Family fun is in full swing at Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens’ 6th Annual Garden Faire scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29, 2013 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by The Mercer Society (TMS), this family festival takes place in the natural picnic area on the west side of Aldine Westfield Road.
This two-day event features a variety of entertainment and free activities for the kids including “Stan the Train Man” train rides around the picnic loop and a Kids’ Korner Activity Area sponsored by The Mercer Society.
For those looking for that one-of-a-kind gift for your favorite gardener, TMS will have a booth offering gift items sold in The Gift Shoppe. Other nature-related vendor booths will also be onsite with items such as:
- Herbal soaps, local honey, and quirky yard art
- Locally-made garden furniture and planting boxes
- Original artwork, hand-made garden bags and aprons, photography, and pottery
- Hair bows, sun catchers, jewelry, hand-made insects and garden totems.
Regional plant societies will be selling carnivorous plants, gingers, herbs, orchids, trees, shrubs, and more; pet rescue groups will have animals that are open for adoption; and a variety of concessions will be available for purchasing food or festival goers can pack a picnic.
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