The Somerset County Park Commission Horticulture Department has scheduled a “Spring Pruning Demonstration,” designed to instruct home gardeners on the basic pruning techniques and proper tools used for pruning. The demonstration is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. (Rain date: Saturday, April 12, 2014.)
The two-hour demonstration will be held in the Arboretum at Colonial Park, Parking Lots A and F, Mettlers Road in Somerset, Franklin Township. Participants will meet at the entrance to the Horticulture Office in Parking Lot F.
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Fee for the workshop is $12 per person and participation is limited to 30 people. Pre-registration is required and may be done in person at the Horticulture Office at Colonial Park, Lot F or by calling 732-873-2459 ext. 21 or NJ Relay 711 for individuals with a hearing or speech impairment.
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The Arboretum is open daily from sunrise to sunset and is managed and maintained by the Horticulture Department of the Somerset County Park Commission.
The 144-acre Arboretum, a living tree museum, contains labeled specimens of flowering trees, evergreens, shade trees, dwarf conifers, and flowering shrubs. Established to display ornamental trees and shrubs, which grow well in central New Jersey, the Arboretum is a valuable resource to homeowners planning to landscape their properties and is of interest to students of botany and horticulture, as well as all plant enthusiasts and gardeners.
Information on this event and other Somerset County Park Commission activities may be found on the Internet at www.somersetcountyparks.org
