BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — The return of a summer tradition will mean even more than usual.
the “East Side Garden Walk“You place this weekend.
Anyone can take a tour of the flowers and plants that community members have planted.
Members of the Buffalo Niagara Gardens are hosting a community garden event, led by East Side gardeners.
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The purpose of the garden is to represent the community and do as much good as possible through gardening.
While walking through the gardens, you can expect over 70 gardens available to visit, which is a collective of community and home gardens.
One of the novelties introduced this year is the Children’s Garden Festival.
The event will take place on Box Street, located outside of Box Street Park, between Fillmore Ave and Kehr Street.
It’s free and will feature bounce houses, DJs and 250 giveaways of backpacks filled with school supplies, donated by The Teacher’s Desk (100), East Side Garden (150) and the rest donated by community members .
This is to help meet the needs of children on the east side and ensure they are ready for school.
“It’s very hard to say we’re the City of Good Neighbors when we’re as segregated as we are, because we’re not integrated. So you can be around people of your own race. This is an opportunity to come in and experience other people,” said East Side Garden Walk Chair Samantha White.
The “East Side Garden Walk” takes place this Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free maps will be available at all Buffalo libraries prior to the walk and available at headquarters locations on the day of the walk. A printable version of the map can be found here here.
Here are theirs, according to the Gardens Buffalo Niagara website:
The fun doesn’t stop on Saturday; from 3.30pm to 7.30pm, families and their children can join in the fun at the Children’s Garden Party, where there will be a rucksack raffle. The backpack draw is at 5pm
