Plantapalooza--Or, Plants-R-Us, Plants-A-Go-Go

This Saturday, from 8am until 2pm, you'll be able to find spring plants at three University of Georgia locations: The Trial Gardens on Green Street between Snelling and the Pharmacy School, the State Botanical Garden and the UGA Horticulture Club at the intersection of College Station and Riverbend.

All three venues will have free parking. And plants. And experts, like horticulture professor Allen Armitage at the Trial Gardens and horticulture professors at the Riverbend location, and curators and master gardeners at the Botanical Garden.

The Botanical Garden will offer trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. The Trial Gardens usually have a few plants for sale that will be new to the Athens area.

Those who buy plants will get, from each location, a 5 percent discount ticket which can then be used at the following nurseries:

Cofer's Home and Garden Showplace   
1145 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens
706/353-1519 

Goodness Grows   
332 Elberton Road, Lexington
706/743-5055

Piccadilly Farms   
1971 Whippoorwill Road, Bishop   
706/769-6516   

Specialty Ornamentals
3650 Colham Ferry Road, Watkinsville
706/310-0143

Thomas Orchards and Nursery   
6091 Macon Highway, Bishop
706/769-5011

Wildwood Specialty Nursery   
4970 Lexington Road, Athens
706/613-3758

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