“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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Through her company, Get Fokus'd Productions, she has collaborated with Gardens Buffalo Niagara to produce stellar videos blending stunning visuals with insightful narratives that bring the East Side Garden Walk to life.
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Thank you to all the gardeners, volunteers, sponsors, and visitors in 2023. Enjoy this video created for you by the East Side Garden Walk and Get Fokus'd Productions. “Walk with us on the east side of our dreams pull up the weeds that suffocate growth and watch us spring forth…”
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Tips, tricks, and hints on how to get the most out of visiting America’s largest garden tour, with 60,000-70,000 other garden fans from around the U.S, Canada, and beyond.
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Are you a gardener on Garden Walk Buffalo, East Side Garden Walk, Open Gardens WNY, or any of the other 14-16 garden tours in the region? Do you want to encourage more visitors to your garden? Do you help organize a garden tour in WNY? We want to hear from you!
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In the summer of 2012, my husband, Ben came to me with an odd-looking drawing he had sketched. I said, “That’s interesting...what is it?” He excitedly replied, “It’s a waterfall and I’m going to build it for you on the front lawn, and it’s going to have multiple tiers so that you can plant flowers around it.” Though I appreciated his enthusiasm, I was well aware that his ADD often prevented him from seeing projects through to completion. I smiled and politely said, “That's sweet of you, honey.” Before I knew it, four pallets of flagstone were delivered to the curb in front of our home on Norwood Avenue.
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2022 GBN Newsletter, with our event calendar of the season.
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Ann Blinston (1935-2020), a remarkable woman born and raised in Hamburg, New York, has forged a path that we hope many others will follow. A generous gift from Ann’s estate is the latest bequest to Gardens Buffalo Niagara’s Living Gardens Legacy Society.
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As a part of this mission, GBN hosts Garden Walk Buffalo, East Side Garden Walk, Open Gardens, Urban Farm Day, and other events that showcase the knowledge and creativity of gardeners. These events and the activity surrounding them reshape Buffalo’s national perception, while stabilizing home values, reducing crime, increasing community health, and positively impacting the region’s ecology. And we need your help!
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Murals have been popping up all over Buffalo – like good weeds! Many are nature- or garden-inspired murals. Here are some of which I have photos. Other murals do have flowers or plants in them, but these feature them prominently.
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You can embellish nearly any outdoor space with curtains – a gazebo, deck, pool area, pergola, balcony, porch, hot tub, or any quiet spot in the backyard that needs some design-y classic stripes, a bohemian vibe, rustic gingham, hippie tie-dye, billowy beach-like shears, spicy Tuscan designs, lacy and feminine, shabby chic, or elegant solid panels – anything that compliments your outdoor room theme.
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Beautiful Buffalo summers, wandering from garden to garden, admiring gardener’s creativity, adding to your horticultural knowledge, and meeting neighbors (even across town) is a great way to spend a summer day.
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Gardeners of Buffalo's East Side banded together to create the first-ever garden tour on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
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It's been about a year in the making, but our garden appeared in the June 2017 issue of This Old House magazine. The eight-page spread shows many aspects of the garden – but much was centered around the shed of course.
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