The Master Gardeners of Philadelphia County Community Workshops & Plant Sale returns to the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center on April 27th. This event is free to the public.
More Info: http://extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/philadelphia/annual-plant-sale
*Talks and Demonstrations*
1. Planting a Container Garden (11 am)
2. Let's Talk Salsa! Tips for Growing Your Tomatoes and Peppers (noon)
3. How to Build a Worm Bin! (1 pm)
*Tours*
1. Edible Garden tour (10:30 am)
2. Food Forest tour (11:30 am)
3. Pollinator Garden tour (12:30 pm)
4. Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center tour (1:30 pm)
*Information Tables*
All information tables will be present from 10 AM to 2 PM.
1. All About Native Bees
2. Ask A Master Gardener
3. Composting 101
4. Don't Call It Dirt: Soil Testing 101
5. Gardening for Pollinators
6. Growing Mushrooms with the Philadelphia Mycology Club
7. Herbal Teas and Smelling Herbs
8. Insects Are Your Friends!
9. Native Plants for Your Garden
10. Natural Dye with Laura Hricko and Cait Nolan
11. Penn State Extension 4-H and Integrated Pest Management Programs
12. Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards
13. Philadelphia Beekeepers' Guild
14. Temple University Institute on Disabilities - Garden Accessibility Working Group
*Kid Zone*
(Ongoing from 10 AM to 2 PM)
1. Paper Seed Pots
2. Make Your Own Pollinator Seed Ball
3. Garden Scavenger Hunt
4. Reading Corner with the Free Library of Philadelphia
5. Bee and Butterfly Masks
*Plant Sale*
1. The list of vegetable varieties, herbs, fruit, berries, and non-native flowers that will be available on the day of the sale: https://extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/philadelphia/annual-plant-sale/plant-list.
2. The list of native and non-native perennial plants that will be available on the day of the sale: https://extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/philadelphia/annual-plant-sale/plant-list-pollinator.
3. Green elephant sale: Find well-loved gardening tools, pots, accessories, and equipment with lots of life left in them!