Work began on the Demonstration Garden at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds in the early spring of 2020.
Hyssop planting in the new garden (Agastache foeniculum 'Black Adder')
The 2020 Master Gardener class chose to establish a Demonstration Garden at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds in the early spring of 2020. The site was selected with the help of the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds Office and is located in front of the Arts Council building just a few steps away from the Fair Office. The members of the class developed the plan, created a scaled drawing, started the plants from seed, and organized small work groups to prepare the space and begin the planting.
The theme of the garden is "Pollinator Plants" and a variety of native plants were chosen. Two rain barrels were added to provide water to the garden. The group was saddened by the sudden loss of one of its members and decided to add high bush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum 'Elliotte', 'Jersey', and 'Aurora') to the back of the garden in memory of their colleague as that was her favorite plant.
