Friends of
the Japanese Garden of Buffalo

The city of Kanazawa, Japan made a gesture of friendship to the city of Buffalo by sending three professional garden experts to work with the Olmsted Park Conservancy to advise our city gardeners on the design and philosophy of Japanese gardens.

Mr. Akihide Uemura, Former President of the Ishikawa Prefecture Landscape Association; Mr. Hideaki Nakae, Managing Director of the Ishikawa Prefecture Landscape Association; and Mr. Makato Ura, Kanazawa City Gardener visited Buffalo at the end of June 2008.

For more information about their visit and to see a gallery of photographs—see the Buffalo in Japan-Niagara website: http://yearofjapan.org/2008/gardeners.html

Hi,

Yesterday, (April 27. 2008) what a gorgeous day it was !!! About 30 volunteers from HSBC, Buffalo Niagara Keeper, FJG, and Japanese Group of Buffalo participated in cleaning the Japanese Garden. Abi who is a zone gardener was so happy to be able to meet all volunteers! It was the first time for the volunteers from HSBC to visit to the Garden. They love the Japanese Garden! Abi took photos. He’ll give us them. Please visit to the Garden!

Atsuko

This summer a group of Japanese Gardeners from our Sister City, Kanazawa Japan, visited Buffalo’s Japanese Garden and met Gardeners from the Olmsted Conservancy and other interested Western New Yorkers.

Buffalo’s Japanese gardening community is grateful for the generosity of our Sister City and our knowledgable guests.