Annual Fair At Fairfield County Extension Center

BETHEL — The 7th Annual Gardening Fair hosted by the UConn Fairfield County Master Gardener Program and the Connecticut Master Gardener Association will be held at the Fairfield County Extension Center on Saturday, August 15, from 12:30 to 5 pm.

The free day of events will include presentations by master and advanced master gardeners, information booths, a perennial walking tour, a plant raffle, free soil testing, and the chance to learn about 4-H programs.

Claudette Amen will present “Designing Troughs and Containers” from 12:45 to 1:30 pm, a lesson in designing an alpine trough garden. At 1:45 to 2:30 pm, join Donna Katsuranis for “Designing With Native Plants.”

From 3:15 to 4 pm, Laura Stabell will present “Designing With Water In The Garden.” Ms Stabell will talk about responsible usage and treatment of water in the environment. Lorraine Ballato will discuss “Designing With Shrubs: The Backbone Of The Garden” from 4:15 to 5 pm.

Ms Amen and Ms Stabell are master gardeners. Ms Ballato and Ms Katsuranis are advanced master gardeners.

Join Fran Litwin, advanced master gardener, for a short Perennial Walk, 2:30 to 3:15, highlighting the property at 67 Stony Hill Road.

Information booth topics will include low toxic products for the garden, turf, and invasives. Visit canr.uconn.edu/plsci/stlab-2b.htm to find out how to properly collect a soil sample, and have the pH tested.

Experts will be on hand to answer questions about growing vegetables and herbs, and gently used gardening book and natural history books will for sale at a cost of $1 to $5.

The Fairfield County Extension Center is at 67 Stony Hill Road (Route 6), less than one mile from I-84 Exit 8, in Bethel. For more information call 207-3262.