The Parkside Community Association will present

                                        and Architecture & History

The 15^th Annual Parkside Garden ^ Tour

Sunday, June 24^th, 2012

10AM to 4PM

Church of the Good Shepherd

96 Jewett Parkway

Buffalo, NY 14214

Parkside Audio/Visual Presentation

10:30am & 12:30pm

Architecture Guided Walking Tour

Noon & 2pm

"A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul."  - Sadi

Call for Parkside gardeners!

 < Click here for electronic enrollment form >

Final deadline for inclusion on map - June 14^th

^{And don't forget to PLEASE urge your neighbors to sign up.}

^{A dense cluster of gardens on the map attracts greater traffic!}

Click here for a larger PDF file of the poster.

"Though an old man, I am but a young gardener." - Thomas Jefferson

Time to finally retire the (unused) snow blower for the season and get down and dirty!  The Parkside Garden Tour is among the first garden tours to lead off the National Garden Tour Festival locally. Let's make it an over-the-top and successful event by enrolling your comfortable container garden or all encompassing mega-garden.

Maybe you have some indoor plants that you'd like to bring out front for display or just a little extra sun. The Garden Tour is the perfect opportunity to show your handiwork and have some fun along the way --- talking with visitors and sharing your passion. The garden tour is about weaving a neighborhood quilt of color and beauty, not a “best garden” contest.

Last year, the Garden Tour committee hosted two successful alternative events to cater to those visitors who were looking for a time-out from or an alternative to, flora viewing ---

An audio/visual presentation by local resident and author of “The Complete History of Parkside”, Steve Cichon, will give an engaging and memorable recounting of the history of Parkside, touching on significant people and events that determined Parkside's evolution. Following that, for a small fee, veteran Parksider and docent, George Stock, will take you on an neighborhood walking tour with a narrative of the myriad architectural styles integrated into the homes of prominent Buffalo families ---  interspersed with enjoyable local folklore.

To top it all off, the National Garden Festival will be launching their 1^st Annual “Buffalo-Style Garden Art Sale” in Delaware Park at the Lodge on Parkside Ave, across the street from Florence and the Tot Lot. Besides “Buffalo-Style” garden art for sale, plant societies and other vendors will be in attendance. The event is scheduled to run from 10am to 6pm the day of our garden tour, June 24th. So it should make for a full day of activity for visitors to the neighborhood.

If there are any enrollment questions, email me, Tom Ziobro, garden tour chair, at parksider@verizon.net.

Or drop by, call or email Ben Johnson at the PCA office:

2318 Main Street

Buffalo, NY 14214

(716) 838-1240

pca2318main@verizon.net

Thank you in advance for your participation and support!