Garden Walk Beautification Grants have helped to fund 63 garden beautification projects for a total of more than $26,000 in last seven years.
 
Garden Walk Buffalo announces beautification funds were provided to the following projects this year:

• AIDS Community Services of WNY Hope Blooms Walkway Garden Planters
• Albright-Knox Art Gallery Clifton Hall Entrance Garden
• Block Alliance of Sixteenth Street Street Planters Project
• Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Delaware Park Steps Bed Prep and Plants
• Connecticut Street Association Connecticut Street Community Garden
• Elmwood Village Association Dancing Lady Basket Hangers
• Gilda’s Club WNY Main Bed Garden
• International Institute of Buffalo Front Lawn Garden Project
• Potomac 400 Block Club Ornamental Grass Project
• PUSH Buffalo Good Neighbors Park Community Garden
• Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo Adopt-a-Garden Project

"Garden Walk Buffalo is very pleased to once again partner with block club and neighborhood groups who are working on various community garden and beautification projects that help to provide a catalyst for redevelopment in our neighborhoods," said Beautification Grant committee chair, and GWB treasurer, Jeffrey Tooke.  "Projects like these, performed by regular residents in the neighborhoods, are contributing to the rebirth of our urban neighborhoods in the City of Buffalo."

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

Current and past GW Beautification Grant recipients can be found here.