The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will host their ninth annual Insect Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Pennington, adjacent to the Mercer County Equestrian Center.
Join the Master Gardeners in a fun-filled afternoon of activities for all ages. Local naturalists and Master Gardeners will be on hand with insect-related displays and games in seven beautiful gardens. Learn all about bees (native and honey); watch worms produce compost; touch beneficial insects and see butterfly metamorphosis. Enjoy an insect puppet show, mural painting, bee dancing, hay rides on the Lawrence Hopewell Trail and — new this year — “Bugs in water.”
Mercer County Horticulturist Barbara J. Bromley will answer garden questions.
There’s free on-site parking.
The Master Gardeners of Mercer County is a volunteer educational outreach program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Master Gardeners participate in many volunteer programs throughout the county, as well as answer home horticulture questions through their Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline, (609) 989-6853, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (March through October).
For more information, visit www.mgofmc.org.
