The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County held their annual Plant Expo and Garden Market at the Mercer Educational Gardens in Pennington. Over 2,000 homegrown perennials, shrubs, and trees were sold. The garden market featured organic vegetable plants from Chickadee Creek Farm, cut flowers and potted plants from Moonshot Farm, woody ornamentals and perennials from […]
After a hiatus of three long years, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County hosted the 2023 Back to the Future Garden Symposium at Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, New Jersey, on Saturday, March 11. Approximately 180 attendees enjoyed breakfast, lunch, a silent auction, and four inspiring lectures. The first lecture from Karen Chapman, […]
It may still be winter, but the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County are busy at work planning for 2023. This includes Helpline Refresher Training for Certified Master Gardeners, Helpline Training for the Master Gardener Interns, a Committee Fair in February to encourage Master Gardeners to learn about volunteer opportunities, several MG tour opportunities, and […]
On November 16, 2022, Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County (RMG of MC) welcomed fourteen new Certified Master Gardeners into the organization. For the class 2020 becoming a Rutgers Master Gardener of Mercer County was no easy task, as members of this class persisted for a period of three years (including a pandemic) to fulfill […]
By: Kathryn Homa, Mercer County Horticulturalist and Rutgers Master Gardener, Jeanne Mroczko Photos by: Rutgers Master Gardener, Theodora Wang The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County held their 16th Insect Festival on Saturday, September 10th, at the Mercer Educational Gardens in Hopewell Township, NJ. Nearly 500 visitors attended the event, approximately 225 of whom were […]
