July 15th to July 20th, 2026
The Garden Walk of Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Canada
An inspirational garden tour for every garden lover’s bucket (pronounced ‘bouquet’) list!
One of the United States’ most inspiring garden tours, we visit select private gardens showcased at the 32nd annual Garden Walk Buffalo. While in the region, we take a day trip into Canada to explore Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the Royal Botanical Gardens and Niagara Botanical Gardens. An afternoon is set aside to visit The Roycroft Campus, a designated National Historic Landmark known as the birthplace of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. The “art” in an Art in Bloom experience truly comes alive on Sunday when we tour two Frank Lloyd Wright homes, Graycliff, and the Martin House, and view the modern and contemporary art collections at the Buffalo AKG Museum, which features stunning avant-garde French Impressionist and post-impressionist works by Degas, Miró, Picasso, Renoir, and others.
Passports are required.
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Maximum Capacity: 20 People per Trip
The Garden Walk of Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Canada Tour Itinerary
6 Days and 5 Nights
Wednesday, July 15 - Once you arrive at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, your tour managers, Teresa Watkins and Tony DeSormier, will welcome you. The check-in at your accommodations for the week, Embassy Suites by Hilton Buffalo, begins at 4 p.m. Later, at 5:30 p.m., we'll gather again in the hotel lounge for a welcome reception with drinks, followed by a complimentary dinner at Bella Ciao.
(Reception, D) Overnight: Embassy Suites by Hilton Buffalo
Thursday, July 16 - Begin your day with an included breakfast at Embassy Suites, where you can enjoy a hot buffet and freshly made omelets. Please be ready on the bus by 9 a.m. as we kick off our tour of Open Gardens Buffalo, the preview event for the renowned Garden Walk Buffalo. We’ll explore several neighborhoods, starting with a visit to the home and garden of Jim Charlier, co-author of Buffalo-Style Gardens: Create a Quirky, One-of-a-Kind Private Garden with Eye-Catching Designs. Along the way, we'll pause for lunch at a local takeaway spot. The day wraps up with a barbecue reception and dinner at Westview Farms.
(B, Reception/Dinner) Overnight: Embassy Suites by Hilton Buffalo
Friday, July 17 – Make sure you have your passport handy because we’re headed to Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. After breakfast, make your way to the bus for an 8:30 a.m. departure. The first stop will be the Royal Botanical Gardens, Canada’s most extensive botanical garden, featuring more than one hundred acres of cultivated gardens and an arboretum. At 12 noon, we’ll collect boxed lunches to consume on the bus during the drive to Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens.
The visit to the Niagara Parks will start with a brief photo-opportunity stop at the iconic Niagara Falls Floral Clock. At 3 p.m., we’ll explore the Floral Showcase, which includes the Whimsical Creatures exhibit. And what would a visit to Buffalo/Niagara Falls be without time spent at the Falls? We’re scheduled for a 4 p.m. “Journey Behind the Falls” tour. Dinner this evening will be a plated affair at the Queen Victoria Place restaurant.
(B, L, D) Overnight: Embassy Suites by Hilton Buffalo
Saturday, July 18 - Breakfast, then on the bus at 9:30 a.m. to head off for another Garden Walk; today, it is to the East Side, where 100+ featured gardens offer an eclectic mix of private homes with innovative, themed designs. Afterwards, we will stop in East Aurora for lunch and some shopping. You’ll have the opportunity to indulge in a bit of nostalgia and check out Vidler’s 5 & 10, the self-proclaimed “largest ‘5 & 10’ variety store in the world.”
By 2 p.m., we’ll be at the Roycroft Campus, “the best preserved and most complete complex of buildings remaining in the United States of the ‘guilds’ that evolved as centers of craftsmanship and philosophy during the late 19th century.” We will go on a one-hour tour to learn about the history and get an overview of the campus, its philosophy, and how it works. There will be time to explore the campus on your own. A lovely dinner will be provided at the Roycroft Inn, where we will dine among the historic Arts and Crafts landscape.
(B, D) Overnight: Embassy Suites by Hilton Buffalo
Sunday, July 19 - The focus today will be on Frank Lloyd Wright's “Prairie Style” architecture. After our included breakfast, we’re on the bus and gone by 9 a.m. to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff, featuring formal gardens and lush landscaping designed by the American “Dean of Women Landscape Architects,” Ellen Biddle Shipman. The Home & Garden Tour is “a 90-minute experience which focuses on the history and restoration journey of historic gardens and grounds and includes a tour of the first floor of the main house.”
We will enjoy an included lunch during a stop at Buffalo’s AKG Museum, where “Impressionism and post-Impressionism are well represented with works by leading nineteenth-century European artists such as Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Vincent van Gogh.”
Then it’s off to our 2:30 p.m. tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House, a residence built between 1903 and 1905. A grand tour of the famous home and gardens is considered one of the outstanding achievements of Wright’s career.
Our last night together will be celebrated with dinner at Bacchus Wine Bar and Restaurant, which features a seasonal menu highlighting the best ingredients from local and regional farms.
(B, L, D) Overnight: Embassy Suites by Hilton Buffalo
Monday, July 20 - After our last grand breakfast, it’s off to the airport, with our hearts and minds full of garden inspiration and a lifetime of memories.
(B) Overnight: Home
Key to Included Meals: B – Breakfast, L – Lunch, D- Dinner
Tour Package Includes:
5 Nights’ Accommodation
5 Breakfasts
2 Lunches
5 Dinners
Private Motor Coach Transportation throughout the Tour
Guidebook and Guide-led Tour of Open Gardens Buffalo
Admission and Docent-led Tour at the Royal Botanical Gardens
Admission and Docent-led Tour at the Niagara Botanical Gardens
Admission to Niagara Falls Cave Walk
Guide-led Tour of the Eastside Garden Walk
Visit East Aurora for Shopping and Dining
Admission and Docent-led Tour at the Roycroft Campus
Admission and Docent-led Tour to Graycliff
Admission to Buffalo AKG Museum
Admission and Docent-led Tour to Martin House
Admissions and Group Meals for the Coach Driver
Taxes and Gratuities: Gratuities for the coach driver and tour manager are not included and are at your discretion, based on the level of service.
Please note that travel insurance is not included on this tour. See the bottom of the Our Tours page for more information.
Pricing Information (Per Person):
Double Occupancy - $3,000.00
Single Occupancy - $4,130.00
$500.00 Deposit for all Registrations
Costs and the itinerary may be adjusted due to circumstances beyond our control or operational requirements.
Cost will not change once a deposit is received.
Do you plan on joining us for this tour? If so, please fill out the Participant Agreement by clicking the button below. Once you are finished, please send the form to:
PO Box 547091
Orlando, FL 32854
*One Agreement for each Participant
Questions About the Tour
You can reach us through the contact information below or by completing the contact form.
Tony DeSomier and Teresa Watkins
Artinbloomgardentours@gmail.com
(321) 210 - 3613
PO Box 547091
Orlando, FL 32854