PARK SYSTEM HOSTS PLANT SWAP ON SEPTEMBER 17

The Monmouth County Park System will host its Fall Plant Swap on Saturday, September 17 at Tatum Park, 151 Red Hill Road, Middletown.  Gardeners are invited to bring well-established perennials labeled in one-quart, one-gallon or two-gallon containers and take home the same size and number of plants.  House plants may also be exchanged but no annuals or invasive plants.  Plant drop off is from 8:30-10 a.m.   Plant selection starts at 10 a.m. For more information on the Fall Plant Swap, please call 732-671-6050.  

For more information on Tatum Park or the Monmouth County Park System, please visit www.MonmouthCountyParks.com or call 732-842-4000. For persons with hearing impairment, the TTY/TDD number is 711.  The Monmouth County Park System, created in 1960 by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks and Recreation agency.

HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL
SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

HOLMDEL —  The Monmouth County Park System will host its Harvest Home Festival from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, September 25 at Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel.  Reminiscent of an old-fashioned fair from the 1890s, this event features wagon rides, games, live entertainment, and craft demonstrations.  Visitors are invited to enter its Home & Garden Competition. Categories include needlework, baked goods and home-canned produce. Applications for the competition are available online at www.MonmouthCountyParks.com.

To learn more about Harvest Home Festival and other Park System activities, please visit www.MonmouthCountyParks.com or call the Park System at 732-842-4000. For persons with hearing impairment, the TTY/TDD number is 711. The Monmouth County Park System, created in 1960 by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks and Recreation Agency.