By MG David Colacicco
An MG prepares plants for sale in 2022.
Photo: Len Friedman
This spring, we are introducing a new Montgomery County Master Gardener event to the public on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood from 10 am-2 pm. The event will include these activities:
The Derwood Demonstration Garden will be open for tours, with programming to be developed by MGs Mary Jo Eagen and Wendy Thomas.
An expo of various MG initiatives is planned for the middle parking lot. Committees can opt to set up booths to promote Bay-Wise, plant clinics, or other MG programs. MG Joel Patton will be reaching out to committees to determine their interest in participating.
A plant sale to raise funds for MG programs will be offered in the space adjacent to the garage. Plants will be purchased for resale, including perennials, vegetables, herbs, Maryland natives, and a few annuals.
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| Photo: Len Friedman |
We’re now looking to collect the following items:
Mini blinds, which will be used for pricing plants.
150 strawberry boxes, in which patrons will assemble their purchases. These are the cardboard boxes that are used to deliver strawberries to grocery stores. Some stores will set boxes aside for volunteers to pick up. The goal is for 6 volunteers to collect 25 boxes each, to be stored in the garage storage closet.
Please contact MG David Colacicco, who is leading the sale, if you have–or can collect–these items, using his contact information in VMS. He can answer any questions you have about the plant sale. A volunteer link will be forthcoming to fill roles for parking, set-up/clean-up, handling sale transactions, and more!
