To welcome spring—and just in time for Mother’s Day—a gardening expo will be held at the Burlington County Agricultural Center (farmer’s market at 500 Centerton Road) on Saturday, May 12. An extensive plant sale, gardening presentations, activities for children, and food are just some of the attractions at the expo, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Master gardeners will be on hand to offer tips and answer questions.
The plant sale will feature a variety of affordable perennials, native plants, daylilies and more. A garden-themed flea market will compliment the live plant sale.
All thumbs or green thumb? Check out these free presentations:
- 11:30 a.m. — “Plants for Pollinators”
- Noon — Backyard Composting
- 12:30 p.m. — “Thinking Outside the Vase” (flower arranging)
- 1-2:30 p.m. — Make a rain barrel workshop ($45, class size limited to 15 people. Register in advance by emailing Mike at haberland@njaes.rutgers.edu)
- 2 p.m. — Choosing native plants
There will also be talks on gardening basics and the value of trees.
“The county’s goal is to make this center the focal point of horticultural and agricultural education in Burlington County,” said Brooke McMinn, horticulturalist and master gardener coordinator with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County.
For children, the 4-H children’s garden and a make-and-take flowerpot activity will be available.
Food from local vendors will be on sale, and Bad Dogz and Warmhearted Country will provide live music.
Burlington County Community Agricultural Center is home to the Saturday farmer’s market, which officially opens the following Saturday, May 19.
The expo is sponsored by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 4-H, and the Burlington County Master Gardeners.
Courtesy of Margie and Lizzi Gorman, Moorestown
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