"My weekend in Buffalo was fantastic, I can speak about it only in superlatives. It was one of the most wonderful experiences I've been involved with during my time with the magazine, so forgive me for gushing!"
"Both my husband and I fell in love with Buffalo. Everywhere you go, you see beautiful homes and amazing architecture."
"The thing that impressed me most about Buffalo is the people and their level of community involvement. The Martin house has 400 volunteers, for example. There is the individual citizen-funded 21st Century Fund. There are all sorts of community gardens and community beautification projects like the 16th Street Block Alliance (a very cool stop on the Garden Walk)."
"As a gardener, though, I was absolutely floored by Urban Roots Community Garden Center."
"Most people wouldn't think of Buffalo as an epicenter of American horticulture, but it looks like gardening may be their official pastime."
And from Fine Gardening Magazine:
"Kids selling lemonade, home owners proudly perched on their porches smiling and waving to the eager public parading through their yards and streets. I mean talk about a garden party!"
"Buffalo
provided a warm welcome and a free inspirational show of 341 home gardens
throughout its community last weekend."
Ah, fresh eyes and their clear perspective. This is yet another coup for the Garden Walk organizers. Congrats!
Those last two quotes are actually attributed to ANOTHER blog at ANOTHER magazine, Fine Gardening. That review is found here:
http://www.finegardening.com/item/10619/buffalo-garden-walk-2009