The Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners’ Garden Fair was held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds. This free, public event celebrates our shared interests in learning about and participating in every aspect of gardening in the Santa Fe area.

The Garden Fair Steering Committee would like to thank our hard-working Committee Chairs for planning, organizing, and running the 2025 Garden Fair.

• Plant Sale: Helena van Heiningen, Colleen Madrid, Ruthbeth Finerman, Claire Karlick, Pam McFarland

• Garden Shed: Pat Hollingsworth, Sarah Shea

• Projects & Exhibits & Demos: Sue Thibault, Christine Cullen, Daniel Genco

• Kids Corner: Elaine Giovando, Diane Pratt

• Speakers: Sherry Coopwood, Lori Rochelle

• Operations: Mike Davis, Stephen Schmelling, Russell Stowers

• Publicity: Lucinda Surber, Sandie Lemke

• Volunteers/Break Room: Terry Zane

• Cashiers: Sandie Lemke, Russ Funk, Darlene Maestas

• Ticket Writers: Cheryl Perré

We are so grateful to all the Msster Gardeners and Interns for volunteering to help with set-up, for staffing the project tables throughout the day, and helping to clear everything away at the end.

Special thanks to 4-H Club Leader Patrick Otis and all the 4-H members who orchestrated the parking. We are grateful to Extension Agent Tom Dominguez and the Extension Office Staff for all their help and support.

Thanks also to everyone who attended the Garden Fair and supported the SFEMG by shopping at our Plant Sale and Garden Shed. The Garden Fair is our main fundraising event of the year, generating funds to support our projects throughout the year. We hope to see you again in our demonstration gardens throughout the year.

We loved being a part of the enthusiasm for gardening with everyone and enjoyed all of our conversations about plants, compost, pollinators, etc. Plus the weather cooperated this year and we all had a great time outside!

Happy Gardening!

The Garden Fair Steering Committee
Anne Rivas, Lucinda Surber, Sandie Lemke, Terry Zane, Pat Hollingsworth

The 2025 Garden Fair included:

• Plant Sale: an extraordinary selection of plants appropriate for our semi-arid climate. Plant List

• Garden Shed: shop for gently used donated garden tools and equipment. Garden Shed Flyer

• Exhibits and Demonstrations showcasing SFEMG’s many volunteer projects.

• Speakers featuring our area’s foremost gardening experts.

• Kids Corner: Fun and educational activities for children and families.

Please share our Garden Fair flyer with your gardening friends!

Questions? Contact the Garden Fair Committee