Spring is in the air -- join us for our third annual Spring Garden Expo!

This FREE event will feature free seeds, soil testing, and advice from URI Master Gardeners, gardening books for sale, a raffle to benefit outdoor library programming, family activities, as well as representatives from:

• Audubon Society
• Black Earth Compost
• Eastern RI Conservation District
• Eco Rhode Island
• Explore RI
• John the Botanist
• Maggie’s Healing Path
• Prickly Ed’s Cactus Patch
• RI Beekeepers Association
• RI Farm to School
• RI Nature Conservancy
• Roots Farm
• RI Resource Recovery
• RI Wild Plant Society
• Tiverton Land Trust
• Tiverton Litter Committee
• Tiverton Wastewater District

...and more!

Soil Sampling Instructions: 

For best results, use a spade to collect a thin slice of soil from the root zone, about 6 inches down. Take about 1⁄2 cup from each of several spots in the same area (for example, the lawn or the vegetable garden) and mix them together. Allow the soil to air dry on newspapers – please make sure the soil is dry before having it tested. Put about 1 cup of the mixed soil into a clean plastic or paper bag and label it with the area it came from. Bring it in for a FREE test! Trained URI Master Gardener volunteers will test your soil’s pH, evaluate its texture and give you a report with recommendations for actions to improve it. 

This event does NOT require registration, but you may sign up below to receive email reminders.