More than 400 people visited the Demonstration Gardens of Fort Bend County Master Gardeners on May 3 to participate in the Butterfly Celebration in Rosenberg.
After stormy weather late in the week, Saturday temperatures were welcoming if a little chilly at first helping to make the celebration, representing more than a year of planning, a success. One-hundred Master Gardeners shared their love of gardening with the community, said Catherine Pennington, who co-chaired the event with Mary Parkhouse.
Master Gardeners talked about pollinator gardens, monarch migration and rainwater harvesting. They helped children create garden crafts, blow bubbles and get their faces and hands painted. Youths also participated in a scavenger hunt…