As winter tries its hardest to linger in Western New York, preparations
for the 20th annual Garden Walk move on without a hitch.
This year’s Garden Walk, which runs from July 26-27, is expected to have more
than 380 gardens throughout the tour of the West Side.
Cindy Loomis, president of Garden Walk Buffalo
Inc. and an avid gardener herself, noted that the gardeners who participate in
what has become the largest garden-touring event across the country know how to
prepare even when the weather doesn’t comply.
“In Buffalo, you just have to deal with it,” said Loomis.
She said gardeners should wait until the last frost has passed in order
to plant their annual flowers.
“Some people don’t, but to be on the safe side, you don’t plant any of
the annuals until after Memorial Day,” she added.
Although this year’s walk is
still three months away, Garden Walk Buffalo Inc. has gotten the city in a
gardening state of mind by hosting a number of workshops throughout the winter
and spring dedicated to teaching local gardeners better ways to plant.
The nonprofit also released a 60-page commemorative magazine during the
first week of April that features both the large and small gardens of Buffalo, some
of which will be in the walk. The magazine can be purchased online at the
official Garden Walk store, at garden centers or in bookshops across Western
New York. By Jeff Pawlak and Brittney Singletary
