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THIS WEEKEND!
Poplar Grove's
Herb & Garden Fair
Opens Tomorrow @ 9:00AM |
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Poplar Grove Plantation's
Herb & Garden Fair
Sat. Mar. 26
9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun. Mar. 27
10:00AM to 4:00PM
Plant & Everything Garden Sale ! |
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Spring into Gardening !
An annual rite of spring, Historic Poplar Grove Plantation offers anything and everything for the nature lover. As always, the fair this year will offer the BEST of local plants from top notch growers. You'll find organic herb plants, edible flower plants, bonzais, bedding plants, native trees and topiaries. Once you've found your groovy greens, complete your garden shopping with organic fertilizer, landscape edging, a one-of-a-kind bird bath, a butterfly house, and a hand crafted lawn chair. Then, pick up some herbal soap to wash up with, a packet of spice tea for a nice beverage and a slice of rum cake as a delicious reward to enjoy while you relax in the beautiful environment you've created. Poplar Grove's Herb and Garden Fair has it ALL.
Interested in learning more about natural gardening or fresh cooking? There are seven fun, educational classes to choose from, taught by experts like Meg Shelton of Shelton Herb Farms. At 9:00am Saturday, Audubon Education Director and Author, Andy Wood leads an informative bird hike through beautiful Abbey Nature Preserve, a peaceful way to begin the day.
Come on out to the old plantation, it's time to spring into gardening! |
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Learn
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Classes and Activities
Saturday
9:00AM Bird Hike-Andy Wood (wear sneakers)
11:00AM Managing Garden & Landscape Pests
Organically-Charlotte Glen
1:00PM *Springtime Comfort Food-Susan Boyle(includes lunch)
2:30PM Tropical Gardens of Cornwall-Susan Hart
3:30PM Natural Lawn Care-Ted Wilgis
Sunday
11:00AM Backyard Rain Gardens-Ted Wilgis
1:00PM *Italian Spring Feast-Susan Boyle(includes lunch)
2:30PM Herb Gardening 101-Meg Shelton
* $10 fee for cooking classes, includes lunch |
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Live Broadcast
The Coastal Gardener
Al Hight  Saturday, 9AM to10AM Poplar Grove is thrilled to have Al Hight, host of The Coastal Gardener and Brunswick County Cooperative Extension Agent, broadcast live from the Herb and Garden Fair, Saturday morning at 9AM. A great friend to Poplar Grove and to the gardening community, Al is treasure trove of facts and solutions. The Coastal Gardener welcomes the public to present their green thumb challenges. Listen to The Coastal Gardener with Al Hight for tips on your landscaping and garden needs, every Saturday, 9:00AM to 10:00AM on The Big Talker, 93.7 & 106.3 FM.. |
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Admission Fee: $5 per person for the entire weekend(come back on Sunday), ages 15 and under free. Includes bird hike, classes($10 fee for cooking classes) and raffle entry for great gifts like an Adirondack chair, plants, wine, birdhouse & more.
For the first time in 19 years of offering the Herb and Garden Fair Poplar Grove is charging admission.
The $5 fee will help preserve Poplar Grove so that it may continue providing educational programs and, community events like
the Herb and Garden Fair.
If you appreciate history & love the plantation please consider joining the Poplar Grove Friends Program. Information is available on-line, in the gift shop and at the fair. Support is greatly needed to save this beloved symbol of the American South.
Thank you and enjoy the Fair!
Historic Poplar Grove Plantation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to education, preservation and service to the community. |
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WHERE TO FIND US
Poplar Grove Plantation
10200 US 17, Wilmington, NC 28411
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(910) 686-9518 ext. 26
  
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