Yard and Garden Area

Where: West 11th Street and Demonstration Alley

Master Gardener Talks and Demonstration Area

Everyday in the Yard and Garden Area, A Master Gardener will be available to answer your questions. Take a tour around the demonstration garden with the Centre County Master Gardener as your host. Activities for youth and the butterfly house will be located here. Learn about the Spotted Lanternfly and native pollinators.  Listen to 1 hr. presentations on various topics. 

Short Talk Topics include:

TUESDAY

10:00 a.m.   Plant Breeding for Home Gardeners

11:00           Flower Arranging

1:00 p.m.     Growing Vegetables in Containers

2:00             Grow Herbs

3:00             Composting 101

4:00             Pollinator Walk and Talk 

WEDNESDAY

10:00 a.m.    Plant Breeding for Home Gardeners

11:00            Composting 101

1:00 p.m.      Growing Vegetables in Containers

2:00              Grow Herbs

3:00              Flower Arranging

4:00              Get Down and Dirty with Soil     

THURSDAY

10:00 a.m.     Top 10 Garden Myths and Misconceptions

11:00             Building a Raised Bed     

1:00 p.m.        Get Down and Dirty with Soil   

Potato Growers moved to the Vegetable Tent Area

The potato plot features multiple potato varieties growing in the soil and freshly dug tubers. Whether you are a potato farmer or a backyard gardener, here's a chance to see some of the potato varieties grown in Pennsylvania plus some new varieties as well. Freshly harvested potato samples will be on display. Bring your potato growing questions to the Vegetable Tent.

Honey Bee Demonstration

The Honey Bee Demonstration Area, features an observation beehive, equipment, and tools of the trade. Experts from the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association and Penn State Extension are on hand to provide guidance and answer questions. For our more curious and adventurous visitors who'd like to gain a deeper understanding of beekeeping. Visit the tent or walk up the hill to the bee hives. Find out more about pollinator bees in addition to honey bees.