Spring Plant Expo And Garden Market In Lawrence Township May 6

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ —The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County’s annual Spring Plant Expo and Garden Market is just around the corner. It takes place on Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township, adjacent to the Mercer County Equestrian Center. The event will take place rain or shine.

The sale will feature Rutgers Master Gardener homegrown perennials and a garden market of plant material sold by selected top-notch nurseries from New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Visitors have the chance to speak with vendors and buy a wide assortment of native plants, woody ornamentals and perennials. Rutgers Master Gardener grown select tomatoes will be in abundance, including the popular Rutgers tomato varieties, Rutgers, Ramapo, Moreton, Rutgers 250, KC-146 and Rutgers 39, along with many heirloom varieties.

For a complete list of vendors and other sale details, visit www.mgofmc.org.

Also a part of the Plant Expo is a second-hand sale of garden-related items. Mercer County Horticulturist Barbara J. Bromley will answer gardening questions and Rutgers Master Gardeners will be on hand to help choose the right plant for the right place.

Master Gardeners of Mercer County is a volunteer educational outreach program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 930 Spruce Street in Lawrence Township. Master Gardeners participate in many volunteer programs throughout the county.

They also answer home horticulture questions through their Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline, 609-989-6853. They are available Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from November through February, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from March through October.

For more information on the Master Gardener program, the Mercer Education Gardens, or other Extension educational programs, contact Rutgers Cooperative Extension at 609-989-6830 or visit the Master Gardeners of Mercer County website at www.mgofmc.org.

Cooperating Agencies include Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; U.S. Department of Agriculture; and County Boards of Chosen Freeholders.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station, is an equal opportunity program provider and employer. Residents should contact their local Extension Office for information regarding special needs or accommodations. Contact the State Extension Director's Office for concerns related to discrimination at 732-932-5000, ext. 584.

The attached image was provided: Mercer Rutgers Master Gardeners, from left to right, Chung Ho (Princeton), May Papastephanou (Princeton), Marge Steinberg (Princeton), Darlene Chamberlain (Hamilton), Stephanie Foy (Princeton Junction), Andre Butts (Lawrenceville), Ann Calder (West Windsor) and Kathy Enquist (Princeton) dig, divide and pot home-grown plants for the upcoming Master Gardener Plant Expo and Garden Market.