FAIRLEA W.Va. (WVDN) – Master Gardeners met at the Demonstration Garden to get things ready for “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” The West Virginia State Fair opens in just three weeks, August 8-17, and for the Master Gardeners, a lot needs to happen to get things ready. Weeds need to be weeded, bloomed plants need to be dead-headed and the garden needs to be watered.
While most of the plants in the famed Demonstration Garden are native to West Virginia and can bear up to the heat, the new plantings are vulnerable and need additional watering to establish strong roots. On the topic of roots, the Master Gardener workday is an intergenerational effort, involving grandparents, children and grandchildren. Master Gardener, Lorrie Hammond, brought her three grandchildren Cole, age 10, Andrew 7 and Mason 12 to help out.
If you want to stop by and see the Demonstration Garden as it is being readied it is open throughout the week and weekend.
For further information and to sign-up to be a Master Gardener call the Greenbrier County Extension Office at 304-647-7408. Contact Mary Dameron.
