Garden Walk Buffalo, the largest garden tour in the U.S., is held the last weekend of July each year. In 2014, the free event will be Saturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. More than 360 residences and businesses throughout the West Side of Buffalo open their creative urban gardens for tens of thousands of visitors from around the U.S., Canada, and abroad.

A Magnificent Daylily

Hemerocallis Ruby Spider

There are literally thousands of varieties of daylilies that have different textures, colors, shapes and sizes. While I don’t have very many in my garden, this Ruby Spider is one of my favorite perennial flowers. The flower may only last a day or two but when the plant is blooming – it is spectacular. Each flower is about 8”in diameter and the gold throat is surrounded by a brilliant maroon on the petals. In my garden, it usually blooms for a couple of weeks at the end of July. In 2013, the last bud opened on Friday morning before Garden Walk weekend and was gone by Saturday. Even if garden visitors missed it, I still enjoyed its magnificent beauty.

Apply Now for a Garden Walk Buffalo Beautification Grant

One objective of Garden Walk Buffalo is to give back to the community by supplying funds to blocks clubs and neighborhood group that want to improve their streets and become part of this wonderful weekend event.

The Marvin Lunenfeld Beautification Grants have helped to fund dozens of garden beautification projects within the GW area such as community gardens, hanging flower baskets, street corner planter projects, garden restoration and more. A list of these projects can be found on our website.

Award amounts are based on the overall project cost and the eligible projects that were required to include matching funds from government, private contributions or volunteer sweat equity. These award projects will be highlighted during the coming year's Garden Walk.

Completed applications are due February 15, 2014 with anticipated funding awards announced in early spring of 2014. Applications can be found at www.GardenWalkBuffalo.com or you can call 716-247-5004 and we will mail you an application. The application process is easy and we will offer assistance if there are any questions.