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Mass Hort’s Gardeners’ Fair on Saturday

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The Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s (Mass Hort) Gardeners’ Fair will take place on a new weekend, Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s The Gardens at Elm Bank, Route 16, in Wellesley. The Gardeners’ Fair is an opportunity to find rare and unusual perennials, trees and shrubs; ready-to-plant herbs and vegetables; and tomato varieties by the dozens. It’s also a chance to hear talks by experts, find unique garden tools, garden ornaments and accessories, as well as other gardening necessities. The fair will feature tomatoes by Allandale Farm, the Herb Society Plant Sale. Admission is $5 per car for the general public, free for Mass Hort members.

Gardeners2017 (22)cThe Gardeners’ Fair provides fun and shopping for the whole family. Mass Hort will sponsor daily children’s programs and garden tours. The Wellesley Band will entertain at 1:00 p.m.; The New England Unit of the Herb Society garden will have their annual plant sale; and Tomato Lectures by Allendale Farm will take place at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Rhododendron Society is featuring a Flower Show in the Hunnewell Building in addition to selling rhododendrons and azaleas at the Fair.

The Mass Master Gardener Association will offer pH soil testing at the Gardeners Fair. For further information, visit http://massmastergardeners.org/soil-test.

Massachusetts Horticultural Society and The Gardens at Elm Bank are located at 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. For more information, visit: http://www.masshort.org/Gardeners-Fair.

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