Join Sussex County Master Gardeners for their annual Open House (Fall Into the Garden)

Saturday, September 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Registration requested, but not required.

Activities and Displays

• Mini-Workshops
• Plant Sale
• Beekeepers Association
• Invasive Species Council
• Ask an Expert - Bring your garden questions & sick plants
• The Frozen Farmer Ice Cream - all kids will recieve a ticket for a free scoop!
• La Pinkeria Taqueria Food Truck will be on site from 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.

Garden Smart, Garden Easy

Highlights include:

• Vertical Gardening
• Containers for Fall
• Patio and Balcony Gardening
• Hanging Baskets
• Vegetable and Pollinator Containers
• and multiple Raised BEds

Come try tools and equipment that make gardening easyt for everyone!

Children's Activities

• Scavenger Hunt - 10:00a.m. to 1:30p.m.
• Craft in the Carvel Lobby - 10:00a.m. to 1:30p.m.
• 'The Misadventures of Peter Rabbit in Farmer McGregor's Garden' Puppet Show - 11:00a.m.

Mini Workshop Descriptions

• 10:30 a.m. - Fall Clean-up and Looking Toward Spring - Discussion and recommendations on what can be done to clean up from fall and prepare for spring. The focus will be flower beds and lawns.
• 11:00 a.m. - Planting Spring Bulbs in your Fall Container - Demonstration on how to plant a container for fall that will also bloom in the Spring.
• 11:30 a.m. - Propagating Hydrangeas - Several methods of propagating hydrangeas will be presented
• 12:00 p.m. - Mosquito Buckets - Learn how to reduce the number of mosquitos in your landscape with this simple method.
• 12:30 p.m. - Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge - The primary vision of Prime Hook is wildlife management. The 10,000-acre refuge also provides a multitude of other environmental benefits due to its vast marsh lands, wetlands, meadows and forested areas. This mini workshop will focus on some of the ways that the public can visit and enjoy Prime Hook throughout the year.