I was going to wait till tomorrow to put this in, but since it starts Friday, I figured the sooner you knew, the more you could plan to attend!

The Penn State Master Gardeners of Berks County will hold their spring plant sale on Friday from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Berks County Ag Center, County Welfare Road, Bern Township.
Master gardeners will be on hand to offer information on soil preparation, planting techniques and plant care and answer questions on gardening and landscaping, with emphasis on appropriate plants for home gardeners particular sites.
Included in the sale will be vegetables, including dozens of heirloom varieties, plus herbs, native plants, ornamental grasses, perennials and woody ornamentals including flowering shrubs and some small trees.
For Mother's Day, the sale will offer hanging baskets and dish gardens of selected herbs.Sale proceeds will benefit Master Gardener volunteer projects throughout Berks County.

See you there!

An interesting press release came across my desk yesterday and I thought I would share it with you.

The Penn State Master Gardeners of Berks County will teach a series of three gardening classes at GoggleWorks, 201 Washington St., Reading.

"Backyard Composting" ($12) will be held April 28, followed by "Vegetable Gardening" ($5) on May 5 and "Container Gardening" ($5) on May 12. All classes are from 6 to 8 p.m. Pre-registration with payment of class fees are required by April 25.

You can also attend all three classes for one fee of $20. Class size is limited to 20 students per class. For information call the Penn State Cooperative Extension at 610-378-1327.

I wish I could take credit for the container garden pictured above, but that one was purchased last year at Glick's Greenhouses on Fisher Mill Road in Oley.