Earth Day Plant Sale at Buck Garden

Somerset County Park Commission Leonard J. Buck Garden will celebrate Earth Day and the return of spring, hosting the 29th annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, 2019, at 11 Layton Road in Far Hills. Event hours are 10:00 AM to 5:00 P.M. on Saturday and from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday.

Buck Garden staff and volunteers from the Watnong Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society, the event co-sponsor, will present daily activities including a plant sale, garden lectures, and guided tours of the woodland garden and planted rock outcroppings.

A variety of choice plants will be available including shade and sun perennials, wildflowers, herbs, and rock garden plants. Dwarf conifers, deer resistant plants, woody plants, and handcrafted planting troughs will also be offered. Buck Garden staff and Watnong Chapter volunteers will be on hand to advise visitors about plants and gardening.

The following lectures are scheduled at 1:00 P.M. each day at the Buck Garden Visitor Center.

Saturday, April 27, Teacher/Naturalist at NJ Audubon’s Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, Dorothy Smullen will present Butterflies and Dragonflies

Sunday, April 28, Arborist/Horticulturist Rachel DeFlumeri will present Composting.

Guided tours to the magnificent Leonard J. Buck Garden will follow the lectures each day at 2:00 P.M.

For more information about this event contact the Leonard J. Buck Garden 908 722-1200, ext. 5621, Monday to Friday 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Buck Garden is a naturalistic setting incorporating large rock outcroppings creating varying exposures and microclimates that enable different plant associations to thrive. Tucked among the rocks are rare and exotic rock garden plants. The wooded trails connecting the outcroppings are lined with beautiful wild flowers that have flourished and multiplied through the years. Throughout the garden grow various ferns.

Information on this event and other Somerset County Park Commission activities may be found on the Internet at www.somersetcountyparks.org.