A stroll through the garden: GardenWalk 2024 in photos

The work of hundreds of Cleveland gardeners was on full display throughout the city last weekend during Garden Walk Cleveland.

Since 2012, the annual, free event has showcased self-guided tours of private and community gardens and public green spaces in various neighborhoods throughout the city. This year’s GardenWalk featured more than 400 gardens in 11 Cleveland neighborhoods.

FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski took a stroll through some of the gardens and documented some of the most intriguing arrangements.

Bob Perkoski
Bob Perkoski

About the Author: Bob Perkoski

Bob is managing photographer with FreshWater as well as a Cleveland freelance photographer. His photographic approach is rooted in the art of storytelling. Whether freezing the energy of an event, encapsulating the magic of a performance, or astutely anticipating the decisive moments, his work displays an innate ability to distill the essence of any scene or subject into a single frame or series of work. In addition, Bob is the official photographer for LAND studio and Holden Forest and Gardens and has worked with various Cleveland organizations. In 2019 he published a book of his photos Rust Belt Burlesque. He's had work published in other books like LGBTQ Cleveland by Ken Schneck, Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology, Rust Belt Chic: The Pittsburgh Anthology and Moon Cleveland by Douglas Trattner. Previously he was co-founder/art director for Balanced Living Magazine. You can view his versatile portfolio of work, which includes news coverage, portraiture, architectural and fine art at Perkoski Photography. Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Perkoski now lives close to the city in Parma. He has been Fresh Water's managing photographer since the publication's September 2010 inception.