Plant Fest 2016

Indian pink, blue-eyed grass, green-and-gold – are you looking for native perennials such as these? You may not be able to find them at the big garden centers, but the Master Gardeners will have them for sale at their annual Plant Fest on Saturday, May 21, 2016.

Indian pink is a bright red and yellow flower that hummingbirds love, well-suited to a lightly-shaded woodland garden; blue-eyed grass has bright blue starry flowers on low-growing clumps of grass-like foliage for sunny, moist areas; and green-and-gold has cheery gold daisy-like flowers on a low-growing, spreading plant with glossy green leaves for shaded areas.

Find these great plants, and many more, all at great prices, on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the Penn State Extension Cumberland County Master Gardeners’ twelfth annual Plant Fest, held at the Cumberland County Service Center, 310 Allen Road, Carlisle, PA. The plant sale runs from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., rain or shine.

It is easy to find, just off Exit 44 of I-81 on Allen Road (Rt. 465) across from the Sheetz, with plenty of parking available. Look for the big tents on the lawn next to the Cumberland County Service Center building, where the Penn State Extension office is located.

The Master Gardeners will be offering great prices on native plants from area growers and treasured plants from their own gardens, as well as pollinator-friendly plant kits, bulbs, herbs, vegetables, shrubs, small trees, and ornamental grasses. There will also be native plant and pollinator information and resources, a children’s gardening exhibit, a plant clinic to answer your garden questions, and local organizations and vendors. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Buckets of “black gold” (composted horse manure) will also be available for a suggested donation of $5.00, with proceeds benefiting the 4-H Horse and Pony Club Cloverbuds.

Get your spring planting off to a great start by coming to Plant Fest 2016. For more information, call 717-240-6500 or visit our website at http://extension.psu.edu/cumberland. Find us on Facebook at CumberlandExtension or CumberlandPerryMG.

Price: Free - Children must be accompanied by an adult