Ocean County LIbrary Flower Fest 2008

The Ocean County Library will host Flowerfest 2008 in the Toms River branch, 101 Washington Street April 4 and 5.

It is the only springtime garden show in Ocean County scheduled for this year.

The two-day event will feature seminars, demonstrations, displays, art and photography exhibits and author presentations as well as crafts for adults and children. Prizes will also be distributed to people attending the show.

There will even be a "swap patch" where people can trade with others for gardening tools and gadgets as well as flower and vegetable seeds.

A reception with music provided by the Richard Reiter Swing Band will be held Friday night.

Barbara W. Ellis, former gardening editor for Rodale Press, along with New Brunswick author and editor Ray Rogers will also be on hand to talk about and autograph their books.

Ellis has written and edited several books, including "The Veggie Gardener's Answer Book," "The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control," "Deckscaping," "Annuals" and "Perennials."

Rogers has written "Pots in the Garden" and is currently working on two other books for Timber Press, one about container gardening and the other about coleus plants.

Seminars being planned include creating floral arrangements, constructing and caring for different types of gardens, cooking with herbs and photographing flowers.

Crafts sessions for adults and children will be conducted Saturday.

Updated information will be available on the library's Web site, on www.theoceancountylibrary.org.

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