The Garden and Outdoor Living Expo will be this weekend, Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15, at the Christian County Agriculture Expo Center, 2850 Pembroke Road. The hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Organized by the Christian County Master Gardener Association, the event is free and will feature more than 30 local and regional exhibitors selling plants and outdoor merchandise. Food vendors will also be on site.
Free tree seedlings, while they last, will be available. Kids activities and a scavenger hunt also will be offered both days. There’s a silent auction beginning at 4 p.m. Friday and ending at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Several presentations are planned Saturday. The schedule of speakers and topics includes:
- 10 a.m. – Martha White, garden flower arrangements
- 11 a.m. – Daniel Becker, small fruit trees
- Noon – Frank Amaro, Kratky hydroponics
- 1 p.m. – James Kilcoyna, bee keeping
- 2 p.m. – Angie York, food preservation
Food trucks slated for Friday are Taste of Florida and Vansuawa’s Tacos and Vegan Eats. The Saturday offerings will be Hampton Meats, Holiday Burgers, Big Papa’s Hickory Smoked Barbecue and Bar-B-Que Shack (sold by Knights of Columbus).
Along with the master gardener group, the expo sponsors are the University of Kentucky Extensive Service for Christian County and La Petite Fleur Garden Club.
This marks the 13th year for a garden-type show in Hopkinsville, the first one being the Summer Garden Field Day in 2010. It was suspended one year, in 2020, because of the pandemic. Approximately 700 people attended the 2022 expo, said master gardener Tracy Pelletier.
