The day began overcast with threatening rain, but we beat the odds. Eager plant buyers formed a long line before the gates opened at 9 o’clock, where we offered for sale over 3500 plants propagated by Master Gardeners from the seven Extension demonstration horticultural beds, as well as Master Gardners’ own yards. The plants were beautiful and buying was brisk.
Many people enjoyed touring the demonstration beds, the orchard and the VegHeadz vegetable garden, food Forest, grape arbor and rain garden. Hundreds of visitors wandered among the beds, got ideas, asked questions and enjoyed the day. Kids got to dig potatoes and sample green beans and Roselle tea. Hundreds of packages of free seeds were to taken home to plant in gardens. We love having people in the garden and we hope they’ll take home some ideas for their own spaces.
