tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post1649264570905446754..comments2024-03-29T05:16:33.586-04:00Comments on ArtofGardening.org: Taking garden tourism seriouslyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-34394990405477189492012-11-12T10:03:14.918-05:002012-11-12T10:03:14.918-05:00Jason,
It may only happen if YOU do it, I've f...Jason,<br />It may only happen if YOU do it, I've found!<br /><br />Connie,<br />The plein air painting is another good idea we've talked about doing before. It's a great one-time event (or every few years). I can see us actually doing it, if we found someone that were able to organize it. It isn't really a sustainable, year-round, year-in, year-out source of income though.Jim/ArtofGardening.orghttp://artofgardeningbuffalo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-35291760017905664352012-11-12T08:00:30.362-05:002012-11-12T08:00:30.362-05:00It was a great discussion. There were a lot of ide...It was a great discussion. There were a lot of ideas thrown out there, and you're right, they didn't all focus on making the National Garden Festival self-sustaining. But some new ideas did give me hope because I think they could be exciting, successful events that could bring in money for Garden Walk Buffalo. For example, we could have a photography contest or a plein air day (painting outside). The events could involve amateurs, but big-name artists could be brought in, too, to make photos or paintings in gardens. Then the artwork could be auctioned off, with the revenue going to the National Garden Festival. Adding some new events like these with a financial component might boost the financial stability of the National Garden Festival. Connie Oswald Stofkohttp://www.buffalo-niagaragardening.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-68302295274262902642012-11-11T14:04:11.859-05:002012-11-11T14:04:11.859-05:00I would love to visit the Buffalo Garden Walk some...I would love to visit the Buffalo Garden Walk some day. I also think here in Chicago it would be worth organizing some serious thought about generating garden tourism. After all, we have Lurie Garden, Chicago Botanic Garden, Morton Arboretum - all world class - and a great deal more. Not sure who would do that, though.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-17109622974593542682012-11-11T10:05:19.856-05:002012-11-11T10:05:19.856-05:00GardenWalk/Talk,
I saw your name on the reservatio...GardenWalk/Talk,<br />I saw your name on the reservations list and then didn't see you there. Sorry you couldn't make it. Being a garden blogger, your input would have been great.<br /><br />Anonymous,<br />Nothing's broke that needs fixin' though without some income, we'll have to pare back what events we do hold. Charge attendees a couple of dollars to participate? Participate in what? The garden tours? That's where the majority of people participate and that's the one thing the National Garden Festival has no control over. <br /><br />Garden Walk Buffalo has a direct economic impact of $4.5 million. Hotels, restaurants, shops and other arts & entertainment venues make that money. We'd LOVE to get some of that back from the city! But the city's take on that is only in the form of taxes collected on the $4.5 million spent by visitors--which is not nothin'! <br /><br />And thanks for the mention of volunteer's compensation. I'd LOVE to make some money in return for the hundreds of hours of time, design,marketing consulting, and resources I've spent on garden tourism between Garden Walk Buffalo and the National Garden Festival. I figure if I just keep at it, at some point there may be some money. <br /><br />I'd love to compensate some of the gardeners that open their gardens for bus tours with some sort of stipend. Most of what we're selling here is our great residential gardens, and they are magnanimously open to the National Garden Festival and all the garden tours in the area.Jim/ArtofGardeninghttp://artofgardeningbuffalo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-86417149597565188012012-11-11T08:55:25.451-05:002012-11-11T08:55:25.451-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-59265025753134391742012-11-11T08:55:23.694-05:002012-11-11T08:55:23.694-05:00I surely hope we don't break something that do...I surely hope we don't break something that don't need fixin'. Words like "corporate", "revenue", etc. often have an irreversible impact. <br /><br />Why not charge attendees a couple of dollars to participate? That seems MORE than fair--people would pay that. <br /><br />Alternatively, the CITY should compensate the 501C3 with a % of revenue that these events generate; for instance, if the events bring in $6MM, give 5% back to the events (or $300k). Otherwise, we just enable the city to reap the benefits....without doing any of the work.<br /><br />Also, I do think it is high time to compensate some of these volunteers (Jim, etc.) who have been running the show for some time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-26561748581372422402012-11-10T20:30:09.058-05:002012-11-10T20:30:09.058-05:00I was sad to miss this event as I had signed up to...I was sad to miss this event as I had signed up to attend. I had gotten what occurred from Connie and from Barbara, of Lewiston. It sounded like much was discussed and many ideas were thrown out for consideration. I did attend the talk you have pictured though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com