Lessons in Gardening: Rudy Park Demonstration Gardens
Local Tour | Registration opens 8/3/2026 8:00 AM EDT
The York County Master Gardeners maintain a fifty-bed demonstration garden at John Rudy Park that includes vegetables, brambles, fruit trees, native plant gardens, a children's garden, a variety of flower gardens, and even an educational compost site. Learn about the history of how the demonstration gardens came to be and take part in mini-lessons at various garden beds to dive deeper into a variety of gardening topics. Using the demonstration gardens as a living classroom, students will learn about native plants, unique edible crops that can easily be grown at home, herbs, and composting. This is a one-sneaker tour.
THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD AT 400 MUNDIS RACE ROAD, YORK, PA 17406, USE PARKING SPACES IN FRONT OF THE BARN OR GRAVEL PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE RED BARN.
John Sweppenhiser
The Master Gardener program supports Penn State Extension's outreach mission by sharing research-based information to educate the public and communities on sustainable horticulture and ecological stewardship. The Master Gardener Program provides volunteers with training on a variety of horticulture topics led by Penn State and Extension educators, with the goal that at the end of training, Master Gardeners share what they have learned through a variety of community education projects. The York County Master Gardener program, one of the largest in the state, is celebrating 40 years of programming in 2026. York County Master Gardener education projects include special events such as GardenWise, Native Plant Sale, York Garden Tour, Native Plant Seminar, and the John Rudy Park Open House at the Demonstration Gardens, as well as a Speakers Bureau, youth education, Garden Hotline, and more.
Sandy Benedict
The Master Gardener program supports Penn State Extension's outreach mission by sharing research-based information to educate the public and communities on sustainable horticulture and ecological stewardship. The Master Gardener Program provides volunteers with training on a variety of horticulture topics led by Penn State and Extension educators, with the goal that at the end of training, Master Gardeners share what they have learned through a variety of community education projects. The York County Master Gardener program, one of the largest in the state, is celebrating 40 years of programming in 2026. York County Master Gardener education projects include special events such as GardenWise, Native Plant Sale, York Garden Tour, Native Plant Seminar, and the John Rudy Park Open House at the Demonstration Gardens, as well as a Speakers Bureau, youth education, Garden Hotline, and more.
John Geoghan
The Master Gardener program supports Penn State Extension's outreach mission by sharing research-based information to educate the public and communities on sustainable horticulture and ecological stewardship. The Master Gardener Program provides volunteers with training on a variety of horticulture topics led by Penn State and Extension educators, with the goal that at the end of training, Master Gardeners share what they have learned through a variety of community education projects. The York County Master Gardener program, one of the largest in the state, is celebrating 40 years of programming in 2026. York County Master Gardener education projects include special events such as GardenWise, Native Plant Sale, York Garden Tour, Native Plant Seminar, and the John Rudy Park Open House at the Demonstration Gardens, as well as a Speakers Bureau, youth education, Garden Hotline, and more.
Wanda Weidman
The Master Gardener program supports Penn State Extension's outreach mission by sharing research-based information to educate the public and communities on sustainable horticulture and ecological stewardship. The Master Gardener Program provides volunteers with training on a variety of horticulture topics led by Penn State and Extension educators, with the goal that at the end of training, Master Gardeners share what they have learned through a variety of community education projects. The York County Master Gardener program, one of the largest in the state, is celebrating 40 years of programming in 2026. York County Master Gardener education projects include special events such as GardenWise, Native Plant Sale, York Garden Tour, Native Plant Seminar, and the John Rudy Park Open House at the Demonstration Gardens, as well as a Speakers Bureau, youth education, Garden Hotline, and more.