“Art of Gardening” Garden Bash and Open House

Garden Bash - “Art of Gardening”
MGV Learning Garden Open House

July 19, 2025 -

🌸 FREE Family Event This Saturday! 🌿
The Art of Gardening - Garden Bash
📍 771 E. Main St, Newark
🕙 Saturday, July 19 | 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Join us at the Licking County Master Gardener Learning Garden for a day full of fun, creativity, and garden inspiration for all ages!

✨ Hands-on Demos Every 15 Minutes!
Watch and learn garden-themed art and craft techniques like:
• Watercolor Leaf Impressions
• Leaf Castings
• Arranging Flowers from Your Garden
• Drying Fruits for Wreaths and Garlands
• Tataki-Zome (Japanese Flower Pounding)
• Garden-Inspired Baking
• Crayon Rubbings
• Ko-ke-dama (Peat Moss Containers)
• Designing Fabric with Flower Pounding
• Children’s Art Activities (10 AM–2 PM)

🍕 Tour the Pizza Garden, Pollinator Garden, Pantry Garden & more!
🍪 Free food, kid-friendly activities, and garden goodies for the whole family.

🗺️ Demo locations throughout the garden:
• Demo Table A: near the Storybook Garden
• Demo Table B: in the grassy area near the East Gate
• Children’s Art Table: near the Phenology Garden

Come for the crafts, stay for the gardens 🌼 Hope to see you there!

Bonus: USFWS and LCSWCD and Pollinator Pathways will be discussing and demonstrating site preparations demos for converting land into a wildflower prairie for pollinators from 9-10a

OSU Extension Licking County
Learning Garden
771 E. Main St., Newark

Free to attend. No RSVP needed, just show up