East Aurora, NY 14052, 716.652.5400 ext 202, mgerie@cornell.edu, erie.cce.cornell.edu/gardening


Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm

Partners with GBN to organize Conservation Day at the Elmwood Village Farmers Market in July which culminates in a butterfly release. 5643 Davison Rd, Clarence, NY 14031, 716.759.8500, info@easternmonarchbutterflyfarm.com, easternmonarchbutterflyfarm.com


Elmwood Village Association 

Provides space at the Farmers Market for GBN’s Conservation Day and support for Garden Walk Buffalo. 875 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, 716.881.0707, info@elmwoodvillage.org, elmwoodvillage.org


Explore Buffalo 

In previous years, has provided walking tours the Friday before Garden Walk Buffalo and volunteer docents for Garden Walk Buffalo buses. One Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201, 716.245.3032, explore@explorebuffalo.org, explorebuffalo.org


Grassroots Gardens WNY

Supports community gardens throughout Buffalo Niagara and partners with GBN on Marvin Lunenfeld Beautification Grants. 389 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14204, 716.783.9653, grgbuffalo@gmail.com, grassrootsgardens.org


Professional Landscape & Nursery Trade (PLANT WNY)

The region’s landscape and nursery professional organization includes GBN in its annual garden and landscape show, Plantasia, every March. PO Box 188, East Amherst, NY 14051, 716.741.8047, membership@plantwny.com, plantwny.com


The Tool Library

Participates in GBN’s Marvin Lunenfeld Beautification Grant process, manages a number of community gardens, and provides grant recipients a one-year membership to the Tool Library at a discount to assist in their grant-winning project. 2626 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214, 716.510.1745, info@thetoollibrary.org, thetoollibrary.org


Visit Buffalo Niagara

Provides marketing and promotion support as part of its mission to inspire visitors and locals to discover Buffalo. 403 Main St, Ste 630, Buffalo, NY 14203-1496, 716.852.0511, info@visitbuffaloniagara.com, visitbuffaloniagara.com




This list is undoubtedly not comprehensive. The Gardens Buffalo Niagara board, staff, and volunteers realize there are many partnering organizations, regional gardeners, and farmers that help make our summer events possible, and we are grateful for each and every one!