Visit Buffalo Niagara and Gardens Buffalo Niagara have produced a Press Kit that includes story ideas and background information on the region's garden tourism assets and personalities.

You can download the PDF file here.

The press kit contains:

Story ideas:

Gardening’s Role in Buffalo’s Rebirth
Buffalo-style Gardens
Making the Most of Small City Lots
Eco-friendly Parking Lots
Community Gardens: A Positive Effect on Neighborhoods
Brownfield Remediation Through Creative Plantings
Urban Roots: USA’s First Community-owned Cooperative
Test Gardens at Erie Basin Marina
How Buffalo Came Back From “Arborgeddon” (aka the October 2006 Storm)
A Short Growing Season and Snowy Winters: Challenge and Opportunity
Beautifying Buffalo Through Lunenfeld Grants
Peace Garden Trail

Background materials on:

Frederic Law Olmsted in Buffalo
The Richardson Olmsted Campus
Buffalo’s Parkside Community
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
Erie Basin Marina
Cottage District and Elmwood Village
Buffalo in Bloom
PLANT WNY (Professional Landscape and Nursery Trades Association)
Gardens Buffalo Niagara
Garden walks and tours throughout the region

Ten great garden destinations

The Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House Gardens
Delaware Park Japanese Garden
Delaware Park Rose Garden
Erie Basin Marina Trial Gardens
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff Estate
Larkinville Gardens
Niagara Square Garden
Peace Garden Trail

And brief bios and contact information on local garden and tourism experts:

Jim Charlier
Sally Cunningham
Nellie Gardner
Erin Grajek
Brian Hayden
Ed Healy
Elizabeth Licata
Kathy Guest Shadrack
Mike Shadrack
Connie Oswald Stofko

The Horticultural Assets Press Kits were developed for the GWA | The Association of Garden Communicators 2017 Annual Conference, held in Buffalo August 4-7.