SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens are kicking off the summer programming with the Garden Discovery Festival on Sunday, May 31, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. CDT at McCrory Gardens (631 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57007). The afternoon will feature plant sales, educational booths with hands-on activities and guided garden tours.
The festival will be a fun-filled way for all generations to learn and interact with gardening and the natural world. This is a free, family-friendly event open to all that will be held rain or shine. Garden Discovery Festival is supported by the Mary F. Buckmiller McCrory Gardens Endowment.
Plant Sales
The SDSU Native Plant Initiative will host their first Native Plant Expo of the season at McCrory Gardens in Brookings as part of the Garden Discovery Festival. Stop by to visit with SDSU faculty, Extension Field Specialists, and students; pick up Extension materials and handouts; and purchase native plants grown by SDSU students using local seed. Many themed plant packs will be available, along with plenty of individual species. Look for our Jack’s Pack, with plants that have yellow and blue flowers; the Butterfly Pack, with plants that butterflies especially enjoy; and the Sensory Garden Pack, with plants selected for fragrance.
The Brookings Area Master Gardeners will be selling a wide range of plants from annuals and perennials to trees and shrubs. All the members of the SDSU Extension Master Gardener program are volunteers who are dedicated to helping people grow and teach all things plants. Proceeds from the plant sale help fund scholarships for horticulture students at SDSU.
