By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor
Grab your tools and sunhat: The Plant City Garden Club and the Plant City Downtown Merchants and Business Association are working together to host the Gardenfest and ETC, which will take place Sept. 22, at the Plant City Train Depot and McCall Park.
More than 40 vendors, both returning and new, will be present selling gardening tools, art work, antiques, food and seeds.
“One of the things I love about the vendors is that they are willing to share information and give advice,” Garden Club member Cassandra Banning said.
“Even if you’re not into plants, you should come because there will be art, antiques and crafts.”
Bill Herbert will have a booth to sharpen kitchen and hunting knives and garden tools.
“We’re excited to have him, because people were looking for that type of thing,” Banning said.
Two speakers will talk about a variety of plant-related topics at the Train Depot. Phil Elting, from Elting’s Exotic Plants, will talk about tropical plants and flowers at 11 a.m. He has spoken at Garden Club meetings before.
“I didn’t want him to stop talking, (because) he was so interesting,” Banning said.
Dennis Gretton from D and D Growers will be sharing his knowledge on growing and cooking with herbs at 1 p.m. Gretton has been a vendor at Gardenfest in the past. Banning said many people ask about cooking with herbs. Banning thinks he will be a popular speaker.
Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.
IF YOU GO
Gardenfest
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 22
WHERE: Plant City Train Depot and McCall Park
COST: Free
INFORMATION: Cassandra Banning, (813) 716-0950 .” >http://liquid-fx.com/bankovskie-vkladi-grazhdan.php