Mercer Master Gardeners dig and divide perennials at the home of Kathy Enquist of Princeton in preparation for this year’s Spring Plant Expo and Garden Market. Pictured are Ann Calder (West Windsor), Stephanie Foy (West Windsor), Kathy Enquist, Harri Lynn Nowrey (Hamilton), Teresa Knipper (Princeton) and Linda Shorthouse (Hopewell).
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County are set to sponsor its annual Spring Plant Expo and Garden Market.
The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 3 at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township. The event will be held rain or shine.
New and exciting this year is a garden market featuring selected nurseries from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The market provides patrons the opportunity to meet vendors and purchase a wide assortment of native plants, woody ornamentals, herbs, annuals, perennials and some garden whimsy.
Master Gardener homegrown tomatoes, veggies and perennials will be on sale.
Additionally, there will be a second-hand sale of garden-related items.
Mercer County Horticulturist Barbara J. Bromley is set to be on hand to answer gardening questions.
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County is a volunteer educational outreach program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
Master Gardeners participate in many volunteer programs throughout the county, as well as answer home horticulture questions through their Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline, (609) 989-6853, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (March through October) and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (November through February).
More information is online at mgofmc.org.
