Buffalo In Bloom inspired Robert Beavers to try his hand at gardening, and his success has prompted his Orton Place neighbors to start their own gardens. Beavers said the impatiens added so much beauty to his front yard that he filled containers with flowers and put them on the street corners.
Palazetti, Agnes. "Full Bloom" Buffalo News, August 18, 1996, page 8. Photo by Mike Groll.