The Abington Township Public Library is hosting its annual Garden Festival on Saturday, March 23 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at 1030 Old York Road.

The event features free gardening-oriented entertainment for all ages, including:

• Meet the goats from the Rose Bridge Farm and Sanctuary
• Participate in the Free Seed Exchange
• Children ages 5-12 can get artsy with crafts
• Learn about native pollinators and view a bird house, bat box, and bee hive
• Chat with local plant, animal, and environmental experts from Penn State Master Watershed & Master Gardener programs, FarmerJawn Agriculture, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Elena the Sustainability Expert, and more to come!

Attendees can enter a free drawing for tickets to Longwood Gardens and a copy of “The Last Garden in England” by Julia Kelly.

You can email Beth Jacksier at bjacksier@mclinc.org with questions.

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