Fellows marks National Public Gardens Day with free tea, annual sale

YOUNGSTOWN

Bright sun, warm weather, a slight breeze and blooming flowers: Friday was the perfect day to spend in a garden.

That’s what hundreds of people did at Fellows Riverside Gardens during National Public Gardens Day.

Visitors found additions to their own gardens at a plant sale and children enjoyed activities in the family garden. Some people stopped in for some complementary tea at the garden cafe, and others strolled through the garden, admiring the newly bloomed tulips.

National Public Gardens Day, which is celebrated at hundreds of gardens across the country, is meant to “raise awareness of the important role botanical gardens and arboreta play in promoting environmental stewardship, plant and water conservation, green spaces, and education in communities nationwide,” according to the event’s website.

“We’re fortunate to have this for free in our community – a beauty spot for all to enjoy,” said Keith Kaiser, Mill Creek MetroParks horticulture director, echoing the words of Elizabeth Fellows, who donated the gardens to the park system in 1958.

The spring plant sale, which started Thursday and continues through Sunday, is a fundraiser for the Friends of FRG.

Read more about the event, and the place, in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.