Licking County Garden Bash and Open House! Newark

Licking County Master Gardener Volunteers (MGV) Learning Garden Open House

🌸 FREE Family Event Saturday! 🌿
🕙 Saturday, July 18 | 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
🚗 Parking available in the field near the
Polyhouse
📍The Learning Center for Gardening at the OSU Extension, 771 E. Main St., Newark, Ohio
Bring a friend!

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

Tour the Native Pollinator Garden, Monarch Waystation garden, Sun Garden, Pantry Garden, Cut Flower Garden, Dahlia garden, Pioneer Garden (gardening by the moon), Phenology garden, and more!

🍪 Free food, kid-friendly activities, and garden goodies for the whole family. A complimentary lunch of hot dogs, chips, cookies, and bottled water will be available while supplies last.

Spend a summer afternoon exploring gardens, learning new skills, and celebrating local heritage with the Licking County Master Gardener Volunteers.

Stroll through a variety of gardens, including:
• Pioneer Garden featuring heritage plants and traditional practices such as planting by the moon
• Children’s Garden with sensory plants and family-friendly activities
• Cutting Garden filled with flowers grown for bouquets and floral arrangements
• Pumpkin Patch
• Watermelon Patch
• Bird Garden Sanctuary

Enjoy demonstrations and activities throughout the day:
• Bug Safari for children
• Food preservation demonstration
• Heritage gardening presentation
• Trees and woody plants discussion, including the art of espalier, training fruit trees into beautiful living forms
• Oak tree dedication commemorating America’s 250th birthday with Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb

This free, family-friendly event is open to gardeners of all experience levels. Come discover new ideas, meet local gardeners, and enjoy one of Licking County’s unique educational garden spaces.

We look forward to seeing you in the garden!
Free to attend. No RSVP needed, just show up!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Pioneer Garden Talk - 10:00 am

Carding & Spinning Wool Demonstration: 10:30 am

America 250 Tree Dedication - 11:00 am

Drying Herbs Demonstration - 11:30 am

Lunch (free)- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Enjoy hot dogs, chips & homemade cookies

Flower Crafts Demonstration: Flower Pounding, Pressing Flowers & Flower Dolls - 12:45 pm

FOR KIDS:
Children's Garden activites and Garden Scavenger Hunt - all day