Demonstration Gardens are vital educational tools for the Master Gardener program.
Volunteers at work day for LMT Native Garden
As Penn State Extensions explains, "At a Demonstration Garden, we model best practices and inspire our community by showcasing plants that perform well in our climate and soils with minimal maintenance. It is also an excellent way to showcase a specific garden that demonstrates a positive impact or need in the community, such as native gardens, pollinator gardens, and edible demonstration gardens. These teaching gardens are intended to bring awareness to the many different types of gardens that benefit all segments of the population. Demonstration gardens educate, inspire, bring beauty and wellness to the community and represent the Penn State Extension Master Gardener Program."
Bucks County Master Gardeners also do important work that does not fit into the concept of a Demonstration Garden, such as educational programming about composting. We refer to these as Demonstration Sites, places where we provide practical instruction, just like at a garden, but... not a garden.
These ongoing teaching tools provide even more ways for us to educate and empower our community in all aspects of successful and sustainable gardening.
Visit this beautiful demonstration garden that showcases native plants while educating the public about their beauty and value to the ecosystem.
The edible garden within the community garden in Bristol brings benefits to many.
In 2021, Master Gardeners developed a compost operation and planted a native garden that has been certified as a Penn State Pollinator Garden.
The Class of 2023 has developed a model demo garden with lots of native and pollinator plants.
Master Gardeners are rejuvenated the gardens so that the public could be introduced to and educated about the benefits of native plants.
The Lower Makefield Township (LMT) Native Plant Demonstration Garden was originally designed by Master Gardener Laura Brandt when she was on the LMT EAC Committee. Master Gardeners lead a redesign in 2023 to incorporate paths and new plants.
The theme of this garden is native perennials, shrubs, and trees to attract pollinators and provide refuge and nesting sites for wildlife.
The goal of our garden bed is to be an educational tool for the public and other gardeners at the Community Garden through Master Gardener and Master Watershed Steward Events.
This non-profit's mission is to teach people how to reconnect with the land through sustainable farming practices.
