Essex Master Gardeners announce plant sale dates

The Master Gardeners of Essex County have announced details of their 2023 Plant Sale.

The sale features Master Gardener grown tomatoes, eggplant and herb plants as well as a curated selection of perennials, shrubs and woodies, according to a press release from the organization, which said that local honey, honey products and related gift items will also be available with beekeepers on hand.

Free to all Essex County Residents. Essex County residents must provide proof of residency at the site.

COMMERCIAL AND LARGE QUANTITY USERS MAY NOT DROP OFF ITEMS.

✔ Do not exit vehicle.

✔ Items for disposal to be placed in trunk.

✔ No containers or boxes will be returned.

For more information call 973-792-9060 or www.ecuanj.com

ITEMS ACCEPTED:

Computers

Monitors

Printers

Fax Machines

Scanners

Telecom Equipment Speakers

Televisions

Keyboards

Main Frames

VCRs

Stereos

DVD Players

Toasters

Irons

Old Cellular Telephones

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT:

Smoke Detectors

Carbon Monoxide Alarm

The sale will also feature a curated selection of roses, chosen by the organization’s Brookdale Park Rose Garden project. The Plant Sale will be on Friday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday May 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, 474 Upper Mountain Ave. in Upper Montclair.

The following Saturday, May 13, the sale will be at the Essex County Environmental Center’s Garibaldi Hall, 621A Eagle Rock Ave. in Roseland from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Additional information will be available on MGEC’s website mgessex.org.

The Master Gardeners of Essex County is a group of volunteers who provide horticultural education and services to the community. Training is provided by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station through Rutgers University.

Along with operating a horticulture helpline, the organization volunteers at many Essex County sites including the Brookdale Park Rose Garden, Branch Brook Park Cherry Tree Collection and the Turtle Back Zoo.

For more information consult their website mgessex.org, call 973-228-2210, or email mastergardenerec@gmail.com.

Essex Photo Club to learn about black and white landscape photography

The Essex Photo Club will hold its May educational meeting on Thursday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Huibo Hou will present a program titled “Searching Our Vision in Black and White Landscape Photography” during the meeting, according to a press release from the club.

The final club competition will be on Thursday, May 18, at the same time and on the same platform when “Best Images of the Year” will be judged by Susan Candelario, David Unger, and Becky Witt.

There is no cost for either program. For more information visit www.essexphotoclub.org or call Catherine KuzikFernandez at 862-485-7474 for zoom access to the meetings.