Alicia Metzger, of Butler, looks at flowers set up at the Greenhouse 22 tent on Saturday morning at this years Flower & Food Fest at Alameda Park. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Pouring rain did not deter Nedra Casey and her friends from attending the Butler Flower and Food Fest on Saturday at Alameda Park.

These women were on a mission to brighten their homes and neighborhoods with the help of Master Gardeners from Penn State Extension, who hold the event as a fundraiser.

“I’m getting into plants to honor my mother,” Casey said from beneath her colorful umbrella. “She had hibiscus and other flowers all in her front yard. She was all about plants.”

Casey was on the hunt for lavender, while Diane Rappolt said a begonia plant caught her eye as she strolled past more than 40 vendors at the event.