Annual Plant Sale & Show From Master Gardeners Coming

By Sheri Bethard

President, Master Gardeners of Montgomery County

Plants, Plants and more Plants! This is what you will see when you visit the Montgomery  County Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale & Show, held this year in the 4-H Building on the

4-H Fairgrounds at 400 Parke, Crawfordsville, Saturday, May 3,  from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, you will not be disappointed. There will be hundreds of plants to choose from to beautify you landscape, patio and home. All which have been locally grown by the Master Gardeners and local wholesale nursery suppliers.

Indiana grown sweet strawberries, a large variety of tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables such as Brussel Sprouts, Broccoli, and Lettuce mixes will be available. We will also have a large selection of herbs for your culinary needs.,

For your landscape and flower beds, Native, perennial, and annual plants which grow best in our area will be for sale. With such a large assortment of plants for inside and outside,  with too many to list, you will have to come see for yourself.

The plant sale is the main and sometimes only fundraiser the Master Gardeners of Montgomery County has each year. With monies raised, it helps fund projects and educational opportunities for all of Montgomery County in the horticultural area such as the Nicholson Elementary School Garden for second and third graders. In addition, we award a scholarship yearly to a high school senior who will be seeking a degree in the  Agriculture or Horticulture field of study. We are currently working on the Montgomery County Pollinator Garden and planting native trees on the 4-H Fairgrounds. With funds raised we are supporting the Seed Library located at Crawfordsville District Public Library. Throughout the year, we will be presenting programs for the public to attend in the gardening/horticulture arena, such as our recent propagation workshop and the gardening programs at the library last month.

Our Master Gardeners will be on premise to answer your gardening questions and make suggestions to best suit your landscape project and needs. This year 16 vendors will be on premise to accentuate your plant buying, such as house plants, tropicals, specialty plants, landscape information, garden décor, homemade jams and jelly & honey products, yard maintenance along with information from several of the non-profit organizations serving Montgomery County and a food service provider for your drinks and snacks. So come prepared to spend time browsing all our plants and vendors. Nucor will be giving away free trees in the 4-H barn and Booth Machinery will be on the fairgrounds celebrating Kubota days.

To learn more about Montgomery County Master Gardeners please visit our Facebook page on our Facebook Page Master Gardeners of Montgomery County (Indiana) at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1084061839634585 or email [email protected] .