More than 90 exceptional regional gardens will be open during select hours on Thursdays and Fridays starting Thursday, July 9 – through July 31. Many of these gardens cannot be visited on neighborhood garden tours – but even the ones that can be – this is an opportunity to see them without crowds and with more time to view them and visit with the gardeners. 

Visitors will see creative garden art; unique water features; tightly packed urban gardens; extensively planted acres; hosta, daylily, huechera, and other plant collections; outdoor gallery spaces; model railroad gardens;  Woodland-, Cottage-, Asian-, Victorian-, English-, and Buffalo-style gardens; decks, pergolas, arbors and other built structures; as well as select public gardens.

Gardens, hours, locations and maps are available at GardenWalkBuffaloNiagara.com at no charge. Open Gardens & Garden Event Guides – a booklet with gardens, hours, locations, PLUS photos and garden descriptions – are available for a $5 donation at the following retail locations (as well as select gardens during the event):

• Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14218-1526  (716) 827.1584
• The Historic Roycroft Campus Power House Visitor Center 31 South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY 14052  (716) 655-0261
• Lockwood’s Garden Center 4484 Clark Street, Hamburg, NY 14075 / (716) 649-4684
• Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses 118 S Forest Road, Williamsville, NY 14221 / (877) 363-1879
• Urban Roots Garden Center 428 Rhode Island Street, Buffalo, NY 14213-2312 / (716) 362-8982
• Mike Webers Greenhouses 42 French Road, West Seneca, NY 14224 / (716) 822-8887
• Zittels Country Market  4415 Southwestern Boulevard, Hamburg, NY 14075 / (716)649-3010
• Visit Buffalo Niagara Visitor Center (Brisbane Building), 403 Main Street (corner of Washington & Clinton Streets), Buffalo, NY 14203-1496 / (800) 283-325

Visitors can either print out the online version, or refer to their Open Garden Guide booklet, and then look for the Open Gardens signs and enjoy!