2024 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.
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 & 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.org, buffalojewishfederation.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
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
WNY Native Plants Collaborative
Provides Gardens Buffalo Niagara gardeners with “native plants grow here” signs. greenwatch100@gmail.com, wnynativeplants.org
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!