FREEHOLD – The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County will hold its annual plant sale from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 16 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 at the Monmouth County Agriculture Building at 4000 Kozloski Rd.

The plant sale will include perennials, annuals, small trees and shrubs with an emphasis on native plant species. The event will also feature free workshops on container gardening and information about composting.  Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer gardening questions.

The event will be held rain or shine and the sale is cash and carry only. For additional information, please call the Monmouth County office of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service at 732-303-7614.

Anything that you need for springtime planting will be available at the Master Gardener sale, said Freeholder Director Lillian Burry.The best part of the event is the advice that the Master Gardeners will share with you. If you have a troublesome spot in you home garden, they can help you locate the right plant and soil conditions to make the area flourish!

Master Gardeners are experts in all things related to home gardening in Monmouth County. After completing classroom and hands-on training, Master Gardeners share their knowledge with others by conducting garden lectures, demonstrations, school and community gardening projects, telephone diagnostic service for callers and research.

The Master Gardener program, conducted throughout the United States and Canada is a two-part educational effort in which avid gardeners are provided many hours of intense home horticulture training. In return, they pay back local university extension agents through volunteerism. In New Jersey, the program is a cooperative effort of Rutgers University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the county Boards of Chosen Freeholders. Monmouth County’s program involves the county office of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Brookdale Community College and the county Park System. 

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