Samuel P. Capen was the first full-time, salaried Chancellor at the University at Buffalo. The Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk began in 2002 with 24 gardens, in an effort to showcase the neighborhoods surrounding the University at Buffalo South campus which includes the University District of Buffalo, Eggertsville and Amherst. 2013 marks the 12th year of the Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk, a free self-guided tour of more than 60 private gardens and carefully nurtured public spaces. The Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk is designed to encourage neighborhood beautification, collaboration and to build strong communities.

Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk 2013 Details

Date: Saturday July 13, 2013 - Free event, rain or shine in the University District neighborhoods

Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location: : Various homes and public spaces in the neighborhoods of the University District of Buffalo, Eggertsville and Amherst (specific locations to be announced soon).

Maps will be available at the following locations:

• University Community Farmer's Market (UB South Campus at Main Street and Kenmore Ave.)

• University Heights Tool Library (5 W. Northrup Place, next to Just Pizza)

• UB Anderson Gallery (1 Martha Jackson Place (off Englewood south of Kenmore Ave.)

Gardener's 2013 Entry Form

To enter your garden, please click here to view and complete the entry form.

2013 Plant and Seed Exchange

SPCGW invites you to participate in a plant and seed exchange on Saturday, June 1 from 9 am to 1 pm at the University Community Farmers Market on the UB South Campus, Main Street at Kenmore Avenue. There is no cost to participate and you do not need to bring a plant in order to take one. Plant and seed donations are happily accepted.

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Photos from Previous Years Samuel P. Garden Walks

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Contact Us

Visit us on Facebook at Capen Garden Walk or email us at capengardenwalk@ourheights.org .